Leioproctus (Leioproctus) nigrofulvus (Cockerell, 1914)

Maynard, Glynn Vivian, 2013, Revision of Goniocolletes and seven Australian subgenera of Leioproctus (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Colletidae), and description of new taxa, Zootaxa 3715 (1), pp. 1-114 : 46

Leioproctus (Leioproctus) nigrofulvus species-group

This species-group at present contains 1 large species of Leioproctus . The genitalia of males and the mandibles of females warrant placement in a separate species-group. This species is unique amongst Australian Leioproctus in that it nests in the walls of mounds of the termite Coptermes lacteus . Perhaps the enlarged mandibles of the females are possibly an adaptation to a life style of nesting in the very hard walls of termite mounds.