Pachyprosopis flavicauda
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Colletidae |
| Genus: | Pachyprosopis |
| Species: | P. flavicauda |
| Binomial name | |
| Pachyprosopis flavicauda Cockerell, 1912 | |
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Pachyprosopis flavicauda, or Pachyprosopis (Pachyprosopula) flavicauda, is a species of bee in the family Colletidae and subfamily Euryglossinae. It is endemic to Australia. It was described by British-American entomologist Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell in 1912.
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in eastern Australia. Type localities include Sydney.
Behaviour
The adults are flying mellivores. Flowering plants visited by the bees include Angophora, Callistemon, Eucalyptus and Melaleuca species.
References
- 1 2 Cockerell, TDH (1912). "Descriptions and records of bees. XLI". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 8. 9: 139–149 [141].
- 1 2 3 4 "Species Pachyprosopis (Pachyprosopula) flavicauda Cockerell, 1912". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. Retrieved 2026-09-07.
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