Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) ➔ Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods) ➔ Class Insecta (Insects) ➔ Order Hymenoptera (Sawflies, wasps, ants, bees) ➔ Family Colletidae (Plasterer bees, masked or yellow-faced bees)

Hylaeus pictus (Smith, 1853)

Synonyms and other combinations:

Prosopis picta Smith, 1853 | Prosopis stigmorhina Pérez, 1895 | Hylaeus stigmorhina (Pérez, 1895) | Prosopis scutata Lichtenstein, 1877 | Hylaeus psilurus Cockerell, 1938 | Prosopis gibba picta Smith, 1853 | Prosopis purpurissata Vachal, 1895 |

  • Hylaeus cf. pictus, male 2157
    Hylaeus pictus (Smith, 1853)     
    Hylaeus cf. pictus, male
    ES, Mallorca, S'Albufera; 2009-09-20 10:54:28
    Image number: 2157
    male
    ES, Mallorca, S'Albufera
    2009-09-20 10:54:28
  • Hylaeus cf. pictus, male 2158
    Hylaeus pictus (Smith, 1853)     
    Hylaeus cf. pictus, male
    ES, Mallorca, S'Albufera; 2009-09-20 10:55:58
    Image number: 2158
    male
    ES, Mallorca, S'Albufera
    2009-09-20 10:55:58
  • Hylaeus cf. pictus, male 2159
    Hylaeus pictus (Smith, 1853)     
    Hylaeus cf. pictus, male
    ES, Mallorca, S'Albufera; 2009-09-20 10:57:38
    Image number: 2159
    male
    ES, Mallorca, S'Albufera
    2009-09-20 10:57:38

Distribution:
Bulgaria, Cyprus, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Portugal, Spain.
Habitat:
Wetlands
Description:
Körperlänge 5.5 - 7.5 mm
Biology:
Hylaeus pictus is a thermophilous species. Nests of Hylaeus pictus have been found in stems of giant reed (Arundo donax) (Janvier 2012).

References, further reading, links:
  1. Dathe, H.H. 2013. Hylaeus pictus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T19198613A19882091. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T19198613A19882091.en.
  2. Jakub Straka & Petr Bogusch: Contribution to the taxonomy of the Hylaeus gibbus species group in Europe (Hymenoptera, Apoidea and Colletidae); Zootaxa 2932: 51–67 (2011), DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2932.1.6