The cosmopolitan bee genus ''Ceratina'', often referred to as small carpenter bees, is the sole lineage of the tribe Ceratinini, and is not closely related to the more familiar

carpenter bee Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant m ...

s. The genus presently contains over 300 species in 23 subgenera. They make nests in dead wood, stems, or pith, and while many are solitary, a number are subsocial, with mothers caring for their larvae, and in a few cases where multiple females are found in a single nest, daughters or sisters may form very small, weakly

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colonies (where one bee forages and the other remains in the nest and lays eggs). One species is unique for having both social and asocial populations, ''

Ceratina australensis The cosmopolitan bee genus ''Ceratina'', often referred to as small carpenter bees, is the sole lineage of the tribe Ceratinini, and is not closely related to the more familiar carpenter bees. The genus presently contains over 300 species in 23 s ...

'', which exhibits all of the pre-adaptations for successful group living. This species is socially polymorphic with both solitary and social nests collected in

sympatry In biology, two related species or populations are considered sympatric when they exist in the same geographic area and thus frequently encounter one another. An initially interbreeding population that splits into two or more distinct species sh ...

. Social colonies in that species consist of two foundresses, one contributing both foraging and reproductive effort and the second which remains at the nest as a passive guard. Cooperative nesting provides no overt reproductive benefits over solitary nesting in this population, although brood survival tends to be greater in social colonies. Maternal longevity, subsociality and

bivoltine Voltinism is a term used in biology to indicate the number of broods or generations of an organism in a year. The term is most often applied to insects, and is particularly in use in sericulture, where silkworm varieties vary in their voltinism. ...

nesting

phenology Phenology is the study of periodic events in biological life cycles and how these are influenced by seasonality, seasonal and interannual variations in climate, as well as environmental factor, habitat factors (such as elevation). Examples includ ...

in this species favour colony formation, while dispersal habits and offspring longevity may inhibit more frequent social nesting in this and other ceratinines. ''Ceratina'' are commonly dark, shining, even metallic bees, with fairly sparse body hairs and a weak

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on the hind tibia. Most species have some yellow markings, most often restricted to the face, but often elsewhere on the body. They are very commonly mistaken for "sweat bees" (family

Halictidae Halictidae is the second-largest family of bees (clade Anthophila) with nearly 4,500 species. Halictid species are an extremely diverse group that can vary greatly in appearance. These bees occur all over the world and are found on every contine ...

), due to their small size, metallic coloration, and some similarity in wing venation; they can be easily separated from halictids by the mouthparts (with a long glossa) and the hindwings (with a tiny jugal lobe).Small carpenter bees, ''Ceratina'' spp.
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Ceratina nigrolabiata The cosmopolitan bee genus ''Ceratina'', often referred to as small carpenter bees, is the sole lineage of the tribe Ceratinini, and is not closely related to the more familiar carpenter bees. The genus presently contains over 300 species in 23 s ...

'', a

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species, males may guard the opening to the nest of a female they hope to mate with, and are often not the father of the brood within the nest; this is the first bee species in which male nest-guarding has been classified as a form of biparental care, but males guarding nests and mating with females has been documented in other species (e.g., ''

Macrotera portalis ''Macrotera portalis'' is a species of communal, ground nesting, partially bivoltine bees found in arid grasslands and desert regions of North America. An oligolectic bee, ''M. portalis'' gathers pollen only from plants in the genus ''Sphaeralc ...

''). A few species of ''Ceratina'' are exceptional among bees in that they are

parthenogenetic Parthenogenesis (; from the Greek grc, παρθένος, translit=parthénos, lit=virgin, label=none + grc, γένεσις, translit=génesis, lit=creation, label=none) is a natural form of asexual reproduction in which growth and development ...

, reproducing without males. Ceratina nest in fennel 1

Species

* ''

Ceratina acantha ''Ceratina acantha'' is a species of small carpenter bee in the family Apidae. It is found in Central America and North America. References Further reading * External links * acantha Acantha ( Ancient Greek: , English translatio ...

'' Provancher, 1895 * ''

Ceratina accusator The cosmopolitan bee genus ''Ceratina'', often referred to as small carpenter bees, is the sole lineage of the tribe Ceratinini, and is not closely related to the more familiar carpenter bees. The genus presently contains over 300 species in 23 s ...

'' Cockerell, 1919 * ''

Ceratina acuta The cosmopolitan bee genus ''Ceratina'', often referred to as small carpenter bees, is the sole lineage of the tribe Ceratinini, and is not closely related to the more familiar carpenter bees. The genus presently contains over 300 species in 23 s ...

'' Friese, 1896 * ''

Ceratina aeneiceps The cosmopolitan bee genus ''Ceratina'', often referred to as small carpenter bees, is the sole lineage of the tribe Ceratinini, and is not closely related to the more familiar carpenter bees. The genus presently contains over 300 species in 23 s ...

'' Friese, 1917 * ''

Ceratina aenescens The cosmopolitan bee genus ''Ceratina'', often referred to as small carpenter bees, is the sole lineage of the tribe Ceratinini, and is not closely related to the more familiar carpenter bees. The genus presently contains over 300 species in 23 s ...

'' Friese, 1917 * ''

Ceratina aereola The cosmopolitan bee genus ''Ceratina'', often referred to as small carpenter bees, is the sole lineage of the tribe Ceratinini, and is not closely related to the more familiar carpenter bees. The genus presently contains over 300 species in 23 s ...

'' Vachal, 1903 * ''

Ceratina aetana The cosmopolitan bee genus ''Ceratina'', often referred to as small carpenter bees, is the sole lineage of the tribe Ceratinini, and is not closely related to the more familiar carpenter bees. The genus presently contains over 300 species in 23 s ...

