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Some new species in the bee genus Leioproctus Smith (Hymenoptera: Colletidae: Neopasiphaeinae)
Michael Batley
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Michael Batley
Australian Museum Research Institute, Australian Museum, Sydney NSW 2010, Australia.
Abstract
Twelve new species in the genus Leioproctus are described: L. sicatus, L. gagateus, L. chaetosus, L. ammophilus, L. gelasinatus, L. nudiventris, L. castaneigaster, L. coracinus, L. platyceratus, L. tritus, L. autumnalis and L. exilicrinitus. Five of the new species have males with the apex of the eighth metasomal sternum broad as in males of L. (Exleycolletes) and L. (Goniocolletes). Two other species show evidence of possible floral preference for the nectarless flowers of Isopogon. The male of L. fallax, described here for the first time, has a seventh metasomal sternum that is the least elaborate in the subgenus L. (Protomorpha).
Cite this paper as: Batley M (2025). Some new species in the bee genus Leioproctus Smith (Hymenoptera: Colletidae: Neopasiphaeinae). Australian Journal of Taxonomy 100: 1–26. doi: https://doi.org/10.54102/ajt.qfe8a
This paper was published on: 22/9/2025
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