A Review of Small Carpenter Bees of the Genus<i>Ceratina</i>, Subgenus<i>Ceratinidia</i>, of Thailand (Hymenoptera, Apidae)

Warrit, Natapot; Michener, Charles D.; Lekprayoon, Chariya

doi:10.4289/0013-8797.1143.398

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“…These bees referred as small carpenter bees can be easily separated from Halictids by the mouthparts with a long glossa and the hindwings with a tiny jugal lobe (Grissell, 2017). They visit the flowers of cultivated plants and several weeds (Van der Vecht, 1952) and make nests in dead wood, stems or pith (Dutt, 1912;Warrit, Michener, & Lekprayoon, 2012;Anonymous, 2018). Many species of genus Ceratina are solitary, but few are subsocial or rarely eusocial (Warrit, Michener, & Lekprayoon, 2012;Anonymous, 2018).…”

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“…They visit the flowers of cultivated plants and several weeds (Van der Vecht, 1952) and make nests in dead wood, stems or pith (Dutt, 1912;Warrit, Michener, & Lekprayoon, 2012;Anonymous, 2018). Many species of genus Ceratina are solitary, but few are subsocial or rarely eusocial (Warrit, Michener, & Lekprayoon, 2012;Anonymous, 2018). Although genus Ceratina is taxonomically diverse in the tropics, the biology of Neotropical species is still poorly known (Gonzalez, Moreno, & Richards, 2004).…”

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Nest Structure, Development and Natural Enemies of Ceratina hieroglyphica Smith, A Stem Nesting Bee Colonizing Cashew Trees in Hilly Terrains

Kaliaperumal

2019

Journal of Apicultural Science

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Ceratina hieroglyphica nesting sites were located in dried tiny twigs of cashew trees, and the life stages were observed through periodical collection of nests. Nests were located in the pithy region up to a maximum of 20 cm deep, and individual cells of 3.5 4 mm were separated by partitions. In 2017, one hundred and two nests were collected, of which twenty-two had been abandoned. Older cells were at the bottom of nests, while young ones towards the entrance. Among the different stages, the most in the nests were adults (51.8%), followed by pupal stages. Periodical collection of nests and the observations on developmental stages of the bees indicated that the nesting period was found to occur between October and March. Each egg was laid on a pollen provision located in separate cells and the incubation period lasted for 3.1±0.29 days. The larval period and pupal period lasted for 8.4±0.63 days and 7.3±01.41 days, respectively. Adults survived up to fourteen days in lab conditions with 10% honey solution. Parasitoids, predators and pathogens recorded on this bee species are also presented here.

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Nest Structure, Development and Natural Enemies of Ceratina hieroglyphica Smith, A Stem Nesting Bee Colonizing Cashew Trees in Hilly Terrains

Kaliaperumal

2019

Journal of Apicultural Science

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“…Samples of pollinators were collected and preserved in 70% ethanol. Identification of pollinator species was done using Van der Vecht (1952) and Warrit et al (2012) with aid of an image analyzer attached to a stereomicroscope (OPTIKA, Italy).…”

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“…There are about 17,000 bee species in the world (Michener 2007). Bees from the genus Ceratina are known as small carpenter bees and are widespread around the world (Warrit et al 2012). Tropical species of Ceratina are little studied, while those of the north temperate zone are mostly studied for their nesting and subsocial behaviors (Michener 1974), not pollination or even their pollen preferences.…”

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First report on pollinating behavior of the small carpenter bee Ceratina ridleyi Cockerell (Hymenoptera, Apidae) in Globba leucantha var. bicolor Holttum (Zingiberaceae)

Arumugam¹,

Zamri²,

Kumaran³

et al. 2022

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Small carpenter bees of the genus Ceratina are widespread, but little-studied as pollinators despite their presence in various pollinator assemblages. This study documents the importance of Ceratina ridleyi as a pollinator of the small-flowered Malaysian ginger Globba leucantha var. bicolor. Species of Zingiberaceae are defined by peculiar floral morphologies (e.g staminodes and a single functional anther) but are rarely studied for their insect pollinators. Surprisingly, C. ridleyi was revealed as the single pollinator of Globba leucantha’s showy flowers even though the presence of Apis sp., Trigona sp., and Amegilla sp. were observed in the study site. This small carpenter bee collects both pollen and nectar from the ginger flower. Pollen grains were observed attached to its scopal hairs and hairs on the ventral thorax and ventral abdomen. The bee contacts the flower’s sole stigma only during foraging for pollen, where the stigma contacts pollen accumulated on hairs of the bee’s ventral thorax and ventral abdomen. This study represents the first pollination report of a Ceratina pollinating a species of Zingiberaceae, and only the second report of any Ceratina pollinating a flower with complex morphology.