'' Shiokawa, 2006 * ''

Ceratina ahngeri The cosmopolitan bee genus ''Ceratina'', often referred to as small carpenter bees, is the sole lineage of the tribe Ceratinini, and is not closely related to the more familiar carpenter bees. The genus presently contains over 300 species in 23 s ...

'' Kokujev, 1905 * ''

Ceratina albopicta The cosmopolitan bee genus ''Ceratina'', often referred to as small carpenter bees, is the sole lineage of the tribe Ceratinini, and is not closely related to the more familiar carpenter bees. The genus presently contains over 300 species in 23 s ...

'' Cockerell, 1937 * ''

Ceratina albosticta The cosmopolitan bee genus ''Ceratina'', often referred to as small carpenter bees, is the sole lineage of the tribe Ceratinini, and is not closely related to the more familiar carpenter bees. The genus presently contains over 300 species in 23 s ...

'' Cockerell, 1931 * ''

Ceratina alexandrae The cosmopolitan bee genus ''Ceratina'', often referred to as small carpenter bees, is the sole lineage of the tribe Ceratinini, and is not closely related to the more familiar carpenter bees. The genus presently contains over 300 species in 23 s ...

'' Baker, 2002 * ''

Ceratina aliceae The cosmopolitan bee genus ''Ceratina'', often referred to as small carpenter bees, is the sole lineage of the tribe Ceratinini, and is not closely related to the more familiar carpenter bees. The genus presently contains over 300 species in 23 s ...

'' Cockerell, 1937 * ''

Ceratina allodapoides The cosmopolitan bee genus ''Ceratina'', often referred to as small carpenter bees, is the sole lineage of the tribe Ceratinini, and is not closely related to the more familiar carpenter bees. The genus presently contains over 300 species in 23 s ...

'' Strand, 1912 * ''

Ceratina aloes The cosmopolitan bee genus ''Ceratina'', often referred to as small carpenter bees, is the sole lineage of the tribe Ceratinini, and is not closely related to the more familiar carpenter bees. The genus presently contains over 300 species in 23 s ...

'' Cockerell, 1932 * ''

Ceratina angulata The cosmopolitan bee genus ''Ceratina'', often referred to as small carpenter bees, is the sole lineage of the tribe Ceratinini, and is not closely related to the more familiar carpenter bees. The genus presently contains over 300 species in 23 s ...

'' Roig-Alsina, 2013 * ''

Ceratina apacheorum The cosmopolitan bee genus ''Ceratina'', often referred to as small carpenter bees, is the sole lineage of the tribe Ceratinini, and is not closely related to the more familiar carpenter bees. The genus presently contains over 300 species in 23 s ...

'' Daly, 1973 * ''

Ceratina apatela The cosmopolitan bee genus ''Ceratina'', often referred to as small carpenter bees, is the sole lineage of the tribe Ceratinini, and is not closely related to the more familiar carpenter bees. The genus presently contains over 300 species in 23 s ...

'' Engel, 2018 * ''

Ceratina arabiae The cosmopolitan bee genus ''Ceratina'', often referred to as small carpenter bees, is the sole lineage of the tribe Ceratinini, and is not closely related to the more familiar carpenter bees. The genus presently contains over 300 species in 23 s ...

'' (Daly, 1983) * ''

Ceratina arizonensis ''Ceratina arizonensis'' is a species of small carpenter bee in the family Apidae Apidae is the largest family within the superfamily Apoidea, containing at least 5700 species of bees. The family includes some of the most commonly seen bees, ...

'' Cockerell, 1898 * ''

Ceratina armata The cosmopolitan bee genus ''Ceratina'', often referred to as small carpenter bees, is the sole lineage of the tribe Ceratinini, and is not closely related to the more familiar carpenter bees. The genus presently contains over 300 species in 23 s ...

'' Smith, 1854 * ''

Ceratina aspera The cosmopolitan bee genus ''Ceratina'', often referred to as small carpenter bees, is the sole lineage of the tribe Ceratinini, and is not closely related to the more familiar carpenter bees. The genus presently contains over 300 species in 23 s ...

'' Schrottky, 1902 * ''

Ceratina asunciana The cosmopolitan bee genus ''Ceratina'', often referred to as small carpenter bees, is the sole lineage of the tribe Ceratinini, and is not closely related to the more familiar carpenter bees. The genus presently contains over 300 species in 23 s ...

'' Strand, 1910 * ''

Ceratina asuncionis The cosmopolitan bee genus ''Ceratina'', often referred to as small carpenter bees, is the sole lineage of the tribe Ceratinini, and is not closely related to the more familiar carpenter bees. The genus presently contains over 300 species in 23 s ...

'' Strand, 1910 * ''

Ceratina atopura The cosmopolitan bee genus ''Ceratina'', often referred to as small carpenter bees, is the sole lineage of the tribe Ceratinini, and is not closely related to the more familiar carpenter bees. The genus presently contains over 300 species in 23 s ...

'' Cockerell, 1937 * ''

Ceratina atra The cosmopolitan bee genus ''Ceratina'', often referred to as small carpenter bees, is the sole lineage of the tribe Ceratinini, and is not closely related to the more familiar carpenter bees. The genus presently contains over 300 species in 23 s ...

'' Friese, 1917 * ''

Ceratina atrata The cosmopolitan bee genus ''Ceratina'', often referred to as small carpenter bees, is the sole lineage of the tribe Ceratinini, and is not closely related to the more familiar carpenter bees. The genus presently contains over 300 species in 23 s ...

