Hylaeus trimerops

Hylaeus trimerops
Female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Colletidae
Genus: Hylaeus
Species:
H. trimerops
Binomial name
Hylaeus trimerops
(Cockerell, 1916)
Synonyms
  • Prosopis trimerops Cockerell, 1916

Hylaeus trimerops, or Hylaeus (Prosopisteron) trimerops, 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 1916.

Description

Female body length is about 4 mm. Integumental colouration is mainly black, with yellow to reddish markings.

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in south-west Western Australia. The type locality is Yallingup.

Behaviour

The adults are flying mellivores.

Male

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Cockerell, TDA (1916). "Some bees from Australia, Tasmania and the New Hebrides". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia. 68: 360–375 [365]. Retrieved 2026-10-06.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Species Hylaeus (Prosopisteron) trimerops (Cockerell, 1916)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. Retrieved 2026-10-06.