Hylaeus disjunctus
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Colletidae |
| Genus: | Hylaeus |
| Species: | H. disjunctus |
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| Hylaeus disjunctus (Cockerell, 1905) | |
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Hylaeus disjunctus, or Hylaeus (Euprosopis) disjunctus, 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 1905.
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in northern and north-eastern Australia. The type locality is Mackay, Queensland.
Behaviour
The adults are flying mellivores. Flowering plants visited by the bees include Angophora, Callistemon, Dendrobium, Eucalyptus, Eugenia, Leptospermum, Melaleuca, Tristaniopsis and Xanthorrhoea species.
References
- 1 2 Cockerell, TDA (1905). "Descriptions and records of bees. IV". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 7. 16: 392–403 [400].
- 1 2 3 4 "Species Hylaeus (Euprosopis) disjunctus (Cockerell, 1905)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. Retrieved 2026-09-25.
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