Leioproctus clypeatus, or Leioproctus (Cladocerapis) clypeatus, is a species of bee in the family Colletidae and subfamily Colletinae. It is endemic to Australia. It was described by British-American entomologist Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell in 1916.
Description Female body length is 11 mm, male is 10 mm. Colouration is mainly black, abdomen dark purple, with white to grey hair.
Distribution and habitat The species occurs in south-west Western Australia. The type locality is Yallingup. It has also been recorded from the Fitzgerald River National Park.
Behaviour The adults are solitary flying mellivores that nest in the ground. Flowering plants visited by the bees include Persoonia species.
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