'' H. S. Smith, 1907 * ''

Ceratina augochloroides The cosmopolitan bee genus ''Ceratina'', often referred to as small carpenter bees, is the sole lineage of the tribe Ceratinini, and is not closely related to the more familiar carpenter bees. The genus presently contains over 300 species in 23 s ...

'' Ducke, 1911 * ''

Ceratina auriviridis The cosmopolitan bee genus ''Ceratina'', often referred to as small carpenter bees, is the sole lineage of the tribe Ceratinini, and is not closely related to the more familiar carpenter bees. The genus presently contains over 300 species in 23 s ...

'' H. S. Smith, 1907 * ''

'' (Perkins, 1912) * ''

Ceratina azteca The cosmopolitan bee genus ''Ceratina'', often referred to as small carpenter bees, is the sole lineage of the tribe Ceratinini, and is not closely related to the more familiar carpenter bees. The genus presently contains over 300 species in 23 s ...

'' Cresson, 1878 * ''

Ceratina azurea The cosmopolitan bee genus ''Ceratina'', often referred to as small carpenter bees, is the sole lineage of the tribe Ceratinini, and is not closely related to the more familiar carpenter bees. The genus presently contains over 300 species in 23 s ...

'' Benoist, 1955 * ''

Ceratina ballotae The cosmopolitan bee genus ''Ceratina'', often referred to as small carpenter bees, is the sole lineage of the tribe Ceratinini, and is not closely related to the more familiar carpenter bees. The genus presently contains over 300 species in 23 s ...

'' Eardley & Daly, 2007 * ''

Ceratina barbarae The cosmopolitan bee genus ''Ceratina'', often referred to as small carpenter bees, is the sole lineage of the tribe Ceratinini, and is not closely related to the more familiar carpenter bees. The genus presently contains over 300 species in 23 s ...

'' Eardley & Daly, 2007 * ''

Ceratina basaltica The cosmopolitan bee genus ''Ceratina'', often referred to as small carpenter bees, is the sole lineage of the tribe Ceratinini, and is not closely related to the more familiar carpenter bees. The genus presently contains over 300 species in 23 s ...

'' Flórez-Gómez et al., 2022 * ''

Ceratina beata ''Ceratina beata'', also known as ''Ceratina (Xanthoceratina) beata'', is a species of bee belonging to the family Apidae, subfamily Xylocopinae The subfamily Xylocopinae (family Apidae) occurs worldwide, and includes the large carpenter be ...

'' Cameron, 1897 * ''

Ceratina belizensis The cosmopolitan bee genus ''Ceratina'', often referred to as small carpenter bees, is the sole lineage of the tribe Ceratinini, and is not closely related to the more familiar carpenter bees. The genus presently contains over 300 species in 23 s ...

'' Baker, 1907 * ''

Ceratina belliata The cosmopolitan bee genus ''Ceratina'', often referred to as small carpenter bees, is the sole lineage of the tribe Ceratinini, and is not closely related to the more familiar carpenter bees. The genus presently contains over 300 species in 23 s ...

'' Shiokawa, 2008 * ''

Ceratina benguetensis The cosmopolitan bee genus ''Ceratina'', often referred to as small carpenter bees, is the sole lineage of the tribe Ceratinini, and is not closely related to the more familiar carpenter bees. The genus presently contains over 300 species in 23 s ...

'' Cockerell, 1916 * ''

Ceratina bhawani The cosmopolitan bee genus ''Ceratina'', often referred to as small carpenter bees, is the sole lineage of the tribe Ceratinini, and is not closely related to the more familiar carpenter bees. The genus presently contains over 300 species in 23 s ...

'' Bingham, 1908 * ''

Ceratina bicolorata The cosmopolitan bee genus ''Ceratina'', often referred to as small carpenter bees, is the sole lineage of the tribe Ceratinini, and is not closely related to the more familiar carpenter bees. The genus presently contains over 300 species in 23 s ...

'' Smith, 1879 * ''

Ceratina bicuneata The cosmopolitan bee genus ''Ceratina'', often referred to as small carpenter bees, is the sole lineage of the tribe Ceratinini, and is not closely related to the more familiar carpenter bees. The genus presently contains over 300 species in 23 s ...

'' Cockerell, 1918 * ''

Ceratina bifida The cosmopolitan bee genus ''Ceratina'', often referred to as small carpenter bees, is the sole lineage of the tribe Ceratinini, and is not closely related to the more familiar carpenter bees. The genus presently contains over 300 species in 23 ...

'' Friese, 1900 * ''

Ceratina biguttulata The cosmopolitan bee genus ''Ceratina'', often referred to as small carpenter bees, is the sole lineage of the tribe Ceratinini, and is not closely related to the more familiar carpenter bees. The genus presently contains over 300 species in 23 s ...

'' (Moure, 1941) * ''

Ceratina bilobata The cosmopolitan bee genus ''Ceratina'', often referred to as small carpenter bees, is the sole lineage of the tribe Ceratinini, and is not closely related to the more familiar carpenter bees. The genus presently contains over 300 species in 23 s ...

'' Cockerell, 1937 * ''

Ceratina binghami ''Ceratina binghami'' is a species of bee belonging to the family Apidae, subfamily Xylocopinae. References External links Animaldiversity.orgItis.govAcademia.org
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'' Cockerell, 1908 * ''

Ceratina bispinosa The cosmopolitan bee genus ''Ceratina'', often referred to as small carpenter bees, is the sole lineage of the tribe Ceratinini, and is not closely related to the more familiar carpenter bees. The genus presently contains over 300 species in 23 s ...

