Leioproctus (Lamprocolletes) (Smith, 1853)

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 : 81

Leioproctus (Lamprocolletes) (Smith, 1853)

This subgenus contains 3 species placed by Michener (1965) in Leioproctus (Nodocolletes) . The type species of Lamprocolletes was designated as Andrena chalybeata by Cockerell in 1905 and the type species of Nodocolletes was designated as Nodocolletes dentatus by Rayment in 1931 but N. dentatus is a synonym of A. chalybeata , hence Nodocolletes is a synonym of Lamprocolletes . Michener 2000 & 2007 placed all the species that were placed in Leioproctus (Nodocolletes) (Michener 1962) into Leioproctus (Lamprocolletes) in 2000 & 2007 and it was an artificial unit. In this publication the situation is clarified. Previously those placed in the subgenus Leioproctus (Lamprocolletes) sensu Michener 2007 and the subgenus Leioproctus (Nodocolletes) sensu Michener 1965 comprised 17 species names; all but three of these been placed in several different subgenera. Here Leioproctus (Lamprocolletes) contains 3 species and includes Leioproctus (Lamprocolletes) pacificus from New Caledonia. No specimens of L. pacificus have been examined and it possibly differs considerably from the other 2 species placed in Leioproctus (Lamprocolletes) hence its placement is tentative pending examination of specimens. Leioproctus (Lamprocolletes) pacificus is not dealt with further here.