Pachyprosopis
Genus of bees
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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]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Colletidae |
| Subfamily: | Euryglossinae |
| Genus: | Pachyprosopis Perkins, 1908 |
Species
Three subgenera have been named: Pachyprosopis, Pachyprosopula, and Parapachyprosopis.
Pachyprosopis
Pachyprosopula
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] |  |