BEE FAUNA OF INDIA

Ceratina cavifrons Shiokawa, 2006

Original Taxonomy

Original genus: Ceratina
Original subgenus: (Ceratinidia)
Original specific epithet with original orthography: cavifrons

Common Name

Hollow-fronted Lettered-Small carpenter.

Taxonomic Placement

Apidae:Xylocopinae:Ceratinini

Indian Distribution Map

Distribution

India: Uttarakhand.
Gobal: Nepal; Thailand.

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Behaviour

Nesting: Pithy stems or cavity
Sociality: Subsocial

References

Shiokawa, M. 2006. Taxonomic notes on the bryanti species group of the genus Ceratina from Southeast Asia, with three new species (Hymenoptera, Apidae). Japanese Journal of Systematic Entomology 12(2):163-176.