Biology:Leioproctus speculiferus
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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. speculiferus
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Leioproctus speculiferus, or Leioproctus (Cladocerapis) speculiferus, 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 1921.[1][2]
Description
Male body length is 9 mm. Colouration is mainly black, with white to grey hair.[1]
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in eastern Australia. Type localities include Bribie Island and Lamington National Park in south-east Queensland, as well as Dorrigo and Woy Woy in New South Wales.[2]
Behaviour
The adults are solitary flying mellivores that nest in the ground. Flowering plants visited by the bees include Persoonia species.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Cockerell, TDA (1921). "Australian bees in the Queensland Museum". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 7: 81–98 [95]. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/46661#page/119/mode/1up. Retrieved 2026-07-10.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Species Leioproctus (Cladocerapis) speculiferus (Cockerell, 1921)". Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. https://www.biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/46bcb2f4-5dd4-47d9-9e3b-729de321eae6.
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