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

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scientific name	Ceratina (Zadontomerus) calcarata Robertson 1900
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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).

References

Gibbs, J. & Dathe, H. H. (2017) First records of Hylaeus (Paraprosopis) pictipes Nylander, 1852 (Hymenoptera: Colletidae) in North America. Check List, 13, 2116.

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.

Rehan, S. M. & Richards, M. H. (2013) Reproductive aggression and nestmate recognition in a subsocial bee. Animal Behaviour, 85, 733 - 741.

Richards, M. H., Vickruck, J. L. & Rehan, S. M. (2010) Colony social organisation of Halictus confusus in southern Ontario, with comments on sociality in the subgenus H. (Seladonia). Journal of Hymenoptera Research, 19, 144 - 158.