Colletes titusensis

Colletes titusensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Colletidae
Genus: Colletes
Species:
C. titusensis
Binomial name
Colletes titusensis
Mitchell, 1951

Colletes titusensis is a species of hymenopteran in the family Colletidae.[1]

It is a rare species of bee, with specimens only collected near Titusville, Florida. It was first described in 1951. A specimen was collected at Canaveral National Seashore (near Cape Canaveral).[2] The National Park Service reports it is a southeastern endemic polyester bee.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Colletes titusensis". iNaturalist. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
  2. ^ "Colletes titusensis, M, Back, Brevard co., Honda, U.S | U.S. Geological Survey". 17 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Pollinators in peril? A multipark approach to evaluating bee communities in habitats vulnerable to effects from climate change (U.S. National Park Service)".