Leioproctus

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
  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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  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.