Biology:Leioproctus incanescens
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Colletidae |
| Genus: | Leioproctus |
| Species: | L. incanescens
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Leioproctus incanescens, or Leioproctus (Cladocerapis) incanescens, 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 1913.[1][2]
Description
Female body length is about 11 mm, male about 9 mm. Colouration is mainly glossy black with white hair.[1]
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in coastal eastern Australia. Type localities include Stradbroke Island in Queensland, as well as Sydney and Jamberoo in New South Wales.[2]
Behaviour
The adults are solitary flying mellivores that have sedentary larvae and nest gregariously in the ground. Flowering plants visited by the bees include Claoxylon, Leptospermum, Lomatia and Persoonia species.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Cockerell, TDA (1913). "Descriptions and records of bees. L". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 8 11: 273–283 [277]. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/61788?__cf_chl_f_tk=do3.uJE1Jjz5V6kFcOd0f.XS3xZ9DgRuhgChLFMIqpU-1783231140-1.0.1.1-sCbmnIuUP73PcBPHYQrHA4LiT8AoEY5arwnCsetKD1M#page/290/mode/1up. Retrieved 2026-07-05.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Species Leioproctus (Cladocerapis) incanescens (Cockerell, 1913)". Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. https://www.biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/e59019a8-9fd3-4e02-8a08-4bbff9d53be1.
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