Ceratina binghami

Ceratina binghami
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Apidae
Genus: Ceratina
Species:
C. binghami
Binomial name
Ceratina binghami
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.