Stenotritus

Stenotritus
Stenotritus pubescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Infraorder:	Aculeata
Superfamily:	Apoidea
Clade:	Anthophila
Family:	Stenotritidae
Genus:	Stenotritus Smith, 1853 [1] [2]
Synonyms
OestropsisSmith, 1868 GastropsisSmith, 1868 MelitribusRayment, 1930

Stenotritus is the type genus of bees in the family Stenotritidae. Species are endemic to Australia and the genus was described in 1853 by English entomologist Frederick Smith. ^{[1] [2]}

Species

As of 2025 the genus contained 12 valid species: ^[2]

• Stenotritus elegans Smith, 1853
• Stenotritus elegantior Cockerell, 1921
• Stenotritus ferricornis (Cockerell, 1916)
• Stenotritus greavesi (Rayment, 1930)
• Stenotritus murrayensis (Rayment, 1935)
• Stenotritus nigrescens (Friese, 1924)
• Stenotritus nitidus (Smith, 1879)
• Stenotritus pubescens (Smith, 1868)
• Stenotritus rufocollaris (Cockerell, 1921)
• Stenotritus splendidus (Rayment, 1930)
• Stenotritus taylori Houston, 2025
• Stenotritus victoriae (Cockerell, 1906)

References

1. Smith, F (1853). Catalogue of Hymenopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part I. Andrenidae and Apidae. London: British Museum. pp. 1–197 [119].
2. "Genus Stenotritus Smith, 1853". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2025. Retrieved 2025-12-13.