Biology:Leioproctus hackeri

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Leioproctus hackeri
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Colletidae
Genus: Leioproctus
Species:
L. hackeri
Binomial name
Leioproctus hackeri
(Cockerell, 1918)[1][2]
Synonyms
  • Paracolletes hackeri Cockerell, 1918

Leioproctus hackeri, or Leioproctus (Leioproctus) hackeri, 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 1918.[1][2]

Description

Female body length is 10 mm. Colouration is mainly black; abdomen with first three segments dark steel-blue; with white, grey and black hair.[1]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in eastern Australia. The type locality is Brisbane.[2]

Behaviour

The adults are flying mellivores.[2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Cockerell, TDA (1918). "Some bees collected in Queensland". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 6: 112–120 [112]. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47577#page/188/mode/1up. Retrieved 2026-07-10. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Species Leioproctus (Leioproctus) hackeri (Cockerell, 1918)". Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. https://www.biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/e10a3162-79f1-43ac-8337-396e0e1a0845. 

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