Ceratina perforatrix Smith, 1879
Original Taxonomy
Original genus: Ceratina
Original specific epithet with original orthography: perforatrix
Common Name
Perforatrix Small carpenter.
Taxonomic Placement
Apidae:Xylocopinae:Ceratinini
Indian Distribution Map
Distribution
India: Assam.
Global: Malaysia; Singapore; Bermuda; [Burundi]; Thailand; China; Philippines; Indonesia; Java; Sumatra.
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Other Names
Ceratina macrocephala Friese, 1911; Ceratina pyramidalis Cockerell, 1919; Ceratina (Catoceratina) perforatrix macrocephala Friese, 1911, valid subspecies; Ceratina (Catoceratina) perforatrix pyramidalis Cockerell, 1919, valid subspecies.
Behaviour
Nesting: Pithy stems or cavity
Sociality: Subsocial
References
Smith, F. 1879. Descriptions of new species of Hymenoptera in the collection of the British Museum. London; Trustees of the British Museum xxi + 240 pp.
