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The genus ''Colletes'' (plasterer bees) is a large group of ground-nesting
bees of the family
Colletidae
The Colletidae are a family of bees, and are often referred to collectively as plasterer bees or polyester bees, due to the method of smoothing the walls of their nest cells with secretions applied with their mouthparts; these secretions dry into ...
. They occur primarily in the
Northern Hemisphere. They tend to be solitary, but sometimes nest close together in aggregations. Species in the genus build cells in underground nests that are lined with a
cellophane
Cellophane is a thin, transparent sheet made of regenerated cellulose. Its low permeability to air, oils, greases, bacteria, and liquid water makes it useful for food packaging. Cellophane is highly permeable to water vapour, but may be coated ...
-like
plastic
Plastics are a wide range of synthetic or semi-synthetic materials that use polymers as a main ingredient. Their plasticity makes it possible for plastics to be moulded, extruded or pressed into solid objects of various shapes. This adaptab ...
secretion, a true
polyester,
[Hefetz, A., et al. (1979)]
Natural polyesters: Dufour's gland macrocyclic lactones form brood cell laminesters in ''Colletes'' bees.
''Science'' 204(4391), 415-17. earning them the nickname polyester bees.
[Eveleth, R. and D. Chachra]
Can Bees Make Tupperware?
''Scientific American'' December 19, 2011.
there were about 469 described species, and an estimated total around 700.
[Proshchalykin, M. Y. and M. Kuhlmann. (2012)]
The bees of the genus ''Colletes'' Latreille 1802 of the Ukraine, with a key to species (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Colletidae).
''Zootaxa'' 3488 1-40. They occur throughout the world except in
Antarctica
Antarctica () is Earth's southernmost and least-populated continent. Situated almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle and surrounded by the Southern Ocean, it contains the geographic South Pole. Antarctica is the fifth-largest cont ...
,
Australia,
Madagascar
Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa ...
, and
Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia, also spelled South East Asia and South-East Asia, and also known as Southeastern Asia, South-eastern Asia or SEA, is the geographical south-eastern region of Asia, consisting of the regions that are situated south of mainlan ...
.
[ There are about 60 species in Europe][ and about 100 in North America north of ]Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...
.[Deyrup, M. A. and L. D. Deyrup. (2011)]
''Colletes francesae'', a new species of colletid bee (Hymenoptera: Colletidae) associated with ''Sideroxylon tenax'' (Sapotaceae) in Florida scrub habitat.
''Florida Entomologist'' 94(4) 897-901.
Species
* ''Colletes abeillei
The genus ''Colletes'' (plasterer bees) is a large group of ground-nesting bees of the family Colletidae. They occur primarily in the Northern Hemisphere. They tend to be solitary, but sometimes nest close together in aggregations. Species i ...
''
* ''Colletes aberrans
''Colletes aberrans'' is a species of hymenopteran in the family Colletidae
The Colletidae are a family of bees, and are often referred to collectively as plasterer bees or polyester bees, due to the method of smoothing the walls of their nest ...
''
* '' Colletes abessinicus''
* ''Colletes abnormis
The genus ''Colletes'' (plasterer bees) is a large group of ground-nesting bees of the family Colletidae. They occur primarily in the Northern Hemisphere. They tend to be solitary, but sometimes nest close together in aggregations. Species i ...
''
* ''Colletes acutiformis
The genus ''Colletes'' (plasterer bees) is a large group of ground-nesting bees of the family Colletidae. They occur primarily in the Northern Hemisphere. They tend to be solitary, but sometimes nest close together in aggregations. Species i ...
''
* ''Colletes acutus
The genus ''Colletes'' (plasterer bees) is a large group of ground-nesting bees of the family Colletidae. They occur primarily in the Northern Hemisphere. They tend to be solitary, but sometimes nest close together in aggregations. Species i ...
''
* ''Colletes aestivalis
The genus ''Colletes'' (plasterer bees) is a large group of ground-nesting bees of the family Colletidae. They occur primarily in the Northern Hemisphere. They tend to be solitary, but sometimes nest close together in aggregations. Species i ...
''
* ''Colletes aethiops
The genus ''Colletes'' (plasterer bees) is a large group of ground-nesting bees of the family Colletidae. They occur primarily in the Northern Hemisphere. They tend to be solitary, but sometimes nest close together in aggregations. Species ...
