Ctenocolletes albomarginatus
| Ctenocolletes albomarginatus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Stenotritidae |
| Genus: | Ctenocolletes |
| Species: | C. albomarginatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Ctenocolletes albomarginatus | |
Ctenocolletes albomarginatus is a species of bee in the family Stenotritidae. The species is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1965 by American entomologist Charles Duncan Michener.[1][2]
Description
The body length of males is 14–16 mm; that of females 18–19 mm.[3]
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in southern Western Australia. The holotype was collected six miles north of Watheroo in the Wheatbelt region.[1][2]
Behaviour
The adults are solitary, flying mellivores; the larvae are sedentary.[2]
References
- ^ a b c Michener, CD (1965). "A classification of the bees of the Australian and South Pacific regions". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 130: 1–362 [266].
- ^ a b c d "Species Ctenocolletes albomarginatus Michener, 1965". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2025. Retrieved 2025-12-10.
- ^ Houston, TF (1983). "A Revision of the Bee Genus Ctenocolletes (Hymenoptera: Stenotritidae)". Records of the Western Australian Museum. 10 (3): 269–306 [275].