Stenotritus rufocollaris

Stenotritus rufocollaris
Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Stenotritidae
Genus: Stenotritus
Species:
S. rufocollaris
Binomial name
Stenotritus rufocollaris
Synonyms
  • Gastropsis victoriae rufocollaris Cockerell, 1921

Stenotritus rufocollaris is a species of bee in the family Stenotritidae. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1921 by American entomologist Theodore Cockerell.[1][2]

Description

The body length of a male syntype is 14 mm.[1]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in Victoria. The type locality is in the Mallee region in the north-west of the state.[1][2]

Behaviour

The adults are flying mellivores.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Cockerell, TDA (1921). "Australian bees in the Queensland Museum". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. 7: 81–98 [91]. Retrieved 2025-12-15.
  2. ^ a b c d "Species Stenotritus rufocollaris (Cockerell, 1921)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2025. Retrieved 2025-12-15.