Trichocolletes maximus

Trichocolletes maximus
Female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Colletidae
Genus: Trichocolletes
Species:
T. maximus
Binomial name
Trichocolletes maximus
Synonyms
  • Paracolletes maximus Cockerell, 1929

Trichocolletes maximus is a species of bee in the family Colletidae and the subfamily Colletinae. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1929 by British-American entomologist Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell.[1][2]

Description

The body length is 13–14 mm. The eyes are hairy. Colouration is mainly black, with silver-white metasomal bands, and with reddish-brown hair.[1][2]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in inland eastern Australia from southern Queensland southwards through New South Wales to northern Victoria.[1][2]

Behaviour

The adults are flying mellivores. Flowering plants visited by the bees include Swainsona procumbens.[2]

Male

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Cockerell, TDA (1929). "Bees from the Australian region". American Museum Novitates. 346: 1–18 [9].
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Species Trichocolletes maximus (Cockerell, 1929)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. Retrieved 2026-06-04.
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