''
* ''Colletes albescens
The genus ''Colletes'' (plasterer bees) is a large group of ground-nesting bees of the family Colletidae. They occur primarily in the Northern Hemisphere. They tend to be solitary, but sometimes nest close together in aggregations. Species ...
''
* ''Colletes albicinctus
The genus ''Colletes'' (plasterer bees) is a large group of ground-nesting bees of the family Colletidae. They occur primarily in the Northern Hemisphere. They tend to be solitary, but sometimes nest close together in aggregations. Species i ...
''
* ''Colletes albohirtus
The genus ''Colletes'' (plasterer bees) is a large group of ground-nesting bees of the family Colletidae. They occur primarily in the Northern Hemisphere. They tend to be solitary, but sometimes nest close together in aggregations. Species ...
''
* ''Colletes albomaculatus
The genus ''Colletes'' (plasterer bees) is a large group of ground-nesting bees of the family Colletidae. They occur primarily in the Northern Hemisphere. They tend to be solitary, but sometimes nest close together in aggregations. Species ...
''
* ''Colletes alfkeni
The genus ''Colletes'' (plasterer bees) is a large group of ground-nesting bees of the family Colletidae. They occur primarily in the Northern Hemisphere. They tend to be solitary, but sometimes nest close together in aggregations. Species ...
''
* ''Colletes alfredjohni
The genus ''Colletes'' (plasterer bees) is a large group of ground-nesting bees of the family Colletidae. They occur primarily in the Northern Hemisphere. They tend to be solitary, but sometimes nest close together in aggregations. Species i ...
''
* '' Colletes algarobiae''
* ''Colletes alicularis
The genus ''Colletes'' (plasterer bees) is a large group of ground-nesting bees of the family Colletidae. They occur primarily in the Northern Hemisphere. They tend to be solitary, but sometimes nest close together in aggregations. Species i ...
''
* ''Colletes alini
The genus ''Colletes'' (plasterer bees) is a large group of ground-nesting bees of the family Colletidae. They occur primarily in the Northern Hemisphere. They tend to be solitary, but sometimes nest close together in aggregations. Species i ...
''
* '' Colletes alocochila''
* '' Colletes americanus''
* '' Colletes anceps''
* '' Colletes anchusae''
* '' Colletes andrewsi''
* ''Colletes angelicus
The genus ''Colletes'' (plasterer bees) is a large group of ground-nesting bees of the family Colletidae. They occur primarily in the Northern Hemisphere. They tend to be solitary, but sometimes nest close together in aggregations. Species i ...
''
* '' Colletes ankarae''
* '' Colletes annae''
* ''Colletes annapurnensis
The genus ''Colletes'' (plasterer bees) is a large group of ground-nesting bees of the family Colletidae. They occur primarily in the Northern Hemisphere. They tend to be solitary, but sometimes nest close together in aggregations. Species i ...
''
* ''Colletes annejohnae
The genus ''Colletes'' (plasterer bees) is a large group of ground-nesting bees of the family Colletidae. They occur primarily in the Northern Hemisphere. They tend to be solitary, but sometimes nest close together in aggregations. Species i ...
''
* '' Colletes annulicornis''
* '' Colletes antecessus''
* '' Colletes antiguensis''
* ''Colletes arabicus
The genus ''Colletes'' (plasterer bees) is a large group of ground-nesting bees of the family Colletidae. They occur primarily in the Northern Hemisphere. They tend to be solitary, but sometimes nest close together in aggregations. Species i ...
''
* ''Colletes araucariae
The genus ''Colletes'' (plasterer bees) is a large group of ground-nesting bee
Bees are winged insects closely related to wasps and ants, known for their roles in pollination and, in the case of the best-known bee species, the weste ...
''
* ''Colletes arenarius
The genus ''Colletes'' (plasterer bees) is a large group of ground-nesting bees of the family Colletidae. They occur primarily in the Northern Hemisphere. They tend to be solitary, but sometimes nest close together in aggregations. Species ...
''
* ''Colletes aridus
The genus ''Colletes'' (plasterer bees) is a large group of ground-nesting bees of the family Colletidae. They occur primarily in the Northern Hemisphere. They tend to be solitary, but sometimes nest close together in aggregations. Species i ...
