Hylaeus melaleucae

Hylaeus melaleucae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Colletidae
Genus: Hylaeus
Species:
H. melaleucae
Binomial name
Hylaeus melaleucae
Rayment, 1953

Hylaeus melaleucae is a species of bee in the family Colletidae and subfamily Hylaeinae. It is endemic to Australia. It was described by Australian entomologist Tarlton Rayment in 1953.

Description

Female body length is about 5 mm. Integumental colouration is black and glossy.

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in south-eastern Australia. The type locality is Gorae West in south-west Victoria.

Behaviour

The adults are flying mellivores. Flowering plants visited by the bees include Melaleuca gibbosa.

Melaleuca gibbosa (slender honey-myrtle), a forage plant of the bees
Melaleuca gibbosa flowers

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Rayment, T (1953). Bees of the Portland District. Portland, Victoria: Portland Field Naturalist's Club. pp. 1–39 [9].
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Species Hylaeus melaleucae Rayment, 1953". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. Retrieved 2026-10-18.