Chrysocolletes

Chrysocolletes
Chrysocolletes sp., male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Superfamily: Apoidea
Clade: Anthophila
Family: Colletidae
Subfamily: Colletinae
Genus: Chrysocolletes
Michener, 1965

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, and revised in 1996 by Glynn Maynard.

Species

As of 2026 the genus contained eight valid species:

References

  1. 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].
  2. 1 2 "Genus Chrysocolletes Michener, 1965". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. Retrieved 2026-02-14.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ "Names List for Chrysocolletes Michener, 1965". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. Retrieved 2026-02-14.