Pachyprosopis
| Pachyprosopis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Colletidae |
| Subfamily: | Euryglossinae |
| Genus: | Pachyprosopis Perkins, 1908 |
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]
Species
Three subgenera have been named: Pachyprosopis, Pachyprosopula, and Parapachyprosopis.
Pachyprosopis
| Name | ITIS TSN | Image |
|---|---|---|
| Pachyprosopis cornuta | 716921[5] | |
| Pachyprosopis georgica | 716922[5] | |
| Pachyprosopis hackeri | 716923[5] | |
| Pachyprosopis haematostoma | 716924[5] | |
| Pachyprosopis holoxanthopus | 716925[5] | |
| Pachyprosopis mirabilis | 716926[5] | |
| Pachyprosopis psilosomata | 716927[5] |
Pachyprosopula
| Name | ITIS TSN | Image |
|---|---|---|
| Pachyprosopis flava | 716928[5] | |
| Pachyprosopis flavicauda | 716929[5] | |
| Pachyprosopis kellyi | 716930[5] | |
| Pachyprosopis kununurra | 716931[5] | |
| Pachyprosopis purnongensis | 716932[5] | |
| Pachyprosopis trichopoda | 716933[5] | |
| Pachyprosopis xanthodonta | 716934[5] |
Parapachyprosopis
| 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
- ^ a b Houston, Terry (2018). A Guide to Native Bees of Australia. CSIRO Publishing. pp. 134, 136. ISBN 9781486304066.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w Integrated Taxonomic Information System, Wikidata Q82575