Biology:Leioproctus flavorufus
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Short description: Species of bee
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Colletidae |
| Genus: | Leioproctus |
| Species: | L. flavorufus
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Leioproctus flavorufus, or Leioproctus (Andrenopsis) flavorufus, 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 1905.[1][2]
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in eastern Australia The only published locality is Sydney.[2]
Behaviour
The adults are solitary flying mellivores that nest gregariously in the ground.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cockerell, TDA (1905). "Notes on some bees in the British Museum". Transactions of the American Entomological Society 31: 309–364 [364].
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Species Leioproctus (Andrenopsis) flavorufus (Cockerell, 1905)". Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. https://www.biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/495e3fba-b2fb-43a9-a9ca-ffce975e6140.
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