''
* ''Colletes arizonensis
The genus ''Colletes'' (plasterer bees) is a large group of ground-nesting bees of the family Colletidae. They occur primarily in the Northern Hemisphere. They tend to be solitary, but sometimes nest close together in aggregations. Species i ...
''
* '' Colletes armeniacus''
* ''Colletes arsenjevi
The genus ''Colletes'' (plasterer bees) is a large group of ground-nesting bees of the family Colletidae. They occur primarily in the Northern Hemisphere. They tend to be solitary, but sometimes nest close together in aggregations. Species ...
''
* '' Colletes arztbergi''
* '' Colletes asiaticus''
* '' Colletes askhabadensis''
* '' Colletes atacamensis''
* ''Colletes atlassus
The genus ''Colletes'' (plasterer bees) is a large group of ground-nesting bees of the family Colletidae. They occur primarily in the Northern Hemisphere. They tend to be solitary, but sometimes nest close together in aggregations. Species i ...
''
* '' Colletes atripes''
* '' Colletes aureocinctus''
* '' Colletes azteka''
* '' Colletes azureus''
* '' Colletes babai''
* ''Colletes banksi
The genus ''Colletes'' (plasterer bees) is a large group of ground-nesting bees of the family Colletidae. They occur primarily in the Northern Hemisphere. They tend to be solitary, but sometimes nest close together in aggregations. Species i ...
''
* '' Colletes beamerorum''
* ''Colletes bernadettae
The genus ''Colletes'' (plasterer bees) is a large group of ground-nesting bees of the family Colletidae. They occur primarily in the Northern Hemisphere. They tend to be solitary, but sometimes nest close together in aggregations. Species i ...
''
* ''Colletes bhutanicus
The genus ''Colletes'' (plasterer bees) is a large group of ground-nesting bees of the family Colletidae. They occur primarily in the Northern Hemisphere. They tend to be solitary, but sometimes nest close together in aggregations. Species i ...
''
* ''Colletes bicolor
The genus ''Colletes'' (plasterer bees) is a large group of ground-nesting bees of the family Colletidae. They occur primarily in the Northern Hemisphere. They tend to be solitary, but sometimes nest close together in aggregations. Species i ...
''
* '' Colletes bidentulus''
* ''Colletes birkmanni
The genus ''Colletes'' (plasterer bees) is a large group of ground-nesting bees of the family Colletidae. They occur primarily in the Northern Hemisphere. They tend to be solitary, but sometimes nest close together in aggregations. Species i ...
''
* '' Colletes bischoffi''
* '' Colletes biskrensis''
* '' Colletes bokkeveldi''
* '' Colletes bombiformis''
* '' Colletes bradleyi''
* '' Colletes brethesi''
* '' Colletes brevicornis''
* '' Colletes brevigena''
* '' Colletes brevinodis''
* '' Colletes brimleyi''
* '' Colletes brumalis''
* ''Colletes bruneri
The genus ''Colletes'' (plasterer bees) is a large group of ground-nesting bees of the family Colletidae. They occur primarily in the Northern Hemisphere. They tend to be solitary, but sometimes nest close together in aggregations. Species i ...
''
* '' Colletes brunneitarsis''
* ''Colletes bryanti
''Colletes bryanti'' is a species of hymenopteran in the family Colletidae
The Colletidae are a family of bees, and are often referred to collectively as plasterer bees or polyester bees, due to the method of smoothing the walls of their nest ...
''
* '' Colletes bulbotibialis''
* '' Colletes bumeliae''
* '' Colletes bytinskii''
* '' Colletes californicus''
* '' Colletes canescens''
* ''Colletes capensis
The genus ''Colletes'' (plasterer bees) is a large group of ground-nesting bees of the family Colletidae. They occur primarily in the Northern Hemisphere. They tend to be solitary, but sometimes nest close together in aggregations. Species i ...
''
* ''Colletes capitatus
The genus ''Colletes'' (plasterer bees) is a large group of ground-nesting bees of the family Colletidae. They occur primarily in the Northern Hemisphere. They tend to be solitary, but sometimes nest close together in aggregations. Species i ...
''
* ''Colletes cardiurus
The genus ''Colletes'' (plasterer bees) is a large group of ground-nesting bees of the family Colletidae. They occur primarily in the Northern Hemisphere. They tend to be solitary, but sometimes nest close together in aggregations. Species i ...
