Biology:Leioproctus megadontus
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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. megadontus
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Leioproctus megadontus, or Leioproctus (Charicolletes) megadontus, 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 10 mm. Colouration is mainly steel-blue with greenish tints.[1]
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in coastal south-eastern Queensland, including offshore islands. The type locality is Caloundra.[2]
Behaviour
The adults are flying mellivores.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Cockerell, TDA (1913). "Descriptions and records of bees. LIV". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 8 12: 368–376 [375]. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/71910#page/387/mode/1up. Retrieved 2026-07-05.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Species Leioproctus (Charicolletes) megadontus (Cockerell, 1913)". Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. https://www.biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/ac04bad2-a224-4c07-be8d-a3671dc9c7a7.
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