Pachyprosopis
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| Pachyprosopis | |
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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]
