Species info
Classification > Subfamily Hylaeinae > Genus Hylaeus > Subgenus Gnathoprosopis
Hylaeus (Gnathoprosopis) euxanthus (Cockerell, 1910)
 
Geographic distribution
Distribution
Solitary bees that nest in preexisting cavities
  • Argentina
    • Buenos Aires
    • San Luis
    • Santa Fe
Other distribution
Australia and Chile
 
Observations
Nests of Hylaeus euxanthus have been reported to be parasitized by Coelopencyrtus hylaei Burks (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) (Alvarez et al. 2025)
References
  • HOUSTON, T.F. 1981. A revision of the Australian hylaeine bees (Hymenoptera: Colletidae). II. Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series, 29(80), 1–128.
  • MONTALVA, J. M., DUDLEY, L. S., & HOUSTON, T. F. 2019. First record of Hylaeus (Gnathoprosopis) euxanthus (Hymenoptera: Colletidae) in Chile. Journal of Melittology, 91, 1-4. https://doi.org/10.17161/jom.v0i91.7559
  • ALVAREZ L.. J., ALMADA, V., ESTRAVIS-BARCALA, M. C., RAMELLO, P. J., AQUINO, D. A. & LUCIA, M. 2025. The Australian bee Hylaeus (Gnathoprosopis) euxanthus (Hymenoptera: Colletidae) in Argentina: Nesting biology, floral preferences and parasitism. Austral Entomology, https://doi.org/10.1111/aen.70049
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