''
* '' Colletes carinatus''
* ''Colletes cariniger
The genus ''Colletes'' (plasterer bees) is a large group of ground-nesting bees of the family Colletidae. They occur primarily in the Northern Hemisphere. They tend to be solitary, but sometimes nest close together in aggregations. Species i ...
''
* '' Colletes caskanus''
* '' Colletes caspicus''
* '' Colletes cercidii''
* '' Colletes chalybaeus''
* '' Colletes chamaesarachae''
* ''Colletes chengtehensis
The genus ''Colletes'' (plasterer bees) is a large group of ground-nesting bees of the family Colletidae. They occur primarily in the Northern Hemisphere. They tend to be solitary, but sometimes nest close together in aggregations. Species i ...
''
* ''Colletes ciliatoides
The genus ''Colletes'' (plasterer bees) is a large group of ground-nesting bees of the family Colletidae. They occur primarily in the Northern Hemisphere. They tend to be solitary, but sometimes nest close together in aggregations. Species i ...
''
* ''Colletes ciliatus
The genus ''Colletes'' (plasterer bees) is a large group of ground-nesting bees of the family Colletidae. They occur primarily in the Northern Hemisphere. They tend to be solitary, but sometimes nest close together in aggregations. Species i ...
''
* '' Colletes cinctellus''
* '' Colletes cinerascens''
* '' Colletes claripes''
* ''Colletes clarus
The genus ''Colletes'' (plasterer bees) is a large group of ground-nesting bees of the family Colletidae. They occur primarily in the Northern Hemisphere. They tend to be solitary, but sometimes nest close together in aggregations. Species i ...
''
* ''Colletes clematidis
The genus ''Colletes'' (plasterer bees) is a large group of ground-nesting bees of the family Colletidae. They occur primarily in the Northern Hemisphere. They tend to be solitary, but sometimes nest close together in aggregations. Species i ...
''
* '' Colletes clypearis''
* '' Colletes clypeatus''
* '' Colletes clypeonitens''
* ''Colletes cognatus
The genus ''Colletes'' (plasterer bees) is a large group of ground-nesting bees of the family Colletidae. They occur primarily in the Northern Hemisphere. They tend to be solitary, but sometimes nest close together in aggregations. Species i ...
''
* ''Colletes collaris
The genus ''Colletes'' (plasterer bees) is a large group of ground-nesting bees of the family Colletidae. They occur primarily in the Northern Hemisphere. They tend to be solitary, but sometimes nest close together in aggregations. Species i ...
''
* '' Colletes comatus''
* '' Colletes comberi''
* ''Colletes compactus
''Colletes compactus'' is a species of ground-nesting bee in the genus ''Colletes
The genus ''Colletes'' (plasterer bees) is a large group of ground-nesting bees of the family Colletidae. They occur primarily in the Northern Hemisphere. T ...
''
* ''Colletes conradti
The genus ''Colletes'' (plasterer bees) is a large group of ground-nesting bees of the family Colletidae. They occur primarily in the Northern Hemisphere. They tend to be solitary, but sometimes nest close together in aggregations. Species i ...
''
* '' Colletes consors''
* '' Colletes constrictus''
* '' Colletes coriandri''
* ''Colletes costaricensis
The genus ''Colletes'' (plasterer bees) is a large group of ground-nesting bees of the family Colletidae. They occur primarily in the Northern Hemisphere. They tend to be solitary, but sometimes nest close together in aggregations. Species ...
''
* '' Colletes covilleae''
* '' Colletes cretaceus''
* ''Colletes creticus
The genus ''Colletes'' (plasterer bees) is a large group of ground-nesting bees of the family Colletidae. They occur primarily in the Northern Hemisphere. They tend to be solitary, but sometimes nest close together in aggregations. Species ...
''
* ''Colletes cunicularius
''Colletes cunicularius'', the vernal colletes or spring mining bee, is a species of solitary bee from the family Colletidae which is widespread in the Palearctic from Britain to the Pacific Ocean which nests in areas of open, sandy soil.
Descri ...
''
* ''Colletes cyanescens
The genus ''Colletes'' (plasterer bees) is a large group of ground-nesting bees of the family Colletidae. They occur primarily in the Northern Hemisphere. They tend to be solitary, but sometimes nest close together in aggregations. Species i ...
