Amphylaeus

Amphylaeus is a genus of plasterer bee in the Colletidae family and Hylaeinae subfamily. The genus is endemic to Australia.

==Description== Amphylaeus bees are slender, less than 10 mm long, and black with pale, mask-like facial markings. Some have a yellow spot on the thorax. They nest in pithy stems or preexisting holes in wood. Their brood cells are woven from a cellophane-like secretion.