Ctenocolletes albomarginatus

Ctenocolletes albomarginatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Stenotritidae
Genus:	Ctenocolletes
Species:	C. albomarginatus
Binomial name
Ctenocolletes albomarginatus Michener, 1965 [1] [2]

Ctenocolletes albomarginatus is a species of bee in the family Stenotritidae. The species is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1965 by American entomologist Charles Duncan Michener. ^{[1] [2]}

Description

The body length of males is 14–16 mm; that of females 18–19 mm. ^[3]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in southern Western Australia. The holotype was collected six miles north of Watheroo in the Wheatbelt region. ^{[1] [2]}

Behaviour

The adults are solitary, flying mellivores; the larvae are sedentary. ^[2]

References

1. Michener, CD (1965). "A classification of the bees of the Australian and South Pacific regions". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 130: 1–362 [266].
2. "Species Ctenocolletes albomarginatus Michener, 1965". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2025. Retrieved 2025-12-10.
3. Houston, TF (1983). "A Revision of the Bee Genus Ctenocolletes (Hymenoptera: Stenotritidae)". Records of the Western Australian Museum. 10 (3): 269–306 [275].