Ctenocolletes ordensis

Ctenocolletes ordensis is a species of bee in the family Stenotritidae. The species is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1965 by American entomologist Charles Duncan Michener.

Description

The body length of males is 14–16 mm; that of females 17–18 mm.

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in southern inland Western Australia. The associated habitat is mulga shrubland. Flowering plants visited by the bees include Acacia, Cassia, Grevillea and Scaevola species.

Behaviour

The adults are solitary, flying mellivores that nest in burrows dug in soil; the larvae are sedentary.