COLLETES BHUTANICUS — RARE HIMALAYAN BEE RECORDED IN INDIA
21 August 2026
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COLLETES BHUTANICUS — RARE HIMALAYAN BEE RECORDED IN INDIA
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Scientists of the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) have recorded the rare Himalayan solitary bee Colletes bhutanicus in Tawang district of Arunachal Pradesh for the first time in India. Earlier, the species was known from Bhutan and China, including the Xizang region. The new record expands its known geographical distribution in the Eastern Himalayas.
Background
Colletes bhutanicus was first described from Bhutan in 2003. It belongs to the family Colletidae and is commonly described as a plasterer bee. Unlike social honeybees, it is a solitary bee. Individual females generally make separate nests rather than living in large colonies.
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Rare Himalayan solitary bee Colletes bhutanicus recorded for the first time in Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh. Know its ecological importance and pollination role.
Keywords
Colletes bhutanicussolitary beeHimalayan beeTawang districtEastern HimalayaspollinationArunachal PradeshColletidaenative pollinatorsbiodiversity