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Leioproctus eruditus
Leioproctus eruditus, or Leioproctus (Minycolletes) eruditus, is a species of bee in the family Colletidae and subfamily Colletinae. It is endemic to Australia. It was described by Australian entomologist Glynn Maynard in 2013.
From the article Leioproctus eruditus on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Female body length is about 7 mm. Integumental colouration is mainly black to dark brown. The hair is mostly white.
Range & habitat
The species occurs in inland south-eastern Australia. The type locality is Broken Hill in Far West New South Wales.
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
In human culture
The specific epithet eruditus (Latin: "polish") is an anatomical reference to the polished supraclypeal area and propodeal triangle.
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 1167524.