Hylaeus leviceps

Hylaeus leviceps
Female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Colletidae
Genus: Hylaeus
Species:
H. leviceps
Binomial name
Hylaeus leviceps
(Houston, 1975)
Synonyms
  • Heterapoides leviceps Houston, 1975

Hylaeus leviceps, or Hylaeus (Heterapoides) leviceps, 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 1975.

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in eastern Australia. The type locality is Beerwah, in south-east Queensland.

Behaviour

The adults are flying mellivores. Flowering plants visited by the bees include Angophora, Daviesia, Eucalyptus, Jacksonia, Leptospermum, Melaleuca and Tristaniopsis species.

Male

References

  1. 1 2 Houston, TF (1975). "A revision of the Australian hylaeine bees (Hymenoptera: Colletidae). I". Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series. 36: 1–135 [39].
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Species Hylaeus (Heterapoides) leviceps (Houston, 1975)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. Retrieved 2026-10-23.