Stenotritus elegantior

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Stenotritus elegantior
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Stenotritidae
Genus: Stenotritus
Species:
S. elegantior
Binomial name
Stenotritus elegantior
Cockerell, 1921 [1] [2]

Stenotritus elegantior is a species of bee in the family Stenotritidae. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1921 by American entomologist Theodore Cockerell. [1] [2]

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Description

The body length of the female holotype is 16 mm. [1]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in Queensland. It is known only from the female holotype, with the type locality thought to be in the Mackay Region. [1] [2]

Behaviour

The adults are flying mellivores. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Cockerell, TDA (1921). "Australian bees in the Queensland Museum". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. 7: 81–98 [91]. Retrieved 2025-12-14.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Species Stenotritus elegantior Cockerell, 1921". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2025. Retrieved 2025-12-14.


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