Overwintering strategy and longevity of European small carpenter bees (Ceratina)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Mikát ◽  
Jakub Straka
Keyword(s):  
Carpenter Bees

Replacement names for two small carpenter bees from India (Hymenoptera: Apidae, Ceratina)

2018 ◽  
Vol 154 (4) ◽  
pp. 296-298
Author(s):  
Michael S. Engel
Keyword(s):  
Carpenter Bee ◽  
Carpenter Bees ◽  
Small Carpenter Bee

Nomenclatorial corrections are provided for two cases of secondary homonymy within the small carpenter bee genus Ceratina Latreille (Apidae: Xylocopinae: Ceratinini). Images of female and male paratypes are included for Ceratina (Pithitis) apatela nom. nov. (formerly P. vechti Baker).

scholarly journals Reproductive traits and floral visitors of Aechmea distichantha plants growing in different habitats of a South American xerophytic forest

Rodriguésia ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 69 (2) ◽  
pp. 385-396 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rodrigo M. Freire ◽  
Ignacio M. Barberis ◽  
José L. Vesprini
Keyword(s):  
Reproductive Traits ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
Similar Proportion ◽  
South American ◽  
The Sun ◽  
Carpenter Bee ◽  
Carpenter Bees ◽  
Vegetative Traits ◽  
Floral Visitors ◽  
Almost All

Abstract Aechmea distichantha, a widely-distributed facultative epiphytic bromeliad species, is present from rainforests to xerophytic forests. At its southernmost distribution (Humid Chaco) it grows in the understory and forest edges. This animal-pollinated bromeliad shows high phenotypic plasticity on its vegetative traits, but there is no information about plasticity on its reproductive traits. Infructescences from shade plants were heavier, had longer rachis, more spikelets, higher number of fruits/spikelet and higher number of seeds/fruit than those from sun plants, but they presented similar number of open flowers. The number of visitation events was similar in both habitats, but more flowers were visited in the sun than in the shade. Flowers were visited by seven species (six insects and one hummingbird). In the sun, the carpenter bee was the most frequent visitor and visited almost all flowers, whereas in the shade different species of visitors attained similar proportion of visits and number of visited flowers. Despite visitation events were similar in both habitats, plants growing in the shade set more seeds/fruit than plants growing in the sun. The higher proportion of visits accomplished by carpenter bees compared to hummingbirds is probably a consequence of the climatic conditions in the austral location of these populations.

scholarly journals Hymenopteran fauna inhabiting K.T.H.M. College Campus, Nashik, Maharashtra

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sachin Arjun Gurule ◽  
Tushar Ananda Jadhav ◽  
Jyoti Haribhau Gangurde
Keyword(s):  
Natural History ◽  
College Campus ◽  
Species Level ◽  
Apis Dorsata ◽  
Natural History Society ◽  
Carpenter Bees ◽  
Identification Of Species ◽  
Bombay Natural History Society

Inventory of wasps, bees and carpenter bees belongs to order hymenoptera was prepared by collecting naturally dead specimens from KTHM College campus, Nashik during the July 2015 to February 2016. In the present study 25 species belonging to 19 genus and 11 families of Hymenoptera have been recorded. Of which total 11 species identified upto species level and remaining given morpho-species Genus (sp.) label. The identification of species was done by following keys of existing literature and confirmed by comparing the specimens in collection department of Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS), Mumbai. Family apidae and vespidae found to be dominating families. Dominance of four species Apis dorsata, A. cerena indica, Thyrus ramosus, Amegila sp. was observed in terms of population, due to plentiful nector yielding plants in the college campus. The families Xylocopidae and Sphecidae were represented by 3 species each. Families Chrysididae, Ichneumonidae and Braconidae were represented by single Stibum sp., Coelichmeumon sp. and Cremnops sp. respectively.

scholarly journals Multiple origins of sexual dichromatism and aposematism within large carpenter bees

Evolution ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 72 (9) ◽  
pp. 1874-1889 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bonnie B. Blaimer ◽  
Jonathan R. Mawdsley ◽  
Seán G. Brady
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Dichromatism ◽  
Multiple Origins ◽  
Carpenter Bees

scholarly journals Thermal tolerance varies with dim‐light foraging and elevation in large carpenter bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Xylocopini)

2020 ◽  
Vol 45 (3) ◽  
pp. 688-696 ◽  
Author(s):  
Victor H. Gonzalez ◽  
John M. Hranitz ◽  
Catherine R. Percival ◽  
Kristen L. Pulley ◽  
Stephen T. Tapsak ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Tolerance ◽  
Carpenter Bees ◽  
Dim Light ◽  
Light Foraging

Synopsis of the carpenter bee subgenus Xylocopa (Schonnherria) Lepeletier, 1841 (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in Colombia, with designation of lectotypes and the description of two new species

Zootaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4789 (2) ◽  
pp. 301-347
Author(s):  
GERMÁN VILLAMIZAR ◽  
FERNANDO FERNÁNDEZ ◽  
FELIPE VIVALLO
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Record ◽  
Identification Key ◽  
Pacific Region ◽  
Carpenter Bee ◽  
Distribution Maps ◽  
Carpenter Bees ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
Eleven Species

A synopsis of the metallic carpenter bees Xylocopa subgenus Schonnherria Lepeletier in Colombia is presented. Eleven species were recognized: X. dimidiata Latreille, X. ecuadorica Cockerell, X. lateralis Say, X. lucida Smith, X. metallica Smith, X. muscaria (Fabricius), X. ornata Smith, X. viridis Smith, and X. simillima Smith, being this latter a new record for the country. In addition, two new species are described: X. auriventris n. sp. and X. romeroi n. sp. from the Colombian Andean and Pacific region, respectively. To stabilize the application of some names, lectotypes were designated for X. binotata Pérez (=X. lateralis), X. muscaria, X. ornata, X. simillima and X. viridis. Diagnoses, descriptions, comments, floral records, distribution maps, figures and an identification key are also provided. 

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