| Hylaeus multigibbosus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Colletidae |
| Genus: | Hylaeus |
| Species: | H. multigibbosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Hylaeus multigibbosus Michener, 1965 | |
Hylaeus multigibbosus, or Hylaeus (Pseudhylaeus) multigibbosus, is a species of bee in the family Colletidae and subfamily Hylaeinae. It is endemic to Australia. It was described by American entomologist Charles Duncan Michener in 1965.
The specific epithet multigibbosus is an anatomical reference to the many shining convexities, or gibbosities, on the underside of the male metasoma.
Male body length is 6.5–7 mm, wing length 5 mm; female body length 5.5–6.5 mm, wing length 4.6 mm. Integumental colouration is mainly black, with cream markings.
The species occurs in eastern mainland Australia. The type locality is Canberra in the Australian Capital Territory. It has also been recorded from Jondaryan, Queensland.
The adults are flying mellivores. Flowering plants visited by the bees include Wahlenbergia species.
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