New record of a small carpenter bee, Ceratina compacta Smith (Hymenoptera: Apidae) from India

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-3
Author(s):  
Manish Kumar Yogi ◽  
Mohammad Sarfraz Khan
Keyword(s):  
New Record ◽  
Carpenter Bee ◽  
Small Carpenter Bee

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 The Genome and Methylome of a Subsocial Small Carpenter Bee,Ceratina calcarata

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 1401-1410 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandra M. Rehan ◽  
Karl M. Glastad ◽  
Sarah P. Lawson ◽  
Brendan G. Hunt
Keyword(s):  
Carpenter Bee ◽  
Ceratina Calcarata ◽  
Small Carpenter Bee

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. 

Social polymorphism in the Australian small carpenter bee, Ceratina (Neoceratina) australensis

2010 ◽  
Vol 57 (4) ◽  
pp. 403-412 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. M. Rehan ◽  
M. H. Richards ◽  
M. P. Schwarz
Keyword(s):  
Carpenter Bee ◽  
Social Polymorphism ◽  
Small Carpenter Bee

scholarly journals Diverse Diets with Consistent Core Microbiome in Wild Bee Pollen Provisions

Insects ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 499
Author(s):  
Rebecca M. Dew ◽  
Quinn S. McFrederick ◽  
Sandra M. Rehan
Keyword(s):  
Amplicon Sequencing ◽  
Floral Resources ◽  
Wild Bees ◽  
Pollination Services ◽  
Core Microbiome ◽  
Carpenter Bee ◽  
Wild Bee ◽  
Ceratina Calcarata ◽  
Plant Pollen ◽  
Small Carpenter Bee

Bees collect pollen from flowers for their offspring, and by doing so contribute critical pollination services for our crops and ecosystems. Unlike many managed bee species, wild bees are thought to obtain much of their microbiome from the environment. However, we know surprisingly little about what plant species bees visit and the microbes associated with the collected pollen. Here, we addressed the hypothesis that the pollen and microbial components of bee diets would change across the range of the bee, by amplicon sequencing pollen provisions of a widespread small carpenter bee, Ceratina calcarata, across three populations. Ceratina calcarata was found to use a diversity of floral resources across its range, but the bacterial genera associated with pollen provisions were very consistent. Acinetobacter, Erwinia, Lactobacillus, Sodalis, Sphingomonas and Wolbachia were among the top ten bacterial genera across all sites. Ceratina calcarata uses both raspberry (Rubus) and sumac (Rhus) stems as nesting substrates, however nests within these plants showed no preference for host plant pollen. Significant correlations in plant and bacterial co-occurrence differed between sites, indicating that many of the most common bacterial genera have either regional or transitory floral associations. This range-wide study suggests microbes present in brood provisions are conserved within a bee species, rather than mediated by climate or pollen composition. Moving forward, this has important implications for how these core bacteria affect larval health and whether these functions vary across space and diet. These data increase our understanding of how pollinators interact with and adjust to their changing environment.

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