Stenotritus ferricornis

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Stenotritus ferricornis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Stenotritidae
Genus: Stenotritus
Species:
S. ferricornis
Binomial name
Stenotritus ferricornis
(Cockerell, 1916) [1] [2]
Synonyms
  • Paracolletes ferricornis Cockerell, 1916

Stenotritus ferricornis is a species of bee in the family Stenotritidae. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1916 by American entomologist Theodore Cockerell. [1] [2]

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Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in the Northern Territory, where it is known only from the type locality of Hermannsburg. [1] [2]

Behaviour

The adults are flying mellivores. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Cockerell, TDA (1916). "Descriptions and records of bees. LXXIII". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 8 (18): 43–53 [52].
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Species Stenotritus ferricornis (Cockerell, 1916)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2025. Retrieved 2025-12-14.


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