Ctenocolletes fulvescens is a species of bee in the family Stenotritidae. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1983 by Australian entomologist Terry Houston.[1][2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Stenotritidae |
| Genus: | Ctenocolletes |
| Species: | C. fulvescens |
| Binomial name | |
| Ctenocolletes fulvescens | |
Etymology
editThe specific epithet fulvescens (Latin: “becoming golden”) alludes to the bees’ metasomal pubescence.[1][2]
Description
editThe body length of females is 18 mm.[1]
Distribution and habitat
editThe species occurs in the central desert region of Western Australia, the range extending into the adjacent region of South Australia. The holotype was collected 20 miles north-east of Eucla. Flowering plants visited by the bees include Eucalyptus oleosa.[1][2]
Behaviour
editThe adults are flying mellivores.[2]
References
edit- 1 2 3 4 5 Houston, TF (1983). "A revision of the bee genus Ctenocolletes (Hymenoptera: Stenotritidae)". Records of the Western Australian Museum. 10: 269–306 [285]. Retrieved 2025-12-11.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Species Ctenocolletes fulvescens Houston, 1983". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2025. Retrieved 2025-12-11.
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