BEE FAUNA OF INDIA

Ceratina apatela Engel, 2018

Original Taxonomy

Original genus: Ceratina
Original subgenus: (Pithitis)
Original specific epithet with original orthography: apatela

Common Name

Vecht's Armoured-Small carpenter.

Taxonomic Placement

Apidae:Xylocopinae:Ceratinini

Indian Distribution Map

Distribution

India: Maharashtra; Kerala; Tamil Nadu.

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Other Names

Pithitis vechti Baker, 1997; Ceratina (Pithitis) vechti_homonym (Baker, 1997); Ceratina (Pithitis) apatela Engel, 2018, replacement name.

Behaviour

Nesting: Stems
Sociality: Subsocial

References

Engel, M. S. 2018. Replacement names for two small carpenter bees from India (Hymenoptera: Apidae, Ceratina). Entomologist's Monthly Magazine 154(4):296-298.