Stenotritus
| Stenotritus | |
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| Stenotritus pubescens | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Infraorder: | Aculeata |
| Superfamily: | Apoidea |
| Clade: | Anthophila |
| Family: | Stenotritidae |
| Genus: | Stenotritus Smith, 1853[1][2] |
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Stenotritus is the type genus of bees in the family Stenotritidae. Species are endemic to Australia and the genus was described in 1853 by English entomologist Frederick Smith.[1][2]
Species
As of 2025 the genus contained 12 valid species:[2]
- Stenotritus elegans Smith, 1853
- Stenotritus elegantior Cockerell, 1921
- Stenotritus ferricornis (Cockerell, 1916)
- Stenotritus greavesi (Rayment, 1930)
- Stenotritus murrayensis (Rayment, 1935)
- Stenotritus nigrescens (Friese, 1924)
- Stenotritus nitidus (Smith, 1879)
- Stenotritus pubescens (Smith, 1868)
- Stenotritus rufocollaris (Cockerell, 1921)
- Stenotritus splendidus (Rayment, 1930)
- Stenotritus taylori Houston, 2025
- Stenotritus victoriae (Cockerell, 1906)
References
- ^ a b Smith, F (1853). Catalogue of Hymenopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part I. Andrenidae and Apidae. London: British Museum. pp. 1–197 [119].
- ^ a b c "Genus Stenotritus Smith, 1853". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2025. Retrieved 2025-12-13.