Ceratina binghami

Species of bee

Ceratina binghami
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Hexapoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Hymenoptera
Family:
Apidae
Subfamily:
Xylocopinae
Genus:
Ceratina
Subgenus:
Ceratinidia[1]
Species:
C. binghami
Binomial name
Ceratina binghami
Cockerell, 1908
Synonyms
  • Ceratina viridissima sensu Bingham, 1897
  • Pithitis sympatrica Shiokawa and Sakagami, 1969[1]

Ceratina binghami is a species of bee belonging to the family Apidae, subfamily Xylocopinae.[1] It constructs nests in stems of plants such as Caesalpinia pulcherrima and Adenanthera pavonina. Females guard the nest entrance.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Ceratina binghami". Discoverlife.org. 2013-07-31. Retrieved 2015-07-02.
  2. ^ Udayakumar, Amala; Shivalingaswamy, Tamilapur Maharudrappa (25 April 2019). "Nest architecture and life cycle of Small Carpenter bee, Ceratina binghami Cockerell (Xylocopinae: Apidae: Hymenoptera)". Sociobiology. 66 (1): 61. doi:10.13102/sociobiology.v66i1.3558.
  • Animaldiversity.org
  • Itis.gov
  • Academia.org
Taxon identifiers
Ceratina binghami
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