'' Handlirsch, 1889 * ''

Ceratina boninensis The cosmopolitan bee genus ''Ceratina'', often referred to as small carpenter bees, is the sole lineage of the tribe Ceratinini, and is not closely related to the more familiar carpenter bees. The genus presently contains over 300 species in 23 s ...

'' Yasumatsu, 1955 * ''

Ceratina braunsi The cosmopolitan bee genus ''Ceratina'', often referred to as small carpenter bees, is the sole lineage of the tribe Ceratinini, and is not closely related to the more familiar carpenter bees. The genus presently contains over 300 species in 23 s ...

'' Eardley & Daly, 2007 * ''

Ceratina braunsiana The cosmopolitan bee genus ''Ceratina'', often referred to as small carpenter bees, is the sole lineage of the tribe Ceratinini, and is not closely related to the more familiar carpenter bees. The genus presently contains over 300 species in 23 s ...

'' Friese, 1905 * ''

Ceratina breviceps The cosmopolitan bee genus ''Ceratina'', often referred to as small carpenter bees, is the sole lineage of the tribe Ceratinini, and is not closely related to the more familiar carpenter bees. The genus presently contains over 300 species in 23 s ...

'' Michener, 1954 * ''

Ceratina bryanti The cosmopolitan bee genus ''Ceratina'', often referred to as small carpenter bees, is the sole lineage of the tribe Ceratinini, and is not closely related to the more familiar carpenter bees. The genus presently contains over 300 species in 23 s ...

'' Cockerell, 1919 * ''

Ceratina buscki The cosmopolitan bee genus ''Ceratina'', often referred to as small carpenter bees, is the sole lineage of the tribe Ceratinini, and is not closely related to the more familiar carpenter bees. The genus presently contains over 300 species in 23 s ...

'' Cockerell, 1919 * ''

Ceratina calcarata ''Ceratina calcarata'', the spurred ceratina, is a species of small carpenter bee in the family Apidae. It is found in eastern North America. This species ranges from Georgia, USA north to Ontario, Canada and east to Nova Scotia, Canada. This be ...

'' Robertson, 1900 * ''

Ceratina callosa The cosmopolitan bee genus ''Ceratina'', often referred to as small carpenter bees, is the sole lineage of the tribe Ceratinini, and is not closely related to the more familiar carpenter bees. The genus presently contains over 300 species in 23 s ...

'' (Fabricius, 1794) * ''

Ceratina canaliculata The cosmopolitan bee genus ''Ceratina'', often referred to as small carpenter bees, is the sole lineage of the tribe Ceratinini, and is not closely related to the more familiar carpenter bees. The genus presently contains over 300 species in 23 s ...

'' Roig-Alsina, 2016 * ''

Ceratina canarensis The cosmopolitan bee genus ''Ceratina'', often referred to as small carpenter bees, is the sole lineage of the tribe Ceratinini, and is not closely related to the more familiar carpenter bees. The genus presently contains over 300 species in 23 s ...

'' Cockerell, 1919 * ''

Ceratina capitosa The cosmopolitan bee genus ''Ceratina'', often referred to as small carpenter bees, is the sole lineage of the tribe Ceratinini, and is not closely related to the more familiar carpenter bees. The genus presently contains over 300 species in 23 s ...

'' Smith, 1879 * ''

Ceratina carinifrons The cosmopolitan bee genus ''Ceratina'', often referred to as small carpenter bees, is the sole lineage of the tribe Ceratinini, and is not closely related to the more familiar carpenter bees. The genus presently contains over 300 species in 23 s ...

'' Baker, 2002 * ''

Ceratina catamarcensis The cosmopolitan bee genus ''Ceratina'', often referred to as small carpenter bees, is the sole lineage of the tribe Ceratinini, and is not closely related to the more familiar carpenter bees. The genus presently contains over 300 species in 23 s ...

'' Schrottky, 1907 * ''

Ceratina caveata The cosmopolitan bee genus ''Ceratina'', often referred to as small carpenter bees, is the sole lineage of the tribe Ceratinini, and is not closely related to the more familiar carpenter bees. The genus presently contains over 300 species in 23 s ...

'' Roig-Alsina, 2013 * ''

Ceratina cavifrons The cosmopolitan bee genus ''Ceratina'', often referred to as small carpenter bees, is the sole lineage of the tribe Ceratinini, and is not closely related to the more familiar carpenter bees. The genus presently contains over 300 species in 23 s ...

'' Shiokawa, 2006 * ''

Ceratina chalcea The cosmopolitan bee genus ''Ceratina'', often referred to as small carpenter bees, is the sole lineage of the tribe Ceratinini, and is not closely related to the more familiar carpenter bees. The genus presently contains over 300 species in 23 s ...

'' Spinola, 1841 * ''

Ceratina chalcites The cosmopolitan bee genus ''Ceratina'', often referred to as small carpenter bees, is the sole lineage of the tribe Ceratinini, and is not closely related to the more familiar carpenter bees. The genus presently contains over 300 species in 23 s ...

'' Germar, 1839 * ''

Ceratina chalybea The cosmopolitan bee genus ''Ceratina'', often referred to as small carpenter bees, is the sole lineage of the tribe Ceratinini, and is not closely related to the more familiar carpenter bees. The genus presently contains over 300 species in 23 s ...

'' Chevrier, 1872 * ''

Ceratina chiangmaiensis The cosmopolitan bee genus ''Ceratina'', often referred to as small carpenter bees, is the sole lineage of the tribe Ceratinini, and is not closely related to the more familiar carpenter bees. The genus presently contains over 300 species in 23 s ...

'' Warrit et al., 2012 * ''

Ceratina chinensis The cosmopolitan bee genus ''Ceratina'', often referred to as small carpenter bees, is the sole lineage of the tribe Ceratinini, and is not closely related to the more familiar carpenter bees. The genus presently contains over 300 species in 23 s ...

