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Leioproctus xanthosus
Leioproctus xanthosus, or Leioproctus (Ceratocolletes) xanthosus, is a species of bee in the family Colletidae and subfamily Colletinae. It is endemic to Australia. It was described by Australian entomologist Glynn Maynard in 1993.
From the article Leioproctus xanthosus on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Female body length is about 12.5 mm, male body length 10 mm. Integumental colouration is mainly black; the hair is white, golden and brown.
Range & habitat
The species occurs in eastern Australia. The type locality is 2 km west of Mount Cotton, Queensland.
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
What it does
The adults are flying mellivores. Flowering plants visited by the bees include Pultenaea euchila and Pultenaea spinosa.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Behaviour”
In human culture
The specific epithet xanthosus (Greek: "yellow") is an anatomical reference to the facial hair of the males.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1164263.