Native Bees — Batavia Coast and Midwest WAAustrothurgus  Euhesma Exoneura Hylaeus (Macrohylaeus) alcyoneus Hylaeus mysterium puella Hylaeus sanguinipictus Leioproctus Megachile aurifrons Megachile semiluctuosa Megachile (Thaumatosoma) duboulaii Meroglossa rubricata Thyreus waroonensis Trichocolletes

The genus Trichocolletes, family Colletidae, is a group of endemic Australian bee with forty species currently recognised. Following species photographed in the Batavia Coast and Midwest Region of Western Australia.

Genus Trichocolletes, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
Genus Trichocolletes, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
Trichocolletes pulcherrimus
Trichocolletes pulcherrimus on Gastrolobiums sp © Gary Taylor
Trichocolletes pulcherrimus on Gastrolobiums sp, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
Trichocolletes pulcherrimus, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
Trichocolletes pulcherrimus, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
Trichocolletes rufibasis
Trichocolletes rufibasis, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
Trichocolletes rufibasis, Midwest WA © Gary Taylor
  • Scientific classification
  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Arthropoda
  • Subphylum: Hexapoda
  • Class: Insecta
  • Informal: Pterygotes
  • Order: Hymenoptera
  • Superfamily: Apoidea
  • Informal: Apiformes
  • Family: Colletidae
  • Subfamily: Neopasiphaeinae
  • Genus: Trichocolletes
  • Species:
    • Trichocolletes aeratus Batley & Houston, 2012
    • Trichocolletes albigenae Batley & Houston, 2012
    • Trichocolletes aureotinctus (Cockerell, 1906)
    • Trichocolletes avialis Batley & Houston, 2012
    • Trichocolletes brachytomus Batley & Houston, 2012
    • Trichocolletes brunilabrum Batley & Houston, 2012
    • Trichocolletes burnsi Michener, 1965
    • Trichocolletes capillosus Batley & Houston, 2012
    • Trichocolletes centralis Batley & Houston, 2012
    • Trichocolletes chrysostomus (Cockerell, 1929)
    • Trichocolletes dives (Cockerell, 1914)
    • Trichocolletes dowerinensis Rayment, 1931
    • Trichocolletes dundasensis Batley & Houston, 2012
    • Trichocolletes eremophilae Houston, 1990
    • Trichocolletes erythrurus (Cockerell, 1914)
    • Trichocolletes fuscus Batley & Houston, 2012
    • Trichocolletes gelasinus Batley & Houston, 2012
    • Trichocolletes grandis Batley & Houston, 2012
    • Trichocolletes hackeri (Cockerell, 1913)
    • Trichocolletes lacaris Batley & Houston, 2012
    • Trichocolletes latifrons (Cockerell, 1914)
    • Trichocolletes leucogenys Batley & Houston, 2012
    • Trichocolletes luteorufus Batley & Houston, 2012
    • Trichocolletes macrognathus Batley & Houston, 2012
    • Trichocolletes marginatus (Smith, 1879)
    • Trichocolletes maximus (Cockerell, 1929)
    • Trichocolletes micans Batley & Houston, 2012
    • Trichocolletes multipectinatus Houston, 1990
    • Trichocolletes nitens Batley & Houston, 2012
    • Trichocolletes orientalis Batley & Houston, 2012
    • Trichocolletes platyprosopis Batley & Houston, 2012
    • Trichocolletes pulcherrimus Michener, 1965
    • Trichocolletes rufibasis (Cockerell, 1929)
    • Trichocolletes sericeus (Smith, 1862)
    • Trichocolletes serotinus Batley & Houston, 2012
    • Trichocolletes simus Batley & Houston, 2012
    • Trichocolletes soror Batley & Houston, 2012
    • Trichocolletes tenuiculus Rayment, 1931
    • Trichocolletes tuberatus Batley & Houston, 2012
    • Trichocolletes venustus (Smith, 1862)

Footnote & References

  1. Trichocolletes pulcherrimus, Photographs and content © Gary Taylor
  2. Trichocolletes Cockerell, 1912, Atlas of Living Austalia, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/9451b79d-f382-4872-bf43-afd77143e46c
  3. Batley, Michael, and Terry F. Houston, 2012. Revision of the Australian bee genus Trichocolletes Cockerell (Hymenoptera: Colletidae: Paracolletini). Records of the Australian Museum 64(1): 1–50. [Published 23 May 2012]. Australian Museum Scientific Publications, https://media.australian.museum/media/Uploads/Journals/24792/1589_complete.pdf
  4. Revision of the Australian bee genus Trichocolletes Cockerell (Hymenoptera: Colletidae: Paracolletini), Australian Museum, https://journals.australian.museum/batley-2012-rec-aust-mus-641-150/

Native Bees — Batavia Coast and Midwest WAAustrothurgus  Euhesma Exoneura Hylaeus (Macrohylaeus) alcyoneus Hylaeus mysterium puella Hylaeus sanguinipictus Leioproctus Megachile aurifrons Megachile semiluctuosa Megachile (Thaumatosoma) duboulaii Meroglossa rubricata Thyreus waroonensis Trichocolletes

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