Global InformationHylaeus lactiferus information
| Cloaked bee | |
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| Hylaeus lactiferus, female | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Colletidae |
| Genus: | Hylaeus |
| Species: | H. lactiferus
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| Binomial name | |
| Hylaeus lactiferus (Cockerell, 1910)
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| Synonyms | |
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Pharohylaeus lactiferus (Cockerell, 1910) | |
Hylaeus lactiferus, also known as Pharohylaeus lactiferus[1] or the cloaked bee, is a rare species of bee native to tropical and subtropical forests in northeast Australia. The species is an example of a Lazarus taxon, with no reliable records published between 1923 and its rediscovery in 2008.[2]
- ^ "Hylaeus lactiferus (Cockerell, 1910)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
- ^ Dorey, James B. (2021-02-25). "Missing for almost 100 years: the rare and potentially threatened bee, Pharohylaeus lactiferus (Hymenoptera, Colletidae)". Journal of Hymenoptera Research. 81: 165–180. doi:10.3897/jhr.81.59365. ISSN 1314-2607.