Trichocolletes hackeri
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Colletidae |
| Genus: | Trichocolletes |
| Species: | T. hackeri |
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Trichocolletes hackeri is a species of bee in the family Colletidae and the subfamily Colletinae. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1913 by British-American entomologist Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell.[1][2]
Description
The eyes are not hairy. The metasoma is dull black with bright, metallic gold bands.[2]
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in rainforested habitats in south-eastern Queensland. The type locality is Tamborine Mountain. It has also been recorded from the Bunya Mountains.[1][2]
Behaviour
The adults are flying mellivores. Flowering plants visited by the bees include Syzygium smithii and Parsonsia velutina, as well as Eucalyptus, Solanum and Verticordia species.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 Cockerell, TDA (1913). "Descriptions and records of bees. LIV". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 8. 12: 368–376 [373].
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Species Trichocolletes hackeri (Cockerell, 1913)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. Retrieved 2026-05-25.