Euryglossina proctotrypoides
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Colletidae |
| Genus: | Euryglossina |
| Species: | E. proctotrypoides |
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Euryglossina proctotrypoides, or Euryglossina (Euryglossina) proctotrypoides, is a species of bee in the family Colletidae and the subfamily Euryglossinae. It was described in 1913 by British-American entomologist Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell.[1][2]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]The species occurs in eastern Australia. The type locality is Croydon, Victoria. The species has been introduced to New Zealand, and was established there by 1979.[2]
Behaviour
[edit]The adults are flying mellivores. They have sedentary larvae, nesting in beetle burrows in wood. Flowering plants visited by the bees include Angophora, Callistemon, Eucalyptus, Leptospermum and Melaleuca species.[2]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Cockerell, TDA (1913). "Descriptions and records of bees. LI". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 8. 11: 387–394 [392].
- 1 2 3 4 "Euryglossina (Euryglossina) proctotrypoides Cockerell, 1913". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. Retrieved 2026-04-07.
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