Colletes

Colletes
Colletes
Female C. hederae gathering pollen
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Suborder: Apocrita
Family: Colletidae
Subfamily: Colletinae
Genus: Colletes
Latreille, 1802 [1]

The genus Colletes (or plasterer bees) is a very large group of ground-nesting bees within the bee family Colletidae, with over 450 species worldwide, primarily in the Northern Hemisphere. These bees tend to be solitary, though sometimes nest close together in so-called aggregations. Species in the genus build cells in underground nests that are lined with a polyester secretion, earning them the nickname polyester bees.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Colletes". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=634074. 
  2. ^ John B. Pascarella, The Bees of Florida retrieved 13 September 2007

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