Checklist of British and Irish Hymenoptera - aculeates (Apoidea, Chrysidoidea and Vespoidea) Author Else, George R. Author Bolton, Barry Author Broad, Gavin R. text Biodiversity Data Journal 2016 4 8050 8050 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.4.e8050 journal article http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.4.e8050 1314-2828-4-8050 Colletes cunicularius (Linnaeus, 1761) Apis cunicularia Linnaeus, 1761 Distribution England, Wales Notes The British population has been described as a separate subspecies, C. cunicularius celticus O'Toole , 1974, and Else, Field & O'Toole (in Edwards 1997 ) suggest that the British population may be specifically distinct.