Chrysocolletes
| Chrysocolletes | |
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| Chrysocolletes sp., male | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Superfamily: | Apoidea |
| Clade: | Anthophila |
| Family: | Colletidae |
| Subfamily: | Colletinae |
| Genus: | Chrysocolletes Michener, 1965[1][2] |
Chrysocolletes is a genus of bees in the family Colletidae and the subfamily Colletinae. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1965 by American entomologist Charles Duncan Michener,[1][2] and revised in 1996 by Glynn Maynard.[3]
Species
[edit]As of 2026 the genus contained eight valid species:[4]
- Chrysocolletes aureus Leijs & Hogendoorn, 2021
- Chrysocolletes doreyi Leijs & Hogendoorn, 2021
- Chrysocolletes enigma Maynard, 1996
- Chrysocolletes houstoni Maynard, 1996
- Chrysocolletes loripes Leijs & Hogendoorn, 2021
- Chrysocolletes moretonianus (Cockerell, 1905)
- Chrysocolletes pilosus Maynard, 1996
- Chrysocolletes strangomeles Maynard, 1996
References
[edit]- 1 2 Michener, CD (1965). "A classification of the bees of the Australian and South Pacific regions". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 130: 1–362 [71].
- 1 2 "Genus Chrysocolletes Michener, 1965". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. Retrieved 2026-02-14.
- ↑ Maynard, G (1996). "Revision of Chrysocolletes Michener stat. nov. (Hymenoptera: Colletidae), and descriptions of four new species". Australian Journal of Entomology. 35 (1): 1–8. Retrieved 2026-05-18.
- ↑ "Names List for Chrysocolletes Michener, 1965". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. Retrieved 2026-02-14.
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