Biology:Amphylaeus
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Amphylaeus is a genus of plasterer bee in the Colletidae family and Hylaeinae subfamily.[1] The genus is endemic to Australia.[2]
Description
Amphylaeus bees are slender, less than 10 mm long, and black with pale, mask-like facial markings.[3] Some have a yellow spot on the thorax. They nest in pithy stems or preexisting holes in wood. Their brood cells are woven from a cellophane-like secretion.
Taxonomy
Amphylaeus contains the following subgenera:[1]
- Agogenohylaeus
- Amphylaeus
Species include:[4]
- Amphylaeus flavicans Houston, 1975
- Amphylaeus morosus (Smith, 1879)
- Amphylaeus nubilosellus (Cockerell, 1910)
- Amphylaeus obscuriceps (Friese, 1924)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Genus Amphylaeus" (in en). https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/574418-Amphylaeus.
- ↑ "Species: Amphylaeus (Amphylaeus) morosus (Plasterer Bee)" (in en-AU). https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/0c399a18-018e-4f62-a1c5-b629bc5265d1.
- ↑ Dedman, Valda (2002). "Geelong Naturalist : monthly magazine of the Geelong Field Naturalists Club". Geelong Naturalist (The Club) 38 (7): 2. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/61958231. Retrieved 8 February 2026.
- ↑ "Amphylaeus Michener, 1965". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=634008.
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