''
* '' Colletes cyaneus''
* '' Colletes cyanonitidus''
* ''Colletes cyprius
The genus ''Colletes'' (plasterer bees) is a large group of ground-nesting bees of the family Colletidae. They occur primarily in the Northern Hemisphere. They tend to be solitary, but sometimes nest close together in aggregations. Species i ...
''
* ''Colletes daleae
The genus ''Colletes'' (plasterer bees) is a large group of ground-nesting bees of the family Colletidae. They occur primarily in the Northern Hemisphere. They tend to be solitary, but sometimes nest close together in aggregations. Species i ...
''
* '' Colletes daourus''
* ''Colletes daviesanus
''Colletes daviesanus '' is a Palearctic species of plasterer bee.Edward Saunders Edward Saunders may refer to:
*Edward W. Saunders (1860–1921), Virginian politician
*Edward Saunders (judge) (died 1576), British judge
*Edward Saunders (entom ...
''
* '' Colletes delicatus''
* '' Colletes delodontus''
* '' Colletes dentiventris''
* '' Colletes denudatus''
* '' Colletes deserticola''
* ''Colletes desertorum
The genus ''Colletes'' (plasterer bees) is a large group of ground-nesting bees of the family Colletidae. They occur primarily in the Northern Hemisphere. They tend to be solitary, but sometimes nest close together in aggregations. Species i ...
''
* '' Colletes dilatatus''
* '' Colletes dimidiatus''
* '' Colletes dinizi''
* '' Colletes diodontus''
* ''Colletes distinctus
The genus ''Colletes'' (plasterer bees) is a large group of ground-nesting bees of the family Colletidae. They occur primarily in the Northern Hemisphere. They tend to be solitary, but sometimes nest close together in aggregations. Species i ...
''
* '' Colletes dorni''
* '' Colletes dorsalis''
* '' Colletes dubitatus''
* '' Colletes dudgeonii''
* '' Colletes durbanensis''
* '' Colletes dusmeti''
* '' Colletes eardleyi''
* '' Colletes eatoni''
* ''Colletes ebmeri
The genus ''Colletes'' (plasterer bees) is a large group of ground-nesting bees of the family Colletidae. They occur primarily in the Northern Hemisphere. They tend to be solitary, but sometimes nest close together in aggregations. Species i ...
''
* '' Colletes edentulus''
* ''Colletes elegans
''Colletes elegans'' a species of ground-nesting bee in the genus ''Colletes'', which is found in Israel. It has been found that the species has a strong preference during pollination to plants in the family Resedaceae
Resedaceae is a family ...
''
* '' Colletes emaceatus''
* '' Colletes eous''
* '' Colletes esakii''
* ''Colletes escalerai
The genus ''Colletes'' (plasterer bees) is a large group of ground-nesting bees of the family Colletidae. They occur primarily in the Northern Hemisphere. They tend to be solitary, but sometimes nest close together in aggregations. Species i ...
''
* ''Colletes eulophi
The genus ''Colletes'' (plasterer bees) is a large group of ground-nesting bees of the family Colletidae. They occur primarily in the Northern Hemisphere. They tend to be solitary, but sometimes nest close together in aggregations. Species i ...
''
* '' Colletes eupogonites''
* '' Colletes everaertae''
* ''Colletes extensicornis
The genus ''Colletes'' (plasterer bees) is a large group of ground-nesting bees of the family Colletidae. They occur primarily in the Northern Hemisphere. They tend to be solitary, but sometimes nest close together in aggregations. Species i ...
''
* '' Colletes fasciatus''
* '' Colletes fascicularis''
* ''Colletes faurei
The genus ''Colletes'' (plasterer bees) is a large group of ground-nesting bees of the family Colletidae. They occur primarily in the Northern Hemisphere. They tend to be solitary, but sometimes nest close together in aggregations. Species i ...
''
* '' Colletes flaminii''
* ''Colletes flavicornis
The genus ''Colletes'' (plasterer bees) is a large group of ground-nesting bees of the family Colletidae. They occur primarily in the Northern Hemisphere. They tend to be solitary, but sometimes nest close together in aggregations. Species i ...
''
* '' Colletes floralis''
* '' Colletes fodiens''
* '' Colletes formosus''
* ''Colletes foveolaris
The genus ''Colletes'' (plasterer bees) is a large group of ground-nesting bees of the family Colletidae. They occur primarily in the Northern Hemisphere. They tend to be solitary, but sometimes nest close together in aggregations. Species ...
