BEE FAUNA OF INDIA

Ceratina splendida Shiokawa, 2008

Original Taxonomy

Original genus: Ceratina
Original subgenus: (Catoceratina)
Original specific epithet with original orthography: splendida

Common Name

Splendid Small Carpenter.

Taxonomic Placement

Apidae:Xylocopinae:Ceratinini

Indian Distribution Map

Distribution

India: Uttar Pradesh.
Global: Pakistan; Nepal.

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Behaviour

Nesting: Stems
Sociality: Subsocial

References

Shiokawa, M. 2008. Synopsis of the bee genus Ceratina (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Apidae) in Nepal, with descriptions of five new species and one new subspecies. Japanese Journal of Systematic Entomology 13:201-220.