'' (Wu, 1963) * ''

Ceratina chloris The cosmopolitan bee genus ''Ceratina'', often referred to as small carpenter bees, is the sole lineage of the tribe Ceratinini, and is not closely related to the more familiar carpenter bees. The genus presently contains over 300 species in 23 s ...

'' (Fabricius, 1804) * ''

Ceratina christellae The cosmopolitan bee genus ''Ceratina'', often referred to as small carpenter bees, is the sole lineage of the tribe Ceratinini, and is not closely related to the more familiar carpenter bees. The genus presently contains over 300 species in 23 s ...

'' Terzo, 1998 * ''

Ceratina chrysocephala The cosmopolitan bee genus ''Ceratina'', often referred to as small carpenter bees, is the sole lineage of the tribe Ceratinini, and is not closely related to the more familiar carpenter bees. The genus presently contains over 300 species in 23 s ...

'' Cockerell, 1912 * ''

Ceratina chrysomalla The cosmopolitan bee genus ''Ceratina'', often referred to as small carpenter bees, is the sole lineage of the tribe Ceratinini, and is not closely related to the more familiar carpenter bees. The genus presently contains over 300 species in 23 s ...

'' Gerstäcker, 1869 * ''

Ceratina citrinifrons The cosmopolitan bee genus ''Ceratina'', often referred to as small carpenter bees, is the sole lineage of the tribe Ceratinini, and is not closely related to the more familiar carpenter bees. The genus presently contains over 300 species in 23 s ...

'' Cockerell, 1937 * ''

Ceratina citriphila The cosmopolitan bee genus ''Ceratina'', often referred to as small carpenter bees, is the sole lineage of the tribe Ceratinini, and is not closely related to the more familiar carpenter bees. The genus presently contains over 300 species in 23 s ...

'' Cockerell, 1935 * ''

Ceratina cladura The cosmopolitan bee genus ''Ceratina'', often referred to as small carpenter bees, is the sole lineage of the tribe Ceratinini, and is not closely related to the more familiar carpenter bees. The genus presently contains over 300 species in 23 s ...

'' Cockerell, 1919 * ''

Ceratina claripennis The cosmopolitan bee genus ''Ceratina'', often referred to as small carpenter bees, is the sole lineage of the tribe Ceratinini, and is not closely related to the more familiar carpenter bees. The genus presently contains over 300 species in 23 s ...

'' Friese, 1917 * ''

Ceratina cobaltina ''Ceratina cobaltina'' is a species of small carpenter bee in the family Apidae. It is found in Central America. References Further reading

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'' Cresson, 1878 * ''

Ceratina cockerelli ''Ceratina cockerelli'' is a species of small carpenter bee in the family Apidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea and North America. References Further reading * External links

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'' H. S. Smith, 1907 * ''

Ceratina cognata The cosmopolitan bee genus ''Ceratina'', often referred to as small carpenter bees, is the sole lineage of the tribe Ceratinini, and is not closely related to the more familiar carpenter bees. The genus presently contains over 300 species in 23 s ...

'' Smith, 1879 * ''

Ceratina collusor The cosmopolitan bee genus ''Ceratina'', often referred to as small carpenter bees, is the sole lineage of the tribe Ceratinini, and is not closely related to the more familiar carpenter bees. The genus presently contains over 300 species in 23 s ...

'' Cockerell, 1919 * ''

Ceratina combinata The cosmopolitan bee genus ''Ceratina'', often referred to as small carpenter bees, is the sole lineage of the tribe Ceratinini, and is not closely related to the more familiar carpenter bees. The genus presently contains over 300 species in 23 s ...

'' Friese, 1910 * ''

Ceratina compacta The cosmopolitan bee genus ''Ceratina'', often referred to as small carpenter bees, is the sole lineage of the tribe Ceratinini, and is not closely related to the more familiar carpenter bees. The genus presently contains over 300 species in 23 s ...

'' Smith, 1879 * ''

Ceratina congoensis The cosmopolitan bee genus ''Ceratina'', often referred to as small carpenter bees, is the sole lineage of the tribe Ceratinini, and is not closely related to the more familiar carpenter bees. The genus presently contains over 300 species in 23 s ...

'' Meunier, 1890 * ''

Ceratina coptica The cosmopolitan bee genus ''Ceratina'', often referred to as small carpenter bees, is the sole lineage of the tribe Ceratinini, and is not closely related to the more familiar carpenter bees. The genus presently contains over 300 species in 23 s ...

'' Baker, 2002 * ''

Ceratina corinna The cosmopolitan bee genus ''Ceratina'', often referred to as small carpenter bees, is the sole lineage of the tribe Ceratinini, and is not closely related to the more familiar carpenter bees. The genus presently contains over 300 species in 23 s ...

'' Nurse, 1904 * ''

Ceratina correntina The cosmopolitan bee genus ''Ceratina'', often referred to as small carpenter bees, is the sole lineage of the tribe Ceratinini, and is not closely related to the more familiar carpenter bees. The genus presently contains over 300 species in 23 s ...

'' Schrottky, 1907 * ''

Ceratina cosmiocephala The cosmopolitan bee genus ''Ceratina'', often referred to as small carpenter bees, is the sole lineage of the tribe Ceratinini, and is not closely related to the more familiar carpenter bees. The genus presently contains over 300 species in 23 s ...

'' Cameron, 1908 * ''

Ceratina crassiceps The cosmopolitan bee genus ''Ceratina'', often referred to as small carpenter bees, is the sole lineage of the tribe Ceratinini, and is not closely related to the more familiar carpenter bees. The genus presently contains over 300 species in 23 s ...