''
*''Colletes francesae
The genus ''Colletes'' (plasterer bees) is a large group of ground-nesting bees of the family Colletidae. They occur primarily in the Northern Hemisphere. They tend to be solitary, but sometimes nest close together in aggregations. Species i ...
''
* ''Colletes fraterculus
The genus ''Colletes'' (plasterer bees) is a large group of ground-nesting bees of the family Colletidae. They occur primarily in the Northern Hemisphere. They tend to be solitary, but sometimes nest close together in aggregations. Species i ...
''
* '' Colletes friesei''
* '' Colletes frontalis''
* '' Colletes fulgidus''
* ''Colletes fulvicornis
The genus ''Colletes'' (plasterer bees) is a large group of ground-nesting bees of the family Colletidae. They occur primarily in the Northern Hemisphere. They tend to be solitary, but sometimes nest close together in aggregations. Species i ...
''
* '' Colletes fulvipes''
* '' Colletes furfuraceus''
* ''Colletes fuscicornis
The genus ''Colletes'' (plasterer bees) is a large group of ground-nesting bees of the family Colletidae. They occur primarily in the Northern Hemisphere. They tend to be solitary, but sometimes nest close together in aggregations. Species i ...
''
* '' Colletes fusconotus''
* '' Colletes gallicus''
* '' Colletes gandhi''
* '' Colletes genalis''
* ''Colletes gessi
The genus ''Colletes'' (plasterer bees) is a large group of ground-nesting bees of the family Colletidae. They occur primarily in the Northern Hemisphere. They tend to be solitary, but sometimes nest close together in aggregations. Species i ...
''
* '' Colletes gigas''
* '' Colletes gilensis''
* '' Colletes gilvus''
* '' Colletes glaber''
* ''Colletes glycyrrhizae
The genus ''Colletes'' (plasterer bees) is a large group of ground-nesting bees of the family Colletidae. They occur primarily in the Northern Hemisphere. They tend to be solitary, but sometimes nest close together in aggregations. Species i ...
''
* '' Colletes gorillarum''
* '' Colletes graeffei''
* '' Colletes granpiedrensis''
* ''Colletes grisellus
The genus ''Colletes'' (plasterer bees) is a large group of ground-nesting bees of the family Colletidae. They occur primarily in the Northern Hemisphere. They tend to be solitary, but sometimes nest close together in aggregations. Species i ...
''
* ''Colletes griseus''
* ''Colletes guadalajarensis''
* ''Colletes guichardi''
* ''Colletes gussakowskii''
* ''Colletes gypsicolens''
* ''Colletes hakkari''
* ''Colletes halophilus''
* ''Colletes harreri''
* ''Colletes haubrugei''
* ''Colletes hederae''
* ''Colletes hedini''
* ''Colletes hethiticus''
* ''Colletes hicaco''
* ''Colletes hiekejuniori''
* ''Colletes hiekeseniori''
* ''Colletes himalayensis''
* ''Colletes hirtibasis''
* ''Colletes howardi''
* ''Colletes hyalinus''
* ''Colletes hylaeiformis''
* ''Colletes idoneus''
* ''Colletes impunctatus''
* ''Colletes inaequalis''
* ''Colletes inconspicuus''
* ''Colletes indicus''
* ''Colletes inexpectatus''
* ''Colletes infracognitus''
* ''Colletes inornatus''
* ''Colletes integer''
* ''Colletes intermixtus''
* ''Colletes intricatus''
* ''Colletes inuncantipedis''
* ''Colletes iranicus''
* ''Colletes issykkuli''
* ''Colletes isthmicus''
* ''Colletes jankowskyi''
* ''Colletes jejunus''
* ''Colletes joergenseni''
* ''Colletes judaicus''
* ''Colletes kansensis''
* ''Colletes karooensis''
* ''Colletes kaszabi''
* ''Colletes katharinae''
