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Leioproctus longipalpus
Leioproctus longipalpus, or Leioproctus (Leioproctus) longipalpus, 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 longipalpus on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
The male holotype body length is about 6.5 mm (0.26 in), head width 1.85 mm (0.073 in); female paratype body length 8.4 mm, head width 2.35 mm. Integumental colouration is mainly black; the hair is mainly white.
Range & habitat
The species occurs in Western Australia. The type locality is 12 km east of Marandoo Camp in the Pilbara region.
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
What it does
The adults are flying mellivores. Flowering plants visited by the bees include Eremophila forrestii.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Behaviour”
In human culture
The specific epithet longipalpus is an anatomical reference to the relatively long labial palpi.
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 1165205.