Foreword Acknowledgements Introduction 1 New South Wales Amegilla (Asaropoda) bombiformis Megachile ustulata Amegilla (Zonamegilla) asserta Undescribed Leioproctus (Exleycolletes) sp. Lasioglossum (Parasphecodes) lithuscum Hylaeus (Macrohylaeus) alcyoneus Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) lanarium Leioproctus (Exleycolletes) cristatus Exoneura sp. Thyreus nitidulus Why are bees important? 2 Queensland Austroplebeia australis Palaeorhiza (Cnemidorhiza) disrupta Megachile abdominale Braunsapis sp. Hylaeus (Euprosopoides) ruficeps Euryglossina (Microdontura) mellea Megachile apicata Tetragonula carbonaria Hylaeus (Gnathoprosopis) albonitens Megachile aurifrons Australian native bees as crop pollinators 3 Victoria Homalictus punctatus Leioproctus (Leioproctus) plumosus Hylaeus (Gnathoprosopoides) philoleucus Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) veronicae Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. Amphylaeus (Amphylaeus) morosus Pachyprosopis (Pachyprosopis) haematostoma Nomia (Paulynomia) aurantifer Euryglossina (Euryglossina) hypochroma Apis mellifera Threats to Our Bees 4 Western Australia Amegilla (Notomegilla) chlorocyanea Hylaeus (Euprosopis) husela Homalictus dampieri Xylocopa (Koptortosoma) parvula Callohesma flavopicta Austroplebeia essingtoni Exoneura sp. Hylaeus (Euprosopoides) obtusatus Thyreus waroonensis Nomia (Hoplonomia) rubroviridis Social behaviour of bees 5 South Australia Brachyhesma houstoni Homalictus urbanus New Exoneura sp. Hylaeus (Euprosopis) honestus Lasioglossum (Callalictus) callomelittinum Euryglossa adelaidae Pachyprosopis (Pachyprosopula) kellyi Brachyhesma sp. Lipotriches (Austronomia) australica Exoneura sp.
How to find native bees 6 Tasmania Heterohesma clypeata Hylaeus (Prosopisteron) perhumilis Paracolletes (Paracolletes) crassipes Leioproctus (Leioproctus) amabilis Exoneura (Inquilina) sp. Megachile (Eutricharaea) maculariformis Hylaeus (Prosopisteron) quadratus Bombus terrestris How to attract native bees to your garden 7 Northern Territory Brachyhesma perlutea Braunsapis sp. Hylaeus (Rhodohylaeus) maiellus Hyleaus (Euprosopis) elegans Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) ochroma Lipotriches (Austronomia) sp. Meroglossa torrida Xanthesma (Xanthesma) flava 8 Museums Ctenocolletes smaragdinus Megachile (Schizomegachile) monstrosa Xylocopa (Koptortosoma) aruana Palaeorhiza varicolor Quasihesma gigantica Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) hemichalceum Amegilla (Asaropoda) dawsoni Xylocopa (Lestis) aeratus Hyleoides zonalis The Importance of Museums Glossary Appendix of species by family Further Reading Index.