Pachyprosopis mirabilis, or Pachyprosopis (Pachyprosopis) mirabilis, is a species of bee in the family Colletidae and subfamily Euryglossinae. It is endemic to Australia. It was described by British entomologist Robert Cyril Layton Perkins in 1908.
Description The female body length is 5 mm. Integumental colouration is mainly black, with ferruginous and yellow markings.
Distribution and habitat The species occurs over much of Australia. The type locality is given simply as North Queensland, without further location details.
Behaviour The adults are flying mellivores. Flowering plants visited by the bees include Angophora, Callistemon, Eucalyptus, Leptospermum, Lomatia, Melaleuca and Tristaniopsis species.
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