Trichocolletes eremophilae Houston, 1990

Batley, Michael, 2012, Revision of the Australian Bee Genus Trichocolletes Cockerell (Hymenoptera: Colletidae: Paracolletini), Records of the Australian Museum (Rec. Aust. Mus.) 64 (1), pp. 1-50 : 18

Trichocolletes eremophilae Houston

Fig. 93

Trichocolletes (Trichocolletes) eremophilae Houston, 1990 ,

p. 615. Diagnosis

Eyes not hairy; proboscis relatively elongate, prementum length at least 3.5× eye width viewed laterally. Gena of female produced posterioventrally; lower clypeus sparsely punctate and shining; facial hair brown, simple; mid-tibial spur strongly curved and serrate medially; prepygidial fimbria black. Hair on clypeus of male erect, appearing cropped; T7 wholly yellow-brown; fore basitarsus unmodified; fore calcar with c. 3 teeth.

Remarks. Exhibits a preference for flowers of Eremophila . Detailed descriptions are given by Houston (1990).

Distribution. South Western Australia between Geraldton, Meekatharra and Kalgoorlie (GS, MUR, YAL) ( Fig. 93 ).

Figures

Figs 92–103. Known distribution of Trichocolletes species.