'' Friese, 1925 * ''

Ceratina crewi The cosmopolitan bee genus ''Ceratina'', often referred to as small carpenter bees, is the sole lineage of the tribe Ceratinini, and is not closely related to the more familiar carpenter bees. The genus presently contains over 300 species in 23 s ...

'' Cockerell, 1903 * ''

Ceratina cucurbitina The cosmopolitan bee genus ''Ceratina'', often referred to as small carpenter bees, is the sole lineage of the tribe Ceratinini, and is not closely related to the more familiar carpenter bees. The genus presently contains over 300 species in 23 s ...

'' (Rossi, 1792) * ''

Ceratina cupreiventris The cosmopolitan bee genus ''Ceratina'', often referred to as small carpenter bees, is the sole lineage of the tribe Ceratinini, and is not closely related to the more familiar carpenter bees. The genus presently contains over 300 species in 23 s ...

'' Smith, 1879 * ''

Ceratina cuprifrons The cosmopolitan bee genus ''Ceratina'', often referred to as small carpenter bees, is the sole lineage of the tribe Ceratinini, and is not closely related to the more familiar carpenter bees. The genus presently contains over 300 species in 23 s ...

'' Strand, 1910 * ''Ceratina currani'' Schwarz, 1934 * ''Ceratina cyanea'' (Kirby, 1802) * ''Ceratina cyanicollis'' Schrottky, 1902 * ''Ceratina cyaniventris'' Cresson, 1865 * ''Ceratina cyanura'' Cockerell, 1918 * ''Ceratina cypriaca'' Mavromoustakis, 1954 * ''Ceratina dallatorreana'' Friese, 1896 * ''Ceratina dalyi'' Terzo, 1998 * ''Ceratina daressalamica'' Strand, 1912 * ''Ceratina darwini'' Friese, 1910 * ''Ceratina demotica'' Baker, 2002 * ''Ceratina denesi'' Terzo, 1998 * ''Ceratina dentipes'' Friese, 1914 * ''Ceratina dentiventris'' Gerstäcker, 1869 * ''Ceratina diligens'' Smith, 1879 * ''Ceratina diloloensis'' Cockerell, 1932 * ''Ceratina dimidiata'' Friese, 1910 * ''Ceratina diodonta'' H. S. Smith, 1907 * ''Ceratina duckei'' Friese, 1910 * ''Ceratina dupla'' Say, 1837 * ''Ceratina egeria'' Nurse, 1904 * ''Ceratina electron'' Cockerell, 1937 * ''Ceratina elisabethae'' Cockerell, 1937 * ''Ceratina emeiensis'' Wu, 2000 * ''Ceratina ericia'' Vachal, 1903 * ''Ceratina esakii'' Yasumatsu & Hirashima, 1969 * ''Ceratina excavata'' Cockerell, 1937 * ''Ceratina eximia'' Smith, 1862 * ''Ceratina fastigiata'' Fox, 1896 * ''Ceratina ferghanica'' Morawitz, 1875 * ''Ceratina fimbriata'' Roig-Alsina, 2013 * ''Ceratina fioreseana'' Oliveira, 2020 * ''Ceratina flavipes'' Smith, 1879 * ''Ceratina flavolateralis'' Cockerell, 1916 * ''Ceratina flavopicta'' Smith, 1858 * ''Ceratina floridana'' Mitchell, 1962 * ''Ceratina foveifera'' Strand, 1912 * ''Ceratina fuliginosa'' Cockerell, 1916 * ''Ceratina fulvitarsis'' Friese, 1925 * ''Ceratina fulvofasciata'' Ducke, 1908 * ''Ceratina fumipennis'' Friese, 1917 * ''Ceratina glossata'' Michener, 1954 * ''Ceratina gnoma'' Eardley & Daly, 2007 * ''Ceratina gomphrenae'' Schrottky, 1909 * ''Ceratina gossypii'' Schrottky, 1907 * ''Ceratina grandis'' Shiokawa, 2015 * ''Ceratina gravidula'' Gerstäcker, 1869 * ''Ceratina guarnacciana'' Genaro, 1998 * ''Ceratina guineae'' Strand, 1912 * ''Ceratina gurkhana'' Shiokawa, 2008 * ''Ceratina hakkarica'' Kocourek, 1998 * ''Ceratina haladai'' Terzo & Rasmont, 2004 * ''Ceratina hexae'' Eardley & Daly, 2007 * ''Ceratina hieratica'' Baker, 2002 * ''Ceratina hieroglyphica'' Smith, 1854 * ''Ceratina himalayana'' Shiokawa, 2008 * ''Ceratina