Colletes cunicularius - botanischer Garten Schönbrunn

The genus ''Colletes'' (plasterer bees) is a large group of ground-nesting

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s of the family Colletidae. They occur primarily in the

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. 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-like

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secretion, a true

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,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

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. There are about 60 species in Europe and about 100 in North America north of

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.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.

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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 ...

'' * '' Colletes aberrans'' * '' Colletes abessinicus'' * '' Colletes abnormis'' * ''

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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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'' * ''

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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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Colletes algarobiae 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 alicularis'' * '' Colletes alini'' * '' Colletes alocochila'' * ''

Colletes americanus 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 ...

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Colletes anceps 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 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'' * '' Colletes annejohnae'' * '' Colletes annulicornis'' * '' Colletes antecessus'' * '' Colletes antiguensis'' * '' Colletes arabicus'' * '' Colletes araucariae'' * ''

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 ...

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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 ...

'' * '' Colletes arizonensis'' * '' 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 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 askhabadensis'' * '' Colletes atacamensis'' * '' Colletes atlassus'' * '' Colletes atripes'' * '' Colletes aureocinctus'' * '' Colletes azteka'' * '' Colletes azureus'' * '' Colletes babai'' * '' Colletes banksi'' * '' Colletes beamerorum'' * '' Colletes bernadettae'' * ''

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 ...

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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'' * '' Colletes bischoffi'' * '' Colletes biskrensis'' * '' Colletes bokkeveldi'' * '' Colletes bombiformis'' * ''

Colletes bradleyi 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 ...

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Colletes brethesi 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 brevicornis'' * '' Colletes brevigena'' * '' Colletes brevinodis'' * '' Colletes brimleyi'' * ''

Colletes brumalis 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 bruneri'' * '' Colletes brunneitarsis'' * '' Colletes bryanti'' * '' Colletes bulbotibialis'' * ''

Colletes bumeliae 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 ...

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Colletes bytinskii 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 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 ...

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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 ...

'' * '' Colletes cardiurus'' * '' Colletes carinatus'' * '' Colletes cariniger'' * '' Colletes caskanus'' * '' Colletes caspicus'' * '' Colletes cercidii'' * '' Colletes chalybaeus'' * '' Colletes chamaesarachae'' * '' Colletes chengtehensis'' * ''

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 ...

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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 ...

'' * '' Colletes clematidis'' * '' 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 ...

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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 ...

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Colletes comatus 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 comberi'' * '' Colletes compactus'' * '' Colletes conradti'' * ''

Colletes consors 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 constrictus'' * '' Colletes coriandri'' * '' Colletes costaricensis'' * '' Colletes covilleae'' * ''

Colletes cretaceus 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 ...

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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 ...

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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'' * '' Colletes cyaneus'' * '' Colletes cyanonitidus'' * '' Colletes cyprius'' * '' Colletes daleae'' * ''

Colletes daourus 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 ...

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Colletes daviesanus ''Colletes daviesanus '' is a Palearctic The Palearctic or Palaearctic is the largest of the eight biogeographic realms of the Earth. It stretches across all of Eurasia north of the foothills of the Himalayas, and North Africa. The realm c ...

'' * '' Colletes delicatus'' * ''

Colletes delodontus 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 dentiventris'' * '' Colletes denudatus'' * '' Colletes deserticola'' * '' Colletes desertorum'' * '' Colletes dilatatus'' * ''

Colletes dimidiatus 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 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 ...

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Colletes dorni 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 ...

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Colletes dorsalis 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 ...

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Colletes dubitatus 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 ...

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Colletes dudgeonii 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 durbanensis'' * '' Colletes dusmeti'' * '' Colletes eardleyi'' * '' Colletes eatoni'' * '' Colletes ebmeri'' * ''

Colletes edentulus 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 ...

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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'' * ''

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 ...

'' * '' Colletes eupogonites'' * '' Colletes everaertae'' * '' Colletes extensicornis'' * '' Colletes fasciatus'' * '' Colletes fascicularis'' * '' Colletes faurei'' * '' Colletes flaminii'' * '' Colletes flavicornis'' * '' 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'' * '' Colletes fraterculus'' * ''

Colletes friesei 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 ...

