Species Trichocolletes dives (Cockerell, 1914)
- Anthoglossa dives Cockerell, T.D.A. 1914. Descriptions and records of bees. LXI. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 8 14: 39-49 [Date published 31/12/1914] [39].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH Hym.17.a.393 ♀, Yallingup, WA.
Generic Combinations
- Trichocolletes (Trichocolletes) dives (Cockerell, 1914).
- Trichocolletes dives (Cockerell, 1914).
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Southern coastal Western Australia.
Known only from type locality.
IBRA
WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Esperance Plains (ESP), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), Mallee (MAL), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: mellivore, volant.
Extra Ecological Information
Collected on flowers of Daviesia divaricata, Daviesia physodes, Daviesia trifolia, Jacksonia hakeoides
Diagnosis
Length c. 14 mm; eyes not hairy; metasomal bands wide, bright gold; clypeus wholly (male) or partly (female) yellowbrown and sparsely punctate. Male flagellum very long with apical segment expanded and flattened.
Variation
Males from the Yanchep-Busselton area at the southern end of the known range exhibit generally denser pubescence and a curved, ventrally expanded first flagellomere.
Diagnosis 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]
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]
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