Hylaeus (Gnathoprosopoides) philoleucus

    

Size
female 4.5 mm; male 5 mm

Identifying Characteristics
Small black bees with short, blunt mandibles and white or pale cream face marks.

Distinctive Features
Distinguished from species like H. amiculinus, H. amiculiformis or H. amiculinus

not only by colour but also by the relatively smooth propodeum.

Flower Visiting Records

Angophora hispida	Callistemon citrinus	Eucalyptus sp.
Kunzea ambigua	Leptospermum sp.	Lophostemon sp.

Taxonomy

Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Colletidae
Genus:	Hylaeus
Subgenus:	Gnathoprosopoides
Species:	philoleucus