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.
