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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Colletidae |
| Genus: | Hylaeus |
| Species: | H. infans |
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| Hylaeus infans | |
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Hylaeus infans, or Hylaeus (Prosopisteron) infans, is a species of bee in the family Colletidae and subfamily Hylaeinae. It is endemic to Australia. It was described by British-American entomologist Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell in 1910.[1][2]
Description
[edit]Male body length is about 4 mm. Integumental colouration is mainly black.[1]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]The species occurs in eastern Australia. The type locality is Mackay, Queensland.[2]
Behaviour
[edit]The adults are flying mellivores.[2]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Cockerell, TDA (1910). "Descriptions and records of bees. XXX". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 8. 6: 17–31 [25]. Retrieved 2026-09-28.
- 1 2 3 4 "Species Hylaeus (Prosopisteron) infans (Cockerell, 1910)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. Retrieved 2026-09-28.
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