Trichocolletes

Trichocolletes
Trichocolletes sp.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Infraorder: Aculeata
Superfamily: Apoidea
Clade: Anthophila
Family: Colletidae
Genus: Trichocolletes
Cockerell, 1912

Trichocolletes is a genus of bees in the family Colletidae and the subfamily Colletinae. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1912 by British-American entomologist Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell, and extensively revised in 2012 by Australian entomologists Michael Batley and Terry Houston.

Species

As of 2026 the genus contained 40 valid species.

See: List of Trichocolletes species

Gastrolobium calycinum (York Road Poison) flowers with Trichocolletes bee
Trichocolletes bees visiting flowers, with one caught by a crab spider

References

  1. 1 2 Cockerell, TDA (1912). "New and little-known bees". The Entomologist. 45 (1): 175–178 [176].
  2. 1 2 "Genus Trichocolletes Cockerell, 1912". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. Retrieved 2026-05-22.
  3. ↑ Batley, M; Houston, TF (2012). "Revision of the Australian bee genus Trichocolletes Cockerell (Hymenoptera: Colletidae: Paracolletini)". Records of the Australian Museum. 64 (1): 1–50. doi:10.3853/j.0067-1975.64.2012.1589. Retrieved 2026-05-22.
  4. ↑ "Names List for Trichocolletes Cockerell, 1912". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. Retrieved 2026-05-22.