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Rare Species of Australian Native Bee Rediscovered | Biology – Sci-News.com
Pharohylaeus lactiferous, a species of Australian endemic bee in the genus Pharohylaeus, had not been seen on the continent since 1923.
Pharohylaeus lactiferous, a species of Australian endemic bee in the genus Pharohylaeus, had not been seen on the continent since 1923.
An oblique photo of a male Pharohylaeus lactiferous. Image credit: J.B. Dorey, doi: 10.3897/jhr.81.59365.
Pharohylaeus includes only two described species: P. papuaensis from Papua New Guinea and P. lactiferous from Australia.
Both species are relatively large, about 0.9-1.1 cm in length, robust, mostly black with distinctive white facial and body markings.
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