Trichocolletes
| Trichocolletes | |
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| Trichocolletes sp. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Infraorder: | Aculeata |
| Superfamily: | Apoidea |
| Clade: | Anthophila |
| Family: | Colletidae |
| Genus: | Trichocolletes Cockerell, 1912[1][2] |
Trichocolletes is a genus of bees in the family Colletidae and the subfamily Colletinae. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1912 by British-American entomologist Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell,[1][2] and extensively revised in 2012 by Australian entomologists Michael Batley and Terry Houston.[3]
Species
As of 2026 the genus contained 40 valid species.[4]
See: List of Trichocolletes species
References
- 1 2 Cockerell, TDA (1912). "New and little-known bees". The Entomologist. 45 (1): 175–178 [176].
- 1 2 "Genus Trichocolletes Cockerell, 1912". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. Retrieved 2026-05-22.
- ↑ Batley, M; Houston, TF (2012). "Revision of the Australian bee genus Trichocolletes Cockerell (Hymenoptera: Colletidae: Paracolletini)". Records of the Australian Museum. 64 (1): 1–50. doi:10.3853/j.0067-1975.64.2012.1589. Retrieved 2026-05-22.
- ↑ "Names List for Trichocolletes Cockerell, 1912". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. Retrieved 2026-05-22.