Hylaeus amatus
| Hylaeus amatus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Colletidae |
| Genus: | Hylaeus |
| Species: | H. amatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Hylaeus amatus (Cockerell, 1909) | |
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Hylaeus amatus, or Hylaeus (Euprosopoides) amatus, 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 1909.
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in north-eastern Australia. Type localities include Mackay and Kuranda.
Behaviour
The adults are flying mellivores. Flowering plants visited by the bees include Xanthorrhoea species.
References
- 1 2 Cockerell, TDA (1909). "Descriptions and records of bees. XXIII". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 8. 4: 393–404 [394]. Retrieved 2026-09-26.
- 1 2 3 4 "Species Hylaeus (Euprosopoides) amatus (Cockerell, 1909)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. Retrieved 2026-09-26.
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