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An Annotated

Catalogue of the

Bee Species of the

Indian Region

 

Family Stenotritidae Cockerell

The family comprises of two Australian genera known with a total of 21 species only and, from the remaining world it is yet to be discovered. Although strnotritids have often been placed in the Colletidae. McGinley (1980) emphasized their distinctness at the family level and the conclusion was supported in a way by Alexander & Michener (1995). Larva has been characterized by Houston (1975) and McGinley is not distinguishable at the family level from that of certain Colletidae.  Significant publications on nesting and  floral biology are Houston (1975, 1983, 1984 & 1987) and Houston & Thorp (1984).

 

                

S. No.	Name of Genus with Author	Included subgenera   and [no. of species]	Distribution
1.	Genus Ctenocolletes Cockerell, 1929	-                  [10]	Western Australia, Westernmost part of South Australia
2.	Genus Stenotritus Smith, 1853	-                  [11]	East to west coast of Australia and north ot southern Queensland (not from the tropical north Australia)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dr. Rajiv K. Gupta

Department of Zoology

Jai Narain Vyas University

Jodhpur 342 005, India

Ph. +91-291-272 6666

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Visit "An Updating Bibliography of the Bees of the World" by the same author for the authors' linked references mentioned in this document.

 

Date of release 31 May, 2003                                                          Website Created and Maintained by Dr. Rajiv K. Gupta