| Hylaeus douglasi | |
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| Female | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Colletidae |
| Genus: | Hylaeus |
| Species: | H. douglasi |
| Binomial name | |
| Hylaeus douglasi Michener, 1965 | |
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Hylaeus douglasi, or Hylaeus (Hylaeteron) douglasi, is a species of bee in the family Colletidae and subfamily Hylaeinae. It is endemic to Australia. It was described by American entomologist Charles Duncan Michener in 1965.
The specific epithet douglasi honours Athol Douglas of the Western Australian Museum.
Male body length is 7 mm, wing length 5.5 mm. Integumental colouration is mainly black, with yellow markings.
The species occurs in Western Australia. The type locality is Morawa, in the Mid West region.
The adults are flying mellivores. Flowering plants visited by the bees include Grevillea species.