* ''Colletes kerri''
* ''Colletes kincaidii''
* ''Colletes knersvlaktei''
* ''Colletes kozlovi''
* ''Colletes kudonis''
* ''Colletes lacunatus''
* ''Colletes laevifrons''
* ''Colletes laevigena''
* ''Colletes langeanus''
* ''Colletes larreae''
* ''Colletes latefasciatus''
* ''Colletes laticaudus''
* ''Colletes laticeps''
* ''Colletes laticinctus''
* ''Colletes latipes''
* ''Colletes latitarsis''
* ''Colletes lebedewi''
* ''Colletes ligatus''
* ''Colletes lineatus''
* ''Colletes linsleyi''
* ''Colletes longiceps''
* ''Colletes longifacies''
* ''Colletes louisae''
* ''Colletes lucasi''
* ''Colletes lucens''
* ''Colletes lutzi''
* ''Colletes luzhouensis''
* ''Colletes lycii''
* ''Colletes macconnelli''
* ''Colletes mackieae''
* ''Colletes maidli''
* ''Colletes malleatus''
* ''Colletes malmus''
* ''Colletes mandibularis''
* ''Colletes marginatus''
* ''Colletes marleyi''
* ''Colletes maroccanus''
* ''Colletes mastochila''
* ''Colletes merceti''
* ''Colletes meridionalis''
* ''Colletes metzi''
* ''Colletes mexicanus''
* ''Colletes meyeri''
* ''Colletes michaelis''
* ''Colletes micheneri''
* ''Colletes michenerianus''
* ''Colletes microdontoides''
* ''Colletes microdontus''
* ''Colletes mimincus''
* ''Colletes minutissimus''
* ''Colletes minutus''
* ''Colletes missionum''
* ''Colletes mitchelli''
* ''Colletes mixtus''
* ''Colletes mlokossewiczi''
* ''Colletes moctezumensis''
* ''Colletes montacuti''
* ''Colletes montefragus''
* ''Colletes morawitzi''
* ''Colletes moricei''
* ''Colletes motaguensis''
* ''Colletes mourei''
* ''Colletes murinus''
* ''Colletes musculus''
* ''Colletes nanaeformis''
* ''Colletes nanellus''
* ''Colletes nanus''
* ''Colletes nasutus''
* ''Colletes nautlanus''
* ''Colletes neoqueenensis''
* ''Colletes nieuwoudtvillei''
* ''Colletes niger''
* ''Colletes nigricans''
* ''Colletes nigrifrons''
* ''Colletes nigritulus''
* ''Colletes nitescens''
* ''Colletes nitidicollis''
* ''Colletes niveatus''
* ''Colletes noskiewiczi''
* ''Colletes nudus''
* ''Colletes obscurus''
* ''Colletes ochraceus''
* ''Colletes omanus''
* ''Colletes opacicollis''
* ''Colletes opacus''
* ''Colletes ornatus''
* ''Colletes ottomanus''
* ''Colletes pallescens''
* ''Colletes pallipes''
* ''Colletes panamensis''
* ''Colletes paniscus''
* ''Colletes parafodiens''
* ''Colletes paratibeticus''
* ''Colletes patagonicus''
* ''Colletes patellatus''
* ''Colletes pauljohni''
* ''Colletes penulatus''
* ''Colletes perezi''
* ''Colletes perforator''
* ''Colletes perileucus''
* ''Colletes perplexus''
* ''Colletes persicus''
* ''Colletes peruvicus''
* ''Colletes petalostemonis''
* ''Colletes petropolitanus''
* ''Colletes phaceliae''
* ''Colletes phenax''
* ''Colletes pinnatus''
* ''Colletes platycnema''
* ''Colletes plebeius''
* ''Colletes plumulosus''
* ''Colletes pollinarius''
* ''Colletes popovi''
* ''Colletes productus''
* ''Colletes prosopidis''
* ''Colletes pseudocinerascens''
* ''Colletes pseudojejunus''
* ''Colletes pseudolaevigena''
* ''Colletes pulchellus''
* ''Colletes pumilus''
* ''Colletes punctatus''
* ''Colletes punctipennis''
* ''Colletes quadrigenis''
* ''Colletes radoszkowskii''
* ''Colletes ravulus''
* ''Colletes recurvatus''
* ''Colletes reginae''
* ''Colletes reinigi''
* ''Colletes restingensis''
* ''Colletes reticulatus''
* ''Colletes rhodaspis''
* ''Colletes robertsonii''
* ''Colletes roborovskyi''
* ''Colletes rohweri''
* ''Colletes rothschildi''
