Ctenocolletes nicholsoni

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Ctenocolletes nicholsoni
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Stenotritidae
Genus: Ctenocolletes
Species:
C. nicholsoni
Binomial name
Ctenocolletes nicholsoni
(Cockerell, 1929) [1] [2]
Synonyms
  • Stenotritus (Ctenocolletes) nicholsoniCockerell, 1929
  • Ctenocolletes notabilisMichener, 1965

Ctenocolletes nicholsoni is a species of bee in the family Stenotritidae. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1929 by American entomologist Theodore Cockerell. [1] [2]

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Description

The body length of males is 17–19 mm; that of females 18–20 mm. [3]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in southern Western Australia. The holotype was collected at Geraldton. Flowering plants visited by the bees include Acacia , Wehlia , Calytrix , Scholtzia , Ptilotus and Baeckea species. [3] [2]

Behaviour

The adults are solitary, flying mellivores that nest in burrows dug in soil; the larvae are sedentary. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 Cockerell, TDA (1929). "Descriptions and records of bees. CXV". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 10 (3): 354–360 [358].
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Species Ctenocolletes nicholsoni (Cockerell, 1929)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2025. Retrieved 2025-12-10.
  3. 1 2 Houston, TF (1983). "A Revision of the Bee Genus Ctenocolletes (Hymenoptera: Stenotritidae)". Records of the Western Australian Museum. 10 (3): 269–306 [287].


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