Leioproctus

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Leioproctus
Leioproctus fulvescens, Otago, New Zealand
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Colletidae
Tribe: Paracolletini
Genus: Leioproctus
F. Smith, 1853
Type species
Leioproctus imitatus
Smith, 1853 [1]

Leioproctus, the hairy colletid bee,[2] is a genus in the plaster bee family Colletidae. Its members are primarily found in Australasia and temperate South America,[3] and include the most common native bees in New Zealand.[4]

Leioproctus female on Haemodorum species in Western Australia

Species

It includes the following species:[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Subgenus Leioproctus (Leioproctus) Smith, 1853". Australian Faunal Directory. Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts. March 29, 2010. Retrieved April 7, 2010.
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  4. Ministry for Culture and Heritage / Te Manatū Taonga
    . Retrieved April 7, 2010.
  5. ^ "Leioproctus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.