Hylaeus husela

Hylaeus husela
Female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Colletidae
Genus: Hylaeus
Species:
H. husela
Binomial name
Hylaeus husela
(Cockerell, 1910)
Synonyms
  • Prosopis husela Cockerell, 1910

Hylaeus husela, or Hylaeus (Euprosopis) husela, 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 1910.

Etymology

The specific epithet husela (Malay: "eleven") alludes to the barring on the mesothorax.

Description

Female body length is about 8 mm, male body length about 7 mm. Integumental colouration is black, with yellow markings and ferruginous abdomen.

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs across northern Australia. The type locality is Townsville.

Behaviour

The adults are flying mellivores.

Male

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Cockerell, TDA (1910). "Descriptions and records of bees. XXIX". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 8. 5: 496–506 [498]. Retrieved 2026-09-27.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Species Hylaeus (Euprosopis) husela (Cockerell, 1910)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. Retrieved 2026-09-27.