Ceratina binghami

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Ceratina binghami
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Apidae
Genus: Ceratina
Species:
C. binghami
Binomial name
Ceratina binghami
Cockerell, 1908 [1]
Synonyms
  • Ceratina viridissima sensuBingham, 1897
  • Pithitis sympatricaShiokawa 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. 1 2 3 "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 .