Pachyprosopis
| Pachyprosopis | |
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| Pachyprosopis sp. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Superfamily: | Apoidea |
| Clade: | Anthophila |
| Family: | Colletidae |
| Subfamily: | Euryglossinae |
| Genus: | Pachyprosopis Perkins, 1908 |
Pachyprosopis is a genus of bees, also known as naked bees, in the family Colletidae and subfamily Euryglossinae. It comprises 23 species in three subgenera. These bees are endemic to Australia, with records from all states and territories. They have a robust build, are almost hairless, and are usually around 4–7 mm long. In almost every species, the female has an apical spine on the labrum, and most species exhibit strong sexual dimorphism. They almost exclusively visit flowers from the Myrtaceae family. They have been recorded nesting in beetle burrows in an old tree stump, as well as in termite soil in eucalypt hollows.
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Species
As of 2026 the genus contained 23 valid species in three subgenera: Pachyprosopis, Pachyprosopula, and Parapachyprosopis:
- Pachyprosopis angophorae Cockerell, 1912
- Pachyprosopis cornuta Exley, 1972
- Pachyprosopis eucalypti Exley, 1972
- Pachyprosopis eucyrta Exley, 1972
- Pachyprosopis flava Exley, 1976
- Pachyprosopis flavicauda Cockerell, 1912
- Pachyprosopis georgica Cockerell, 1929
- Pachyprosopis grossoscapus Exley, 1976
- Pachyprosopis hackeri Cockerell, 1916
- Pachyprosopis haematostoma Cockerell, 1913
- Pachyprosopis holoxanthopus Cockerell, 1914
- Pachyprosopis indicans Cockerell, 1918
- Pachyprosopis kellyi Cockerell, 1916
- Pachyprosopis kununurra Exley, 1976
- Pachyprosopis melanognathus Exley, 1976
- Pachyprosopis mirabilis Perkins, 1908
- Pachyprosopis plebeia Cockerell, 1910
- Pachyprosopis psilosomata Exley, 1972
- Pachyprosopis purnongensis Rayment, 1928
- Pachyprosopis sternotricha Exley, 1972
- Pachyprosopis trichopoda Exley, 1972
- Pachyprosopis xanthodonta Cockerell, 1913
- Pachyprosopis xanthometopa Exley, 1972
References
- ↑ Perkins, RCL (1908). "Some remarkable Australian Hymenoptera". Proceedings of the Hawaiian Entomological Society. 2: 27–35 [29].
- 1 2 "Names List for Pachyprosopis Perkins, 1908". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. Retrieved 2026-09-07.
- 1 2 Houston, Terry (2018). A Guide to Native Bees of Australia. CSIRO Publishing. pp. 134, 136. ISBN 9781486304066.
- 1 2 Michener, Charles (2007). The Bees of the World (2nd ed.). Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 231–232. ISBN 9780801885730.
- ↑ Jacobi, Bernhard (2025). Native Bees of Australia. Reed New Holland Publishers. p. 85. ISBN 9781760796372.
- ↑ Exley, Elizabeth (1971-01-01). "Revision of the Genus Pachyprosopis Perkins (Apoidea: Colletidae)". Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series. 19 (10): 3–43.
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