Ceratina (Zadontomerus) calcarata Robertson 1900

Gibbs, Jason, Ascher, John S., Rightmyer, Molly G. & Isaacs, Rufus, 2017, The bees of Michigan (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila), with notes on distribution, taxonomy, pollination, and natural history, Zootaxa 4352 (1), pp. 1-160 : 66

publication ID

https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4352.1.1

publication LSID

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scientific name

Ceratina (Zadontomerus) calcarata Robertson 1900
status

 

Ceratina (Zadontomerus) calcarata Robertson 1900

County records: Alger, Allegan, Antrim, Barry, Bay, Berrien, Branch, Cass, Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Clinton, Eaton, Emmet, Gogebic, Grand Traverse, Gratiot, Huron, Ingham, Ionia, Iosco, Iron, Jackson, Kalamazoo, Kalkaska, Kent, Keweenaw, Lake, Lapeer, Leelanau, Lenawee, Livingston, Macomb, Mason, Mecosta, Missaukee, Montcalm, Newaygo, Oakland, Oceana, Osceola, Ottawa, Saginaw, Sanilac, Shiawassee, St. Clair, Tuscola, Van Buren, Washtenaw, Wayne.

Notes. Nesting biology and behavior described by Rehan & Richards (2010, 2013) and Kislow (1976) in Ontario and Georgia, respectively. This was the second most abundant wild bee netted from sour cherry flowers in commercial orchards (Gibbs et al. 2017).

Kislow, C. J. (1976) The comparative biology of two species of small carpenter bees, Ceratina strenua F. Smith and C. calcarata Robertson (Hymenoptera, Xylocopinae). University of Georgia, PhD dissertation, Athens Georgia, 221 pp.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Apidae

Genus

Ceratina