Pachyprosopis

Pachyprosopis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Colletidae
Subfamily: Euryglossinae
Genus: Pachyprosopis
Perkins, 1908

Pachyprosopis is a genus of bees in the family Colletidae. It comprises 23 species in three subgenera.[1] These bees are endemic to Australia, with records from all states and territories.[2] They have a robust build, are almost hairless, and are usually around 4–7mm long.[3] In almost every species, the female has an apical spine on the labrum, and most species exhibit strong sexual dimorphism.[4] They almost exclusively visit flowers from the Myrtaceae family.[2] They have been recorded nesting in beetle burrows in an old tree stump, as well as in termite soil in eucalypt hollows.[1]

Species

Three subgenera have been named: Pachyprosopis, Pachyprosopula, and Parapachyprosopis.

Pachyprosopis

Name ITIS TSN Image
Pachyprosopis cornuta Edit this on Wikidata716921[5]
Pachyprosopis georgica Edit this on Wikidata716922[5]
Pachyprosopis hackeri Edit this on Wikidata716923[5]
Pachyprosopis haematostoma Edit this on Wikidata716924[5]
Pachyprosopis holoxanthopus Edit this on Wikidata716925[5]
Pachyprosopis mirabilis Edit this on Wikidata716926[5]
Pachyprosopis psilosomata Edit this on Wikidata716927[5]

Pachyprosopula

Name ITIS TSN Image
Pachyprosopis flava Edit this on Wikidata716928[5]
Pachyprosopis flavicauda Edit this on Wikidata716929[5]
Pachyprosopis kellyi Edit this on Wikidata716930[5]
Pachyprosopis kununurra Edit this on Wikidata716931[5]
Pachyprosopis purnongensis Edit this on Wikidata716932[5]
Pachyprosopis trichopoda Edit this on Wikidata716933[5]
Pachyprosopis xanthodonta Edit this on Wikidata716934[5]

Parapachyprosopis

Name ITIS TSN Image
Pachyprosopis angophorae Edit this on Wikidata716935[5]
Pachyprosopis eucalypti Edit this on Wikidata716936[5]
Pachyprosopis eucyrta Edit this on Wikidata716937[5]
Pachyprosopis grossoscapus Edit this on Wikidata716938[5]
Pachyprosopis indicans Edit this on Wikidata716939[5]
Pachyprosopis melanognathus Edit this on Wikidata716940[5]
Pachyprosopis plebeia Edit this on Wikidata716941[5]
Pachyprosopis sternotricha Edit this on Wikidata716942[5]
Pachyprosopis xanthometopa Edit this on Wikidata716943[5]

References

  1. ^ a b Houston, Terry (2018). A Guide to Native Bees of Australia. CSIRO Publishing. pp. 134, 136. ISBN 9781486304066.
  2. ^ a b Michener, Charles (2007). The Bees of the World (2nd ed.). Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 231–232. ISBN 9780801885730.
  3. ^ Jacobi, Bernhard (2025). Native Bees of Australia. Reed New Holland Publishers. p. 85. ISBN 9781760796372.
  4. ^ Exley, Elizabeth (1971-01-01). "Revision of the Genus Pachyprosopis Perkins (Apoidea: Colletidae)". Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series. 19 (10): 3–43.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w Integrated Taxonomic Information System, Wikidata Q82575
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