Hylaeus coronatulus

Hylaeus coronatulus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Colletidae
Genus: Hylaeus
Species:
H. coronatulus
Binomial name
Hylaeus coronatulus
(Cockerell, 1914)
Synonyms
  • Prosopis coronatula Cockerell, 1914

Hylaeus coronatulus, or Hylaeus (Rhodohylaeus) coronatulus, 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 1914.

Description

Male body length is about 4 mm. Integumental colouration is mainly black, with white and reddish markings, the abdomen red.

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in inland Australia. The type locality is Brewarrina in north-western New South Wales.

Behaviour

The adults are flying mellivores.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Cockerell, TDA (1914). "Descriptions and records of bees. LXIV". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 8. 14: 464–472 [471]. Retrieved 2026-10-05.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Species Hylaeus (Rhodohylaeus) coronatulus (Cockerell, 1914)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. Retrieved 2026-10-05.