Ctenocolletes ordensis
| Ctenocolletes ordensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Stenotritidae |
| Genus: | Ctenocolletes |
| Species: | C. ordensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Ctenocolletes ordensis | |
Ctenocolletes ordensis is a species of bee in the family Stenotritidae. The species is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1965 by American entomologist Charles Duncan Michener.[1][2]
Description
The body length of males is 14–16 mm; that of females 17–18 mm.[3]
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in southern inland Western Australia. The associated habitat is mulga shrubland. Flowering plants visited by the bees include Acacia, Cassia, Grevillea and Scaevola species.[3][2]
Behaviour
The adults are solitary, flying mellivores that nest in burrows dug in soil; the larvae are sedentary.[2]
References
- ^ a b Michener, CD (1965). "A classification of the bees of the Australian and South Pacific regions". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 130: 1–362 [267].
- ^ a b c d "Species Ctenocolletes ordensis Michener, 1965". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2025. Retrieved 2025-12-10.
- ^ a b Houston, TF (1983). "A Revision of the Bee Genus Ctenocolletes (Hymenoptera: Stenotritidae)". Records of the Western Australian Museum. 10 (3): 269–306 [289].