huberi'' Friese, 1910 * ''Ceratina humilior'' Cockerell, 1916 * ''Ceratina hurdi'' Daly, 1973 * ''Ceratina ignara'' Cresson, 1878 * ''Ceratina immaculata'' Friese, 1910 * ''Ceratina incertula'' Cockerell, 1937 * ''Ceratina incognita'' Bingham, 1898 * ''Ceratina indica'' (Hirashima, 1969) * ''Ceratina indigovirens'' Flórez-Gómez et al., 2022 * ''Ceratina inermis'' Friese, 1905 * ''Ceratina interrupta'' Alfken, 1926 * ''Ceratina itzarum'' Cockerell, 1931 * ''Ceratina iwatai'' Yasumatsu, 1936 * ''Ceratina jacobsoni'' van der Vecht, 1952 * ''Ceratina japonica'' Cockerell, 1911 * ''Ceratina jejuensis'' S. Lee, 2005 * ''Ceratina kankauensis'' Strand, 1913 * ''Ceratina kopili'' Flórez-Gómez et al., 2022 * ''Ceratina kosemponis'' Strand, 1913 * ''Ceratina kraussi'' Michener, 1954 * ''Ceratina labrosa'' Friese, 1905 * ''Ceratina laevifrons'' Morawitz, 1895 * ''Ceratina laeviuscula'' Wu, 1963 * ''Ceratina langenburgiae'' Strand, 1912 * ''Ceratina langi'' Cockerell, 1934 * ''Ceratina latisetis'' Roig-Alsina, 2013 * ''Ceratina lativentris'' Friese, 1905 * ''Ceratina lehmanni'' Friese, 1910 * ''Ceratina lepida'' Smith, 1879 * ''Ceratina liberica'' Cockerell, 1937 * ''Ceratina lieftincki'' van der Vecht, 1952 * ''Ceratina liliputana'' Cockerell, 1932 * ''Ceratina lineola'' Vachal, 1903 * ''Ceratina litoraria'' van der Vecht, 1952 * ''Ceratina loa'' Strand, 1912 * ''Ceratina loewi'' Gerstäcker, 1869 * ''Ceratina longiceps'' Smith, 1879 * ''Ceratina loquata'' Nurse, 1902 * ''Ceratina lucidula'' Smith, 1854 * ''Ceratina lucifera'' Cockerell, 1934 * ''Ceratina ludwigsi'' Strand, 1914 * ''Ceratina lunata'' Friese, 1905 * ''Ceratina maai'' Shiokawa & Hirashima, 1982 * ''Ceratina macondiana'' Flórez-Gómez & Griswold, 2020 * ''Ceratina maculifrons'' Smith, 1854 * ''Ceratina madecassa'' Friese, 1900 * ''Ceratina maghrebensis'' Daly, 1983 * ''Ceratina malindiae'' (Daly, 1988) * ''Ceratina mandibularis'' Friese, 1896 * ''Ceratina manni'' Cockerell, 1912 * ''Ceratina marginata'' Baker, 1907 * ''Ceratina mariannensis'' Yasumatsu, 1939 * ''Ceratina mauritanica'' Lepeletier, 1841 * ''Ceratina megastigmata'' Yasumatsu & Hirashima, 1969 * ''Ceratina melanochroa'' (Moure, 1941) * ''Ceratina melanoptera'' Cockerell, 1924 * ''Ceratina mendozina'' Roig-Alsina, 2016 * ''Ceratina metaria'' Cockerell, 1920 * ''Ceratina mexicana'' Cresson, 1878 * ''Ceratina micheneri'' Daly, 1973 * ''Ceratina mikmaqi'' Rehan & Sheffield, 2011 * ''Ceratina minima'' Friese, 1909 * ''Ceratina minuta'' Friese, 1905 * ''Ceratina mocsaryi'' Friese, 1896 * ''Ceratina moderata'' Cameron, 1897 * ''Ceratina moerenhouti'' Vachal, 1903 * ''Ceratina monstrata'' Sung & Shiokawa, 2012 * ''Ceratina montana'' Holmberg, 1886 * ''Ceratina morawitzi'' Sickmann, 1894 * ''Ceratina moricei'' Friese, 1899 * ''Ceratina morrensis'' Strand, 1910 * ''Ceratina muelleri'' Friese, 1910 * ''Ceratina muscatella'' Nurse, 1902 * ''Ceratina namibensis'' Eardley & Daly, 2007 * ''Ceratina nanula'' Cockerell, 1897 * ''Ceratina nasalis'' Friese, 1905 * ''Ceratina nasiinsignita'' Strand, 1912 * ''Ceratina nativitatis'' Cockerell, 1937 * ''Ceratina nautlana'' Cockerell, 1897 * ''Ceratina neocallosa'' Daly, 1983 * ''Ceratina neomexicana'' Cockerell, 1901 * ''Ceratina nigra'' Handlirsch, 1889 * ''Ceratina nigriceps'' Friese, 1905 * ''Ceratina nigrita'' Ashmead, 1900 * ''Ceratina nigritula'' Michener, 1954 * ''Ceratina nigroaenea'' Gerstäcker, 1869 * ''

