Leioproctus carinatifrons

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Leioproctus carinatifrons
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Colletidae
Genus: Leioproctus
Species:
L. carinatifrons
Binomial name
Leioproctus carinatifrons
(Cockerell, 1929)
Synonyms   [1]
  • Paracolletes carinatifronsCockerell, 1929
  • Cladocerapis colmaniRayment, 1950
  • Cladocerapis goraeensisRayment, 1953
  • Leioproctus (Cladocerapis) carinatifrons(Cockerell, 1929)
  • Leioproctus (Cladocerapis) colmani(Rayment, 1950)
  • Leioproctus (Cladocerapis) goraeensis(Rayment, 1953)

Leioproctus carinatifrons is a species of Australian bee. It is found in coastal regions of New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia, and feeds on the nectar of various species of Persoonia . [2] It was first described in 1929 by T. D. A. Cockerell as Paracolletes carinatifrons. [2] Males are around 10 millimetres (0.39 in) long, and females 7 mm (0.28 in). [1] It is closely related to L. perpolitus from Western Australia

References

  1. 1 2 G. V. Maynard (1992). "Revision of Leioproctus (Cladocerapis) Cockerell (Hymenoptera: Colletidae)". Australian Journal of Entomology . 31 (1): 1–11. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-6055.1992.tb00451.x .
  2. 1 2 "Species Leioproctus (Cladocerapis) carinatifrons (Cockerell, 1929)". Australian Faunal Directory . Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts. 29 March 2010. Retrieved 16 October 2011.


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