Leioproctus carinatifrons

Leioproctus carinatifrons
Leioproctus carinatifrons
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Colletidae
Genus: Leioproctus
Subgenus: Cladocerapis
Species: L. carinatifrons
Binomial name
Leioproctus carinatifrons
(Cockerell, 1929)
Synonyms [1]
  • Paracolletes carinatifrons Cockerell, 1929
  • Cladocerapis colmani Rayment, 1950
  • Cladocerapis goraeensis Rayment, 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. ^ a b 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. ^ a b "Species Leioproctus (Cladocerapis) carinatifrons (Cockerell, 1929)". Australian Faunal Directory. Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts. 29 March 2010. http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/abrs/online-resources/fauna/afd/taxa/Leioproctus%20%28Cladocerapis%29%20carinatifrons. Retrieved 16 October 2011. 


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