Colletinae is a subfamily of bees belonging to 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 int ...
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Genera
Genera within this subfamily include:
[ Michener, C.D. 1989. Classification of American Colletinae (Hymenoptera, Apoidea). University of Kansas Science Bulletin 53: 622–703.]
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Brachyglossula'' Hedicke, 1922
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Callomelitta'' Smith, 1853
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Chrysocolletes'' Michener, 1965
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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. They tend to be solitary, but sometimes nest close together in aggregations. Species ...
'' Latreille, 1802
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Eulonchopria'' Brèthes, 1909
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Glossurocolletes'' Michener, 1965
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Hesperocolletes'' Michener, 1965
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Leioproctus'' Smith, 1853
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Lonchopria'' Vachal, 1905
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Lonchorhyncha'' Michener, 1989
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Mourecotelles'' Toro & Cabezas, 1977
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Neopasiphae'' Perkins, 1912
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Niltonia'' Moure, 1964
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Paracolletes'' Smith, 1853
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Phenacolletes'' Cockerell, 1905
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Trichocolletes'' Cockerell, 1912
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Colletidae
Hymenoptera subfamilies