Glossurocolletes

Glossurocolletes
Glossurocolletes bilobatus, female
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Superfamily: Apoidea
Clade: Anthophila
Family: Colletidae
Subfamily: Colletinae
Genus: Glossurocolletes
Michener, 1965[1][2]

Glossurocolletes is a genus of bees in the family Colletidae and the subfamily Colletinae. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1965 by American entomologist Charles Duncan Michener.[1][2]

Species

As of 2026 the genus contained two valid species:[3]

  • Glossurocolletes bilobatus (Michener, 1965)
  • Glossurocolletes xenoceratus (Michener, 1965)

References

  1. ^ a b 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 [60].
  2. ^ a b "Genus Glossurocolletes Michener, 1965". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. Retrieved 2026-02-14.
  3. ^ "Names List for Glossurocolletes Michener, 1965". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. Retrieved 2026-02-14.