| Amphylaeus | |
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| Amphylaeus morosus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Colletidae |
| Genus: | Amphylaeus Michener, 1965 |
| Type species | |
| Amphylaeus morosus1 (Smith, 1879)
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Amphylaeus is a genus of plasterer bee in the Colletidae family and Hylaeinae subfamily.2 The genus is endemic to Australia.3
Description
Amphylaeus bees are slender, less than 10 mm long, and black with pale, mask-like facial markings.4 Some have a yellow spot on the thorax. They nest in pithy stems or preexisting holes in wood. Their brood cells are woven from a cellophane-like secretion.
Taxonomy
Amphylaeus contains the following subgenera:2
- Agogenohylaeus Michener, 1965
- Amphylaeus Michener, 1965
Species include:5
- Amphylaeus flavicans Houston, 1975
- Amphylaeus morosus (Smith, 1879)
- Amphylaeus nubilosellus (Cockerell, 1910)
- Amphylaeus obscuriceps (Friese, 1924)
References
References
- Michener, Charles D. (25 July 1997). "Genus-group names of bees and supplemental family-group names". Genus-group names of bees and supplemental family-group names. 1: 6. Retrieved 8 February 2026.
- "Genus Amphylaeus". iNaturalist. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
- "Species: Amphylaeus (Amphylaeus) morosus (Plasterer Bee)". bie.ala.org.au. Retrieved 8 February 2026.
- Dedman, Valda (2002). "Geelong Naturalist : monthly magazine of the Geelong Field Naturalists Club". Geelong Naturalist. 38 (7). The Club: 2. Retrieved 8 February 2026.
- "Amphylaeus Michener, 1965". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 8 February 2026.