'' Friese, 1896 * ''Ceratina nigrolateralis'' Cockerell, 1916 * ''Ceratina nilotica'' Cockerell, 1937 * ''Ceratina nitidella'' Cockerell, 1937 * ''Ceratina nitidifrons'' Roig-Alsina, 2016 * ''Ceratina nyassensis'' Strand, 1912 * ''Ceratina obtusicauda'' Cockerell, 1919 * ''Ceratina okinawana'' Matsumura & Uchida, 1926 * ''Ceratina opaca'' Friese, 1905 * ''Ceratina opipara'' Shiokawa, 2015 * ''Ceratina oxalidis'' Schrottky, 1907 * ''Ceratina pacifica'' H. S. Smith, 1907 * ''Ceratina pacis'' Cockerell, 1937 * ''Ceratina palauensis'' Yasumatsu, 1939 * ''Ceratina papuana'' van der Vecht, 1952 * ''Ceratina paraguayensis'' Schrottky, 1907 * ''Ceratina parvula'' Smith, 1854 * ''Ceratina paulyi'' (Daly, 1988) * ''Ceratina pembana'' Cockerell, 1935 * ''Ceratina penicillata'' Friese, 1905 * ''Ceratina penicilligera'' Strand, 1912 * ''Ceratina perforatrix'' Smith, 1879 * ''Ceratina perpolita'' Cockerell, 1937 * ''Ceratina personata'' Friese, 1905 * ''Ceratina picta'' Smith, 1854 * ''Ceratina pictifrons'' Smith, 1861 * ''Ceratina piracicabana'' Schrottky, 1911 * ''Ceratina placida'' Smith, 1862 * ''Ceratina polita'' Friese, 1902 * ''Ceratina politifrons'' Cockerell, 1937 * ''Ceratina politula'' Shiokawa, 2006 * ''Ceratina popovi'' Wu, 1963 * ''Ceratina propinqua'' Cameron, 1897 * ''Ceratina psaenythia'' Engel, 2018 * ''Ceratina pubescens'' Smith, 1879 * ''Ceratina pulchripes'' Shiokawa, 2002 * ''Ceratina punctaticeps'' Van der Vecht, 1953 * ''Ceratina punctigena'' Cockerell, 1916 * ''Ceratina punctiventris'' Friese, 1910 * ''Ceratina punctulata'' Spinola, 1841 * ''Ceratina pusilla'' Roig-Alsina, 2016 * ''Ceratina quadripunctata'' Wu, 2000 * ''Ceratina quinquemaculata'' Cockerell, 1912 * ''Ceratina raquelitae'' Flórez-Gómez & Ayala, 2022 * ''Ceratina rasmonti'' Terzo, 1998 * ''Ceratina rectangulifera'' Schwarz & Michener, 1954 * ''Ceratina regalis'' Cockerell, 1912 * ''Ceratina rehanae'' Flórez-Gómez & Ayala, 2022 * ''Ceratina rhodura'' Cockerell, 1937 * ''Ceratina richardsoniae'' Schrottky, 1909 * ''Ceratina ridleyi'' Cockerell, 1910 * ''Ceratina roseoviridis'' Cockerell, 1937 * ''Ceratina rossi'' (Daly, 1988) * ''Ceratina rothschildiana'' Vachal, 1909 * ''Ceratina rotundiceps'' Smith, 1879 * ''Ceratina rufigastra'' Cockerell, 1937 * ''Ceratina rufipes'' Smith, 1879 * ''Ceratina rugifrons'' Smith, 1879 * ''Ceratina rugosissima'' Cockerell, 1932 * ''Ceratina rukaina'' Sung & Shiokawa, 2012 * ''Ceratina rupestris'' Holmberg, 1884 * ''Ceratina ruwenzorica'' Cockerell, 1937 * ''Ceratina sakagamii'' Terzo, 1998 * ''Ceratina sakagamina'' Shiokawa, 2015 * ''Ceratina samburuensis'' Cockerell, 1910 * ''Ceratina sapphira'' Flórez-Gómez & Ayala, 2022 * ''Ceratina satoi'' Yasumatsu, 1936 * ''Ceratina saundersi'' Daly, 1983 * ''Ceratina sauteri'' Strand, 1913 * ''Ceratina schwarzi'' Kocourek, 1998 * ''Ceratina schwarziana'' Terzo, 1998 * ''Ceratina sclerops'' Schrottky, 1907 * ''Ceratina sculpturata'' Smith, 1858 * ''Ceratina seikii'' Sung & Shiokawa, 2012 * ''Ceratina senegalensis'' Strand, 1912 * ''Ceratina sequoiae'' Michener, 1936 * ''Ceratina sericea'' Friese, 1910 * ''Ceratina shinnersi'' Daly, 1973 * ''Ceratina silvicola'' Shiokawa, 2015 * ''Ceratina simillima'' Smith, 1854 * ''Ceratina smaragdula'' (Fabricius, 1787) * ''Ceratina spectata'' Shiokawa, 2015 * ''Ceratina speculifrons'' Cockerell, 1920 * ''Ceratina speculina'' Cockerell, 1937 * ''Ceratina spilota'' Cockerell, 1932 * ''Ceratina spinipes'' Shiokawa, 2009 * ''Ceratina splendida'' Shiokawa, 2008 * ''Ceratina stilbonota'' Moure, 1941 * ''Ceratina strenua'' Smith, 1879 * ''Ceratina stuckenbergi'' Eardley & Daly, 2007 * ''Ceratina subcarinata'' Roig-Alsina, 2013 * ''Ceratina subquadrata'' Smith, 1854 * ''Ceratina subscintilla'' Cockerell, 1937 * ''Ceratina sutepensis'' Cockerell, 1929 * ''Ceratina tabescens'' Cockerell, 1912 * ''Ceratina taborae'' Strand, 1912 * ''Ceratina takasagona'' Shiokawa & Hirashima, 1982 * ''Ceratina takeshii'' Shiokawa, 2008 * ''Ceratina tanganyicensis'' Strand, 1911 * ''Ceratina tanoi'' Shiokawa, 2010 * ''Ceratina tantilla'' (Moure, 1941) * ''Ceratina tarsata'' Morawitz, 1872 * ''Ceratina tejonensis'' Cresson, 1864 * ''Ceratina tenkeana'' Cockerell, 1937 * ''Ceratina tepetlana'' Flórez-Gómez et al., 2022 * ''Ceratina teunisseni'' Terzo & Rasmont, 1997 * ''Ceratina texana'' Daly, 1973 * ''Ceratina tibialis'' Morawitz, 1895 * ''Ceratina timberlakei'' Daly, 1973 * ''Ceratina titusi'' Cockerell, 1903 * ''Ceratina triangulifera'' Cockerell, 1914 * ''Ceratina tricolor'' Michener, 1954 * ''Ceratina trimaculata'' Friese, 1917 * ''Ceratina tropica'' Crawford, 1910 * ''Ceratina truncata'' Friese, 1905 * ''Ceratina tucumana'' Roig-Alsina, 2013 * ''