Hylaeus elegans
| Hylaeus elegans | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Colletidae |
| Genus: | Hylaeus |
| Species: | H. elegans |
| Binomial name | |
| Hylaeus elegans | |
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Hylaeus elegans, or Hylaeus (Euprosopis) elegans, is a species of bee in the family Colletidae and subfamily Hylaeinae. It is endemic to Australia. It was described by English entomologist Frederick Smith in 1853.[1][2]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]The species occurs across much of mainland Australia.[2]
Behaviour
[edit]The adults are solitary flying mellivores that nest in any suitable cavities, including plant-tubes, posts, and the abandoned galleries of other bees or of longicorn beetles. Flowering plants visited by the bees include Acacia, Angophora, Atalaya, Callistemon, Calytrix, Eucalyptus, Eucarya, Leptospermum, Melaleuca, Schinus and Tristaniopsis species.[2]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Smith, F (1853). Catalogue of Hymenopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part I. Andrenidae and Apidae. London: British Museum. pp. 1–197 [28].
- 1 2 3 4 "Species Hylaeus (Euprosopis) elegans (Smith, 1853)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. Retrieved 2026-09-18.
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- Hylaeus
- Bees of Australia
- Insects of Queensland
- Arthropods of the Northern Territory
- Arthropods of New South Wales
- Fauna of the Australian Capital Territory
- Arthropods of Victoria (state)
- Arthropods of South Australia
- Arthropods of Western Australia
- Insects described in 1853
- Taxa named by Frederick Smith (entomologist)
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