Leioproctus_carinatifrons

<i>Leioproctus carinatifrons</i>

Leioproctus carinatifrons

Species of bee

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

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References

  1. [1]
    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. [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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