Biology:Chrysocolletes

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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

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

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  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. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/j.1440-6055.1996.tb01355.x. Retrieved 2026-05-18. 
  4. "Names List for Chrysocolletes Michener, 1965". Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Chrysocolletes/names. 

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