Leioproctus | |
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Leioproctus fulvescens, Otago, New Zealand | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Colletidae |
Tribe: | Paracolletini |
Genus: |
Leioproctus F. Smith, 1853 |
Type species | |
Leioproctus imitatus Smith, 1853 |
Leioproctus is a genus in the plaster bee family Colletidae. Its members are primarily found in Australasia and temperate South America, and include the most common native bees in New Zealand. It contains the following species: