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Leioproctus pygmaeus
Leioproctus pygmaeus, or Leioproctus (Minycolletes) pygmaeus, 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 pygmaeus on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Male body length is about 7 mm. Integumental colouration is black to dark brown, the legs paler. The hair is white.
Range & habitat
The species occurs in Western Australia. The type locality is 7 km south-east of Newman in the Pilbara region.
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
What it does
The adults are flying mellivores. Flowering plants visited by the bees include Acacia species.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Behaviour”
In human culture
The specific epithet pygmaeus is Latin for "little" or "dwarf", with reference to the size of the bees.
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 1167552.