Hylaeus chrysaspis

Hylaeus chrysaspis
Female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Colletidae
Genus: Hylaeus
Species:
H. chrysaspis
Binomial name
Hylaeus chrysaspis
(Cockerell, 1910)
Synonyms
  • Prosopis chrysaspis Cockerell, 1910
  • Hylaeus perconstrictus Cockerell, 1929
  • Hylaeus gracilicaudis Cockerell, 1929

Hylaeus chrysaspis, or Hylaeus (Euprosopellus) chrysaspis, 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.

Description

Female body length is 10.5 mm. Integumental colouration is mainly black, with bright, chrome yellow markings.

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs across southern mainland Australia. Type localities include Adelaide and King George Sound.

Behaviour

The adults are flying mellivores. Flowering plants visited by the bees include Eucalyptus, Leptospermum and Melaleuca species.

Male

References

  1. 1 2 3 Cockerell, TDA (1910). "Some Australian bees in the Berlin Museum". Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 18: 98–114 [102]. Retrieved 2026-09-29.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Species Hylaeus (Euprosopellus) chrysaspis (Cockerell, 1910)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. Retrieved 2026-09-29.