Ctenocolletes smaragdinus

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Ctenocolletes smaragdinus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Stenotritidae
Genus: Ctenocolletes
Species:
C. smaragdinus
Binomial name
Ctenocolletes smaragdinus
(Smith, 1868) [1] [2]
Synonyms
  • Stenotritus smaragdinusSmith, 1868
  • Melitribus glauertiRayment, 1930
  • Stenotritus speciosusRayment, 1935

Ctenocolletes smaragdinus is a species of bee in the family Stenotritidae. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1868 by English entomologist Frederick Smith. [1] [2]

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Description

The body length of males is 14–16 mm; that of females 17–19 mm. It is distinguished from its congeners by its brilliant metallic green integument and sparse pubescence. [3]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in south-western Western Australia. The holotype was collected at Champion Bay. Flowering plants visited by the bees include Leptospermum , Melaleuca , Grevillea , Verticordia 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 Smith, F (1868). "Descriptions of aculeate Hymenoptera from Australia". Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 1868: 231–258 [254].
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Species Ctenocolletes smaragdinus (Smith, 1868)". 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 [296].


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