Pachyprosopis is a genus of bees in the family Colletidae. It comprises 23 species in three subgenera.[1] These bees are endemic to Australia, with records from all states and territories.[2] They have a robust build, are almost hairless, and are usually around 4–7mm long.[3] In almost every species, the female has an apical spine on the labrum, and most species exhibit strong sexual dimorphism.[4] They almost exclusively visit flowers from the Myrtaceae family.[2] They have been recorded nesting in beetle burrows in an old tree stump, as well as in termite soil in eucalypt hollows.[1]
| Pachyprosopis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Colletidae |
| Subfamily: | Euryglossinae |
| Genus: | Pachyprosopis Perkins, 1908 |
Species
editThree subgenera have been named: Pachyprosopis, Pachyprosopula, and Parapachyprosopis.
Pachyprosopis
editPachyprosopula
editParapachyprosopis
edit| Name | ITIS TSN | Image |
|---|---|---|
| Pachyprosopis angophorae | 716935[5] | |
| Pachyprosopis eucalypti | 716936[5] | |
| Pachyprosopis eucyrta | 716937[5] | |
| Pachyprosopis grossoscapus | 716938[5] | |
| Pachyprosopis indicans | 716939[5] | |
| Pachyprosopis melanognathus | 716940[5] | |
| Pachyprosopis plebeia | 716941[5] | |
| Pachyprosopis sternotricha | 716942[5] | |
| Pachyprosopis xanthometopa | 716943[5] |
References
edit- 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.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Integrated Taxonomic Information System, Wikidata Q82575