Hylaeus frederici
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Colletidae |
| Genus: | Hylaeus |
| Species: | H. frederici |
| Binomial name | |
| Hylaeus frederici (Cockerell, 1905) | |
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Hylaeus frederici, or Hylaeus (Prosopisteron) frederici, 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 western and eastern Australia. The type locality is simply New Holland, but the bees have also been recorded from Brisbane; Wallangarra, Queensland; Sutherland, New South Wales; and King George Sound in south-west Western Australia.
Behaviour
The adults are flying mellivores. Flowering plants visited by the bees include Eucalyptus, Jacksonia and Leptospermum species.
References
- 1 2 Cockerell, TDA (1905). "Descriptions and records of bees. IV". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 7. 16: 392–403 [403].
- 1 2 3 4 "Species Hylaeus (Prosopisteron) frederici (Cockerell, 1905)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. Retrieved 2026-09-26.
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