Colletes thoracicus, the rufous-chested cellophane bee, is a species of cellophane or plasterer, masked, or fork-tongued bee in the family Colletidae.[1][2] It is found in North America.[2][3][4]

Colletes thoracicus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Colletidae
Genus: Colletes
Species:
C. thoracicus
Binomial name
Colletes thoracicus
Smith, 1853

References edit

  1. ^ "Colletes thoracicus Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Colletes thoracicus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  3. ^ Sharkey M.J. (2007). Phylogeny and Classification of Hymenoptera.
  4. ^ "Phylogenetic relationships among superfamilies of Hymenoptera", Sharkey M.J., Carpenter J.M., Vilhelmsen L., et al. 2012. Cladistics 28(1): 80-112.

Further reading edit

  • Ross H. Arnett (30 July 2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-0212-1.