| Leioproctus | |
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| Leioproctus fulvescens, Otago, New Zealand | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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]
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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]
- ^ "Subgenus Leioproctus (Leioproctus) Smith, 1853". Australian Faunal Directory. Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts. March 29, 2010. Retrieved April 7, 2010.
- ^ Crowe, Andrew (2002). Which New Zealand insect? with over 650 life-size photos of New Zealand insects. Auckland, N.Z: Penguin. ISBN 978-0-14-100636-9.
- ^ Lawrence Packer (2006). "A new Leioproctus with unique wing venation in males (Hymenoptera: Colletidae: Paracolletinae) with comments on unusual wing modifications in bees" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1104: 47–57. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1104.1.4.
- ^ John Early (March 1, 2009). "Wasps and bees - Native bees". Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Ministry for Culture and Heritage / Te Manatū Taonga. Retrieved April 7, 2010.