Colletes

Species Group Hyalinus (1 sp.)

Colletidae: Colletes distinctus Cresson (if C. banksii and C. carolinus are synonyms)

County Records: Alachua, Baker, Charlotte, Columbia, Duval, Highlands, Manatee, Martin, Miami-Dade, Orange, Pasco, Putnam, Suwannee

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Locations: Jacksonville, Crescent City, Winter Park, Indiantown, Royal Palm Park, Island Grove, Punta Gorda, Suwanne Springs, Bradenton, Dade City, Orlando, Biscayne Bay

Dates: March-July

Plants: Ilex glabra; Hypericum

Notes: Mitchell regards C. banksii as a distinct species while Stephen does not. Stephen regards C. carolinus as a distinct species while Mitchell does not. I am considering all three species as the same without any evidence for or against this idea. Could use further study. The illustrations of male genitalia in Mitchell of banksii and distinctus are very different as are the illustrations in Stephen of C. carolinus and C. distinctus.

I have taken the conservative approach and lumped these records together.

Female: coldisfemaleface.GIF (507811 bytes) coldisfemaletongue.GIF (474094 bytes) coldisfemaletongue2.GIF (460418 bytes) coldisfemalescutum.GIF (492142 bytes) coldisfemaletegula.GIF (497270 bytes) coldisfemalescutum2.GIF (519757 bytes) coldisfemalepropodeum.GIF (618915 bytes) coldisfemaleabdtop.GIF (472823 bytes) coldisfemalewing.GIF (404253 bytes) coldisfemalewing3.GIF (390980 bytes) coldisfemaleside.GIF (476513 bytes)

Male: coldismaleface.GIF (563124 bytes) coldismalefaceside.GIF (488805 bytes) coldismaletongue.GIF (459316 bytes) coldismaletop.GIF (472124 bytes)coldismaleside.GIF (410513 bytes) coldismaleside2.GIF (459674 bytes) coldismalepropodeum.GIF (521407 bytes) coldismaleabdtop.GIF (508867 bytes) coldismalegen1.GIF (457182 bytes) coldismalegendorsal.GIF (472579 bytes) coldismalegenside.GIF (418398 bytes) coldismalegenventral.GIF (435079 bytes)