Hylaeus desertoris

Hylaeus desertoris
Female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Colletidae
Genus: Hylaeus
Species:
H. desertoris
Binomial name
Hylaeus desertoris
Houston, 1981

Hylaeus desertoris, or Hylaeus (Xenohylaeus) desertoris, is a species of bee in the family Colletidae and subfamily Hylaeinae. It is endemic to Australia. It was described by Australian entomologist Terry Houston in 1981.

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in arid western and central Australia. The type locality is Glen Helen in the Northern Territory.

Behaviour

The adults are flying mellivores. Flowering plants visited by the bees include Eremophila species.

Male

References

  1. 1 2 Houston, TF (1981). "A revision of the Australian hylaeine bees (Hymenoptera: Colletidae). II". Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series. 80: 1–128 [116].
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Species Hylaeus (Xenohylaeus) desertoris Houston, 1981". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. Retrieved 2026-10-24.