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Colletidae (plasterer bee)

Insecta - Hymenoptera - Colletidae

Taxonomy
Colletidae was named by Lepeletier (1841). It is extant.

It was assigned to Apoidea by Michener and Poinar (1996), Engel (2001), Sharkey (2007); and to Anthophila by Engel et al. (2012), Sann et al. (2018).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1841Colletidae Lepeletier
1996Colletidae Michener and Poinar
2001Colletidae Engel
2007Colletidae Sharkey
2012Colletidae Engel et al.
2018Colletidae Sann et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—AltocrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
superclassAllotriocarida
—Athalassocarida
—LabiocaridaSchwentner et al. 2017
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
—Cercofilata
RankNameAuthor
classInsecta
—Dicondylia
—Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
—NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
—Holometabola
—Hymenopterida
orderHymenoptera
—Unicalcarida
suborderApocritaGerstaecker 1867
—Aculeata()
superfamilyApoidea
—AnthophilaLatreille 1804
familyColletidaeLepeletier 1841
familyColletidaeLepeletier 1841

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. Colletidae Lepeletier 1841 [plasterer bee]
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Subfm. Colletinae
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Tr. Neopasiphaeini Cockerell 1930
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Subtr. Neopasiphaeina Cockerell 1930
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G. Leioproctus Smith 1853
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Subg. †Leioproctus (Otagocolletes) Engel and Kaulfuss 2025
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†Leioproctus (Otagocolletes) barrydonovani Engel and Kaulfuss 2025
Subfm. Xeromelissinae Cockerell 1926
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G. Chilicola Spinola 1851
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Subg. Chilicola (Hylaeosoma) Ashmead 1898
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†Chilicola (Hylaeosoma) gracilis Michener and Poinar 1996
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2017-04-17 09:56:18
Modified: 2017-04-17 09:56:18
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Bush and Bambach 2015

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Langhian or 15.98000 to 13.82000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 13.82 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian - Langhian20.45 - 13.82Dominican Republic Chilicola gracilis (122472) Chilicola gracilis, Chilicola electrodominica (122982)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82New Zealand (Otago) Leioproctus barrydonovani (167150)