Species Trichocolletes centralis Batley & Houston, 2012
- Trichocolletes (Trichocolletes) centralis Batley, M. & Houston, T.F. 2012. Revision of the Australian bee genus Trichocolletes Cockerell (Hymenoptera: Colletidae: Paracolletini). Records of the Australian Museum 64(1): 1-50 [Date published 23 May 2012] [14].
Type data:
Holotype WAM 13563 ♂, Western Australia. 30 km W Sandstone, 7 Sep. 1981, T. F. Houston, on flowers of Daviesia grahami [27.59S, 119.18E].
Generic Combinations
- Trichocolletes centralis Batley & Houston, 2012.
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Central, arid areas of Australia
IBRA
NT, Qld, SA, WA: Carnarvon (CAR), Channel Country (CHC), Gascoyne (GAS), Little Sandy Desert (LSD), Murchison (MUR), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD)
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: mellivore, volant.
Extra Ecological Information
Collected on flowers of Crotolaria eremaea, Kennedia prorepens, Swainsona, Crotalaria, Goodenia, Helipterum, Thryptomene maisonneuvei, Gompholobium polyzygum, Dicrastylis brunnea, Baeckea stowardii, Ptilotus obovatus and Mirbelia ramulosa
Diagnosis
Length 11–13 mm; eyes not hairy; malar space short; metasoma sericeous with broad bands. Male metasoma slender; legs slender; tibiae, tarsi and antenna ventrally orange-brown. Female pubescence of scutum short, dense; only hind tarsal claw with small inner ramus.
General References
Batley, M. & Houston, T.F. 2012. Revision of the Australian bee genus Trichocolletes Cockerell (Hymenoptera: Colletidae: Paracolletini). Records of the Australian Museum 64(1): 1-50 [Date published 23 May 2012]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07-Sep-2012 | 07-Sep-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 23-Aug-2012 | ADDED |