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Leioproctus kumarina
Leioproctus kumarina, or Leioproctus (Leioproctus) kumarina, is a species of bee in the family Colletidae and subfamily Colletinae. It is endemic to Australia. It was described by Australian entomologist Terry Houston in 1990.
From the article Leioproctus kumarina on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
The female holotype body length is about 8.5 mm, head width 2.45 mm. Integumental colouration is black to dark brown; the hair is white to brown.
Range & habitat
The species occurs in Western Australia. The type locality is near Kumarina, some 133 km south of Newman, in the Mid West region.
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
What it does
The adults are flying mellivores. Flowering plants visited by the bees include Scaevola spinescens.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Behaviour”
In human culture
The specific epithet kumarina refers to the nearest settlement to the type locality.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1165200.