Leioproctus (Lamprocolletes) pacificus Michener, 1965

Zakardjian, Marie, Jourdan, Herve, Cochenille, Thomas, Mahe, Prisca & Geslin, Benoit, 2023, Checklist of the bees (Hymenoptera, Apoidea) of New Caledonia, Biodiversity Data Journal 11, pp. 105291-105291 : 105291

Leioproctus (Lamprocolletes) pacificus Michener, 1965

Feeds on

Araliaceae : Myodocarpus fraxinifolius (native); Celastraceae : Peripterygia marginata (native) ( Donovan et al. 2013).

Native status

Endemic

Distribution

Historical data in New Caledonia: Nepoui Valley, Jul 1940, one male ( Pauly and Munzinger 2003, Donovan et al. 2013). Dec 1979-Sep 2008, one male and one female, no location ( Donovan et al. 2013).

Notes

This species has been recorded in forested or maquis areas including in altitudes (up to 900 m). The recorded host plants and known localities are restricted to ultramafic substrates.