* ''Colletes rozeni''
* ''Colletes rubellus''
* ''Colletes rubicola''
* ''Colletes rubripes''
* ''Colletes rubrovittatus''
* ''Colletes rudis''
* ''Colletes ruficollis''
* ''Colletes rufipes''
* ''Colletes rufitarsis''
* ''Colletes rufocinctus''
* ''Colletes rufosignatus''
* ''Colletes rufotibialis''
* ''Colletes rugicollis''
* ''Colletes rutilans''
* ''Colletes salicicola''
* ''Colletes salsolae''
* ''Colletes sanctus''
* ''Colletes saritensis''
* ''Colletes schmidi''
* ''Colletes schrottkyi''
* ''Colletes schultzei''
* ''Colletes schwarzi''
* ''Colletes scopiventer''
* ''Colletes seitzi''
* ''Colletes sellatus''
* ''Colletes seminitens''
* ''Colletes seminitidus''
* ''Colletes senilis''
* ''Colletes sichuanensis''
* ''Colletes sidemii''
* ''Colletes sierrensis''
* ''Colletes similis''
* ''Colletes simulans''
* ''Colletes simus''
* ''Colletes skinneri''
* ''Colletes skorikowi''
* ''Colletes slevini''
* ''Colletes sodalis''
* ''Colletes solidaginis''
* ''Colletes solitarius''
* ''Colletes somereni''
* ''Colletes sordescens''
* ''Colletes sororcula''
* ''Colletes speculiferus''
* ''Colletes sphaeralceae''
* ''Colletes spilopterus''
* ''Colletes squamosus''
* ''Colletes squamulosus''
* ''Colletes stachi''
* ''Colletes standfussi''
* ''Colletes steinbachi''
* ''Colletes stellatus''
* ''Colletes stepheni''
* ''Colletes striginasis''
* ''Colletes subdilatatus''
* ''Colletes submarginatus''
* ''Colletes subnitens''
* ''Colletes succinctus''
* ''Colletes sulcatus''
* ''Colletes susannae''
* ''Colletes swenki''
* ''Colletes tadschikus''
* ''Colletes taiwanensis''
* ''Colletes tardus''
* ''Colletes tectiventris''
* ''Colletes testaceipes''
* ''Colletes texanus''
* ''Colletes thoracicus''
* ''Colletes thysanellae''
* ''Colletes tibeticus''
* ''Colletes timberlakei''
* ''Colletes tinctulus''
* ''Colletes tingoensis''
* ''Colletes titusensis''
* ''Colletes tomentosus''
* ''Colletes transitorius''
* ''Colletes trigonatus''
* ''Colletes tuberculatus''
* ''Colletes tuberculiger''
* ''Colletes tulbaghensis''
* ''Colletes turgiventris''
* ''Colletes ulrikae''
* ''Colletes uralensis''
* ''Colletes utilis''
* ''Colletes vachali''
* ''Colletes wacki''
* ''Colletes wahisi''
* ''Colletes wahrmani''
* ''Colletes validus''
* ''Colletes vandykei''
* ''Colletes warnckei''
* ''Colletes watmoughi''
* ''Colletes weiski''
* ''Colletes westghats''
* ''Colletes wickhami''
* ''Colletes willistoni''
* ''Colletes wilmattae''
* ''Colletes virgatus''
* ''Colletes wolfi''
* ''Colletes wollmanni''
* ''Colletes volsellatus''
* ''Colletes wootoni''
* ''Colletes xerophilus''
* ''Colletes xuechengensis''
* ''Colletes yemensis''
* ''Colletes zuluensis''
* ''Colletes zygophyllum''
References
External links
*Clark, P
Polyester bees: Born in a plastic bag.
''Washington Post'' March 15, 2011.
''Colletes'' Identification Guide (female).
discoverlife.org
''Colletes'' Identification Guide (male).
discoverlife.org
List of Species.
discoverlife.org
Worldwide Species Map.
discoverlife.org
Further reading
*Kuhlmann, M. (1999)
''Colletes wolfi'' spec. nova from Italy, and lectotype designation for Palaearctic bees of the genus ''Colletes'' Latr., with notes on new homonymies and synonymies (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Colletinae).
''Linzer biologische Beiträge'' 31(1), 71–81.
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Colletidae
Bee genera
Taxa named by Pierre André Latreille