Ctenocolletes nicholsoni
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Stenotritidae |
| Genus: | Ctenocolletes |
| Species: | C. nicholsoni
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Ctenocolletes nicholsoni is a species of bee in the family Stenotritidae. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1929 by American entomologist Theodore Cockerell.[1][2]
Description
The body length of males is 17–19 mm; that of females 18–20 mm.[3]
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in southern Western Australia. The holotype was collected at Geraldton. Flowering plants visited by the bees include Acacia, Wehlia, Calytrix, Scholtzia, Ptilotus and Baeckea species.[3][2]
Behaviour
The adults are solitary, flying mellivores that nest in burrows dug in soil; the larvae are sedentary.[2]
References
- ^ a b Cockerell, TDA (1929). "Descriptions and records of bees. CXV". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 10 (3): 354–360 [358].
- ^ a b c d "Species Ctenocolletes nicholsoni (Cockerell, 1929)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2025. Retrieved 2025-12-10.
- ^ a b Houston, TF (1983). "A Revision of the Bee Genus Ctenocolletes (Hymenoptera: Stenotritidae)". Records of the Western Australian Museum. 10 (3): 269–306 [287].