Paracolletes subfuscus
| Paracolletes subfuscus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Colletidae |
| Genus: | Paracolletes |
| Species: | P. subfuscus |
| Binomial name | |
| Paracolletes subfuscus | |
Paracolletes subfuscus, or Paracolletes (Paracolletes) subfuscus, is a species of bee in the family Colletidae and the subfamily Colletinae. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1906 by British-American entomologist Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell.[1][2]
Description
Body length of the male holotype is 13 mm. Colouration is mainly black with grey to greyish-brown hair.[1]
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in South Australia. The type locality is Adelaide.[1][2]
Behaviour
The adults are flying mellivores.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Cockerell, TDA (1906). "Descriptions and records of bees. VII". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 7. 17: 23–29 [26]. Retrieved 2026-05-21.
- 1 2 3 4 "Species Paracolletes (Paracolletes) subfuscus Cockerell, 1906". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. Retrieved 2026-05-21.