Trichocolletes sericeus

Trichocolletes sericeus
Female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Colletidae
Genus: Trichocolletes
Species:
T. sericeus
Binomial name
Trichocolletes sericeus
(Smith, 1862)[1][2]
Synonyms
  • Anthoglossa sericea Smith, 1862
  • Trichocolletes (Trichocolletes) marginatulus Michener, 1965

Trichocolletes sericeus is a species of bee in the family Colletidae and the subfamily Colletinae. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1862 by English entomologist Frederick Smith.[1][2]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in south-eastern Australia.[1][2]

Behaviour

The adults are flying mellivores. Flowering plants visited by the bees include Dillwynia floribunda, Podolobium ilicifolium, Daviesia alata, Daviesia acicularis and Leptospermum species.[2]

Male

References

  1. 1 2 3 Smith, F (1862). "Descriptions of new species of Australian Hymenoptera, and of a species of Formica from New Zealand". Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 3. 1: 53–62 [59].
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Species Trichocolletes sericeus (Smith, 1862)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. Retrieved 2026-05-23.
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