Species Trichocolletes soror Batley & Houston, 2012
- Trichocolletes soror 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] [39].
Type data:
Holotype WAM 14002 ♂, Western Australia. East Yuna Reserve 34 km WNW Mullewa, 13–16 Sep. 1984, T. F. Houston, on yellow and red pea flowers.
Generic Combinations
- Trichocolletes (Trichocolletes) soror Batley & Houston, 2012.
Distribution
Extra Distribution Information
Coastal Western Australia near Geraldton
IBRA
Geraldton Sandplains (GS)
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: mellivore, volant.
Extra Ecological Information
Collected on flowers of: Chorizema ericifolium, Comesperma scoparium, Dampiera sp., Jacksonia velutina, Mirbelia ramulosa, Mirbelia spinosa
Diagnosis
Eyes not hairy; metasoma partly or wholly orange or redbrown; metasomal bands gold. Male metasoma slender; T1,2 usually with large areas of orange-brown; posterior margin of S7 not sinuate (Fig. 76). Female robust; metasoma red-brown with broad tergal bands, occasionally indistinct; pygidial plate with deep emargination; clypeus uniformly convex.
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 |