Leioproctus

Leioproctus
Leioproctus fulvescens, Otago, New Zealand
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Colletidae
Tribe: Paracolletini
Genus: Leioproctus
F. Smith, 1853
Type species
Leioproctus imitatus
Smith, 1853 

Leioproctus, the hairy colletid bee, is a genus in the plaster bee family Colletidae and subfamily Colletinae. Its members are primarily found in Australasia and temperate South America, and include the most common native bees in New Zealand.

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