Biology:Leioproctus perpolitus

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Short description: Species of bee

Leioproctus perpolitus
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Colletidae
Genus: Leioproctus
Species:
L. perpolitus
Binomial name
Leioproctus perpolitus
(Cockerell, 1916)[1][2]
Synonyms
  • Paracolletes perpolitus Cockerell, 1916

Leioproctus perpolitus, or Leioproctus (Cladocerapis) perpolitus, 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 1916.[1][2]

Description

Male body length is 9.5 mm. Colouration is mainly black with red markings, with white to greyish-brown hair.[1]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in south-west Western Australia. The type locality is Yallingup.[2]

Behaviour

The adults are flying mellivores.[2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Cockerell, TDA (1916). "Descriptions and records of bees. LXXIII". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 8 18: 44–53 [49]. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/71988#page/56/mode/1up. Retrieved 2026-07-09. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Species Leioproctus (Cladocerapis) perpolitus (Cockerell, 1916)". Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. https://www.biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/315064a8-b43c-4b8c-9fe5-37c3402f011f. 

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