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“…In the laboratory, the bee specimens were pinned and identified to the finest taxonomic level possible using a Olympus SZ-ST (Olympus, Tokyo, Japan) dissecting microscope and base on the following literatures: Michener (2007), Ascher & Pickering (2020), Bingham (1897), Engel et al (2019), Lieftinck (1956Lieftinck ( , 1962, Vecht (1952), Warrit et al (2012), Lee et al (2016). The flower plants were identified base on the literatures of Dang et al (2011Dang et al ( , 2013.…”

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Species diversity and distribution of wild bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) in Binh Chanh District, Ho Chi Minh City

2021

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As the most significant pollinators of wild plants, bees play an important role in sustaining the natural ecosystems. In this study, we conducted surveys of bee fauna of three different habitat types during dry and rainy seasons of 2020 in Binh Chanh District, Ho Chi Minh City. A total of 169 individuals from 13 bee species belonging to six genera were collected. Of these, eight species are newly recorded from Ho Chi Minh City: Amegilla calceifera, A. himalajensis, A. zonata, Ceratina nigrolateralis, C. smaragdula, Xylocopa aestuan, X. latipes, Tetragonula fuscobalteata. The species composition of bees was more diverse in forest habitat than rural garden and canalbank habitats. The richness and abundance of bees were significantly higher in the dry season than the rainy season. Apis florea was abundant in forest and rural garden habitats while Ceratina smaragdula occurred plentifully in the canalbank habitat. Eight bee species (Apis cerana, A. dorsata, A. florea, Thyreus himalayensis, Xylocopa latipes, X. aestuans, Ceratina smaragdula, and C. nigrolateralis) widely distributed throughout all three habitats. By contrast, four bee species (Amegilla calceifera, A. himalajensis, Apis mellifera, and Tetragonula fuscobalteata) exclusively appeared in the forest habitat.

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A Review of Small Carpenter Bees of the GenusCeratina, SubgenusCeratinidia, of Thailand (Hymenoptera, Apidae)

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Nest Structure, Development and Natural Enemies of Ceratina hieroglyphica Smith, A Stem Nesting Bee Colonizing Cashew Trees in Hilly Terrains

Nest Structure, Development and Natural Enemies of Ceratina hieroglyphica Smith, A Stem Nesting Bee Colonizing Cashew Trees in Hilly Terrains

First report on pollinating behavior of the small carpenter bee Ceratina ridleyi Cockerell (Hymenoptera, Apidae) in Globba leucantha var. bicolor Holttum (Zingiberaceae)

Species diversity and distribution of wild bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) in Binh Chanh District, Ho Chi Minh City

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A Review of Small Carpenter Bees of the GenusCeratina, SubgenusCeratinidia, of Thailand (Hymenoptera, Apidae)

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Nest Structure, Development and Natural Enemies of Ceratina hieroglyphica Smith, A Stem Nesting Bee Colonizing Cashew Trees in Hilly Terrains

Nest Structure, Development and Natural Enemies of Ceratina hieroglyphica Smith, A Stem Nesting Bee Colonizing Cashew Trees in Hilly Terrains

﻿First report on pollinating behavior of the small carpenter bee Ceratina ridleyi Cockerell (Hymenoptera, Apidae) in Globba leucantha var. bicolor Holttum (Zingiberaceae)

Species diversity and distribution of wild bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) in Binh Chanh District, Ho Chi Minh City

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First report on pollinating behavior of the small carpenter bee Ceratina ridleyi Cockerell (Hymenoptera, Apidae) in Globba leucantha var. bicolor Holttum (Zingiberaceae)