Ctenocolletes

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Ctenocolletes
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Ctenocolletes smaragdinus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Superfamily: Apoidea
Clade: Anthophila
Family: Stenotritidae
Genus: Ctenocolletes
Cockerell, 1929 [1] [2]

Ctenocolletes is a genus of bees in the family Stenotritidae. Species are endemic to Australia and the genus was described in 1929 by American entomologist Theodore Cockerell. [1] [2]

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Species

As of 2025 the genus contained 10 valid species: [2]

References

  1. 1 2 Cockerell, TDA (1929). "Descriptions and records of bees. CXV". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 10 (3): 354–360.
  2. 1 2 3 "Genus Ctenocolletes Cockerell, 1929". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2025. Retrieved 2025-12-10.