| Hylaeus leptocephalus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Colletidae |
| Genus: | Hylaeus |
| Species: | H. leptocephalus |
| Binomial name | |
| Hylaeus leptocephalus (Morawitz, 1870) | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Hylaeus leptocephalus is a species of hymenopteran in the family Colletidae. It is native to the Palearctic [2] but can, since 1912, also be found in North America. [1] [3]
The Colletidae are a family of bees, and are often referred to collectively as plasterer bees or polyester bees, due to the method of smoothing the walls of their nest cells with secretions applied with their mouthparts; these secretions dry into a cellophane-like lining. The five subfamilies, 54 genera, and over 2000 species are all evidently solitary, though many nest in aggregations. Two of the subfamilies, Euryglossinae and Hylaeinae, lack the external pollen-carrying apparatus that otherwise characterizes most bees, and instead carry the pollen in their crops. These groups, and most genera in this family, have liquid or semiliquid pollen masses on which the larvae develop.
Hylaeus is a large and diverse cosmopolitan genus within the bee family Colletidae. This genus is also known as the yellow-faced bees or masked bees. This genus is the only truly globally distributed colletid, occurring on all continents except Antarctica.
Hylaeus alcyoneus, commonly known as the banksia bee, is a bee species endemic to Australia where it is commonly found in the coastal heaths of eastern and southern Western Australia. This bee is an important pollinator of Banksia species.
Lipara is a genus of flies in the family Chloropidae. Among the Palearctic species, a specific community of bees and wasps make their nests in the galls of chloropid flies. Most frequently, they use the galls induced by Lipara lucens on common reed stems. Some of these aculeate hymenopteran species, such as the digger wasp Pemphredon fabricii (Crabronidae) or the solitary bee Hylaeus pectoralis (Colletidae) are specialized for nesting in galls induced by Lipara spp. more than a year ago.
Hylaeus episcopalis is a species of hymenopteran in the family Colletidae. It is found in North America.
Hylaeus affinis is a species of hymenopteran in the family Colletidae. It is found in North America.
Hylaeus panamensis is a species of hymenopteran in the family Colletidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Hylaeus polifolii is a species of hymenopteran in the family Colletidae. It is found in North America.
Hylaeus ornatus is a species of hymenopteran in the family Colletidae. It is found in North America.
Hylaeus punctatus is a species of hymenopteran in the family Colletidae. It is found in North America.
Hylaeus modestus, also known as the modest masked bee, is a species of hymenopteran in the family Colletidae. It is found in North America.
Hylaeus basalis is a species of hymenopteran in the family Colletidae. It is found in North America.
Hylaeus calvus is a species of hymenopteran in the family Colletidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Hylaeus verticalis is a species of hymenopteran in the family Colletidae. It is found in North America.
Hylaeus schwarzii is a species of hymenopteran in the family Colletidae. It is found in North America.
Hylaeus mesillae is a species of hymenopteran in the family Colletidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Hylaeus annulatus, is a species of hymenopteran in the family Colletidae. It is found in North America and Europe.
Hylaeus graenicheri is a species of hymenopteran in the family Colletidae. It is found in North America. The species is one of five in the family Colletidae that are endemic to Florida, and is only found in the southern portion of the state.
Hylaeus hyalinatus is a species of hymenopteran in the family Colletidae. It can be found in Europe, including Great Britain. It is an invasive species in North America.
Hylaeus nigritus, also known as the black masked bee, is a species of solitary bee native to much of Europe, with sightings and preserved specimens recorded as far east as Nizhny Novgorod, Russia and the Caucuses.
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