Species Hylaeus (Prosopisteron) sanguinipictus (Cockerell, 1914)
- Prosopis sanguinipicta Cockerell, T.D.A. 1914. Descriptions and records of bees. LXII. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 8 14: 49-57 [Date published 31/12/1914] [54].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH Hym.17.a.67 ♂, Yallingup, WA.
Distribution
States
Western Australia
IBRA
WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Esperance Plains (ESP), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), Mallee (MAL), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: mellivore, volant.
Extra Ecological Information
Males territorial, flower visiting record: Banksia L.f. [Proteaceae], Dryandra R.Br. [Proteaceae].
General References
Alcock, J. & Houston, T.F. 1987. Resource defense and alternative mating tactics in the banksia bee, Hylaeus alcyoneus (Erichson). Ethology 76: 177-188 (biology)
Alcock, J. & Houston, T.F. 1996. Mating systems and male size in Australian hylaeine bees (Hymenoptera: Colletidae). Ethology 102(7): 591-610 [Date published July] [594] (biology)
Meade-Waldo, G. 1923. Hymenoptera. Fam. Apidae. Subfam. Prosopidinae. Genera Insectorum 181: 1-45 [Date published 31/12/1923] (as
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