Hylaeus minusculus

Hylaeus minusculus
Female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Colletidae
Genus: Hylaeus
Species:
H. minusculus
Binomial name
Hylaeus minusculus
(Cockerell, 1913)
Synonyms
  • Prosopis minuscula Cockerell, 1913

Hylaeus minusculus, or Hylaeus (Prosopisteron) minusculus, 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 1913.

Description

Male body length is about 4.75 mm. Integumental colouration is mainly black, with yellow markings.

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in south-eastern Australia. The type locality is Croydon, Victoria. It has also been recorded from Caloundra in south-east Queensland, as well as from Tasmania.

Behaviour

The adults are flying mellivores. Flowering plants visited by the bees include Eucalyptus species.

Male

References

  1. 1 2 3 Cockerell, TDA (1913). "Some Australian bees". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia. 65: 28–44 [38]. Retrieved 2026-10-02.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Species Hylaeus (Prosopisteron) minusculus (Cockerell, 1913)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. Retrieved 2026-10-02.