Biology:Leioproctus callurus

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Short description: Species of bee

Leioproctus callurus
Female
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Colletidae
Genus: Leioproctus
Species:
L. callurus
Binomial name
Leioproctus callurus
(Cockerell, 1914)[1][2]
Synonyms
  • Paracolletes callurus Cockerell, 1914
  • Paracolletes callurus nigrior Cockerell, 1914

Leioproctus callurus, or Leioproctus (Odontocolletes) callurus, is a species of bee in the family Colletidae and subfamily Colletinae. It is endemic to Australia. It was described by British-American entomologist Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell in 1914.[1][2]

Description

Female body length is 10 mm. Colouration is mainly black, abdomen partly reddish, with white to rust-red hair.[1]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in south-west Western Australia. Type localities include Yallingup and King George Sound.[2]

Behaviour

The adults are flying mellivores.[2]

Male

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Cockerell, TDA (1914). "Descriptions and records of bees. LXI". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 8 14: 39–49 [40]. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/61720#page/52/mode/1up. Retrieved 2026-07-08. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Species Leioproctus (Odontocolletes) callurus (Cockerell, 1914)". Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. https://www.biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/ba36b837-1671-4b8d-bd13-23d3304e4ebd. 

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