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Colletes frontalis 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 fulgidus'' * '' Colletes fulvicornis'' * '' 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 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 ...

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Colletes gandhi 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 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 ...

'' * '' 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 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 ...

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Colletes inaequalis ''Colletes inaequalis'' is a common species of plasterer bee (family Colletidae), native to North America. Like other species in the genus, it builds cells in underground nests that are lined with a polyester secretion, earning the genus the ni ...

'' * '' Colletes inconspicuus'' * ''

Colletes indicus 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 inexpectatus'' * '' Colletes infracognitus'' * '' Colletes inornatus'' * '' Colletes integer'' * '' Colletes intermixtus'' * '' Colletes intricatus'' * '' Colletes inuncantipedis'' * ''

Colletes iranicus 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 issykkuli'' * '' Colletes isthmicus'' * '' Colletes jankowskyi'' * '' Colletes jejunus'' * '' Colletes joergenseni'' * '' Colletes judaicus'' * ''

Colletes kansensis 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 karooensis'' * ''

Colletes kaszabi 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 katharinae'' * '' Colletes kerri'' * '' Colletes kincaidii'' * '' Colletes knersvlaktei'' * '' Colletes kozlovi'' * '' Colletes kudonis'' * '' Colletes lacunatus'' * '' Colletes laevifrons'' * '' Colletes laevigena'' * ''

Colletes langeanus 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 larreae'' * '' Colletes latefasciatus'' * '' Colletes laticaudus'' * '' Colletes laticeps'' * '' Colletes laticinctus'' * '' Colletes latipes'' * '' Colletes latitarsis'' * '' Colletes lebedewi'' * ''

Colletes ligatus 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 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 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 marginatus'' * '' Colletes marleyi'' * '' Colletes maroccanus'' * '' Colletes mastochila'' * '' Colletes merceti'' * '' Colletes meridionalis'' * ''

Colletes metzi 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 mexicanus'' * ''

Colletes meyeri 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 michaelis'' * '' Colletes micheneri'' * '' Colletes michenerianus'' * '' Colletes microdontoides'' * ''

Colletes microdontus 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 mimincus'' * '' Colletes minutissimus'' * ''

Colletes minutus 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 missionum'' * ''

Colletes mitchelli 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 mixtus'' * '' Colletes mlokossewiczi'' * '' Colletes moctezumensis'' * '' Colletes montacuti'' * '' Colletes montefragus'' * '' Colletes morawitzi'' * '' Colletes moricei'' * '' Colletes motaguensis'' * '' Colletes mourei'' * '' Colletes murinus'' * ''

Colletes musculus 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 nanaeformis'' * '' Colletes nanellus'' * '' Colletes nanus'' * '' Colletes nasutus'' * '' Colletes nautlanus'' * '' Colletes neoqueenensis'' * '' Colletes nieuwoudtvillei'' * ''

Colletes niger 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 ...

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Colletes nigricans 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 nigrifrons'' * '' Colletes nigritulus'' * '' Colletes nitescens'' * '' Colletes nitidicollis'' * '' Colletes niveatus'' * '' Colletes noskiewiczi'' * '' Colletes nudus'' * '' Colletes obscurus'' * '' Colletes ochraceus'' * ''

Colletes omanus 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 opacicollis'' * ''

Colletes opacus 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 ...

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Colletes ornatus 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 ...

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Colletes ottomanus 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 pallescens'' * ''

Colletes pallipes 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 ...

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Colletes panamensis 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 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 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 platycnema'' * '' Colletes plebeius'' * '' Colletes plumulosus'' * '' Colletes pollinarius'' * '' Colletes popovi'' * '' Colletes productus'' * '' Colletes prosopidis'' * '' Colletes pseudocinerascens'' * '' Colletes pseudojejunus'' * ''

Colletes pseudolaevigena 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 pulchellus'' * '' Colletes pumilus'' * '' Colletes punctatus'' * ''

Colletes punctipennis 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 quadrigenis'' * '' Colletes radoszkowskii'' * '' Colletes ravulus'' * '' Colletes recurvatus'' * ''

Colletes reginae 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 reinigi'' * '' Colletes restingensis'' * '' Colletes reticulatus'' * ''

Colletes rhodaspis 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 ...

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Colletes robertsonii 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 ...

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Colletes roborovskyi 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 rohweri'' * '' Colletes rothschildi'' * '' Colletes rozeni'' * '' Colletes rubellus'' * '' Colletes rubicola'' * ''

Colletes rubripes 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 rubrovittatus'' * '' Colletes rudis'' * '' Colletes ruficollis'' * '' Colletes rufipes'' * ''

Colletes rufitarsis 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 ...

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Colletes rufocinctus 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 rufosignatus'' * '' Colletes rufotibialis'' * '' Colletes rugicollis'' * '' Colletes rutilans'' * '' Colletes salicicola'' * '' Colletes salsolae'' * ''

Colletes sanctus 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 saritensis'' * '' Colletes schmidi'' * '' Colletes schrottkyi'' * '' Colletes schultzei'' * ''

Colletes schwarzi 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 scopiventer'' * '' Colletes seitzi'' * ''

Colletes sellatus 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 seminitens'' * '' Colletes seminitidus'' * ''

Colletes senilis 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 ...

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Colletes sichuanensis 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 sidemii'' * '' Colletes sierrensis'' * ''

Colletes similis ''Colletes similis'' is a species of plasterer bee belonging to the family Colletidae, subfamily Colletinae. Distribution This species is present in the Palearctic realm, including most of Europe and Northern Asia (excluding China). It can also ...

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Colletes simulans ''Colletes simulans'' is a species in the family Colletidae ("cellophane or plasterer, masked, and fork-tongued bees"), in the order Hymenoptera ("ants, bees, wasps and sawflies"). The species is known generally as the "spine-shouldered cellopha ...

'' * '' Colletes simus'' * ''

Colletes skinneri 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 ...

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Colletes skorikowi 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 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 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 standfussi'' * '' Colletes steinbachi'' * '' Colletes stellatus'' * ''

Colletes stepheni 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 striginasis'' * '' Colletes subdilatatus'' * '' Colletes submarginatus'' * '' Colletes subnitens'' * ''

Colletes succinctus ''Colletes succinctus'', the common colletes or heather colletes, is a species of Palearctic mining bee from the family Colletidae. It is part of the ''succinctus'' species group within the genus ''Colletes'' and is especially closely related to ...

'' * '' Colletes sulcatus'' * '' Colletes susannae'' * ''

Colletes swenki 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 ...

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Colletes tadschikus 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 taiwanensis'' * '' Colletes tardus'' * '' Colletes tectiventris'' * '' Colletes testaceipes'' * '' Colletes texanus'' * '' Colletes thoracicus'' * '' Colletes thysanellae'' * '' Colletes tibeticus'' * '' Colletes timberlakei'' * '' Colletes tinctulus'' * ''

Colletes tingoensis 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 titusensis'' * '' Colletes tomentosus'' * '' Colletes transitorius'' * '' Colletes trigonatus'' * '' Colletes tuberculatus'' * '' Colletes tuberculiger'' * '' Colletes tulbaghensis'' * '' Colletes turgiventris'' * ''

Colletes ulrikae 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 uralensis'' * '' Colletes utilis'' * '' Colletes vachali'' * '' Colletes wacki'' * '' Colletes wahisi'' * '' Colletes wahrmani'' * '' Colletes validus'' * '' Colletes vandykei'' * ''

Colletes warnckei 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 watmoughi'' * ''

Colletes weiski 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 westghats'' * '' Colletes wickhami'' * '' Colletes willistoni'' * '' Colletes wilmattae'' * '' Colletes virgatus'' * ''

Colletes wolfi 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 ...

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Colletes wollmanni 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 volsellatus'' * ''

Colletes wootoni 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 xerophilus'' * '' Colletes xuechengensis'' * '' Colletes yemensis'' * ''

Colletes zuluensis 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 zygophyllum''

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