1. PaDIL Species Factsheet

Scientific Name: Leiopodus singularis (Linsley & Michener, 1937) (: : : Protepeolini)

Common Name Tribe Representative - Protepeolini Live link: http://www.padil.gov.au/pollinators/Pest/Main/139824

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2.1. Details Specimen Contact: Museum Victoria - [email protected] Author: Ken Walker Citation: Ken Walker (2010) Tribe Representative - Protepeolini(Leiopodus singularis)Updated on 8/14/2010 Available online: PaDIL - http://www.padil.gov.au Image Use: Free for use under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY- NC 4.0)

2.2. URL Live link: http://www.padil.gov.au/pollinators/Pest/Main/139824

2.3. Facets Bio-Region: Central and South America Host Family: Not recorded Host Genera: Cleptoparasitic Status: Exotic Species not in Australia Bio-Regions: Neotropical Body Hair and Scopal location: Scopa absent Cleptoparasite: Yes - all species Episternal groove: Present but not extending below scrobal groove Wings: Submarginal cells - Three, Apex of marginal cell truncate or rounded, Hairy, Hind wing with second abscissa of M + Cu greater than half as long as vein M, Stigma significantly larger than prestigma Head - Structures: One subantennal suture below each antennal socket Legs: Arolia present, Middle coxa fully exposed Metasoma & Metanotum: Pygidial plate absent, S6 curved to form tubular guide for sting Head - Mouthparts: Galeal comb absent, Stipial comb present, Labrum broader than long, Lorum V shaped; mentum tapered Male Genitalia: S7 apical lobes and discs reduced Nests, Ovarioles & Immatures: Parasitic, Ovarioles per ovary equals 4 or more Larval provisions: Parasitic on other bees

2.4. Diagnostic Notes The subfamily Apinae consists of the corbiculate Apidae and taxa from the Anthophoridae. There is no known unique subfamily character that is present in all species, many such useful characters are lost in the cleptoparasitic species.

Most species have a pygidial plate and well developed prepygidial fimbriae. The scopa is restricted to the hind leg and basitarsus.

Source: Michener (2007). Bees of the World. John Hopkins University Press. 3. Diagnostic Images Results Generated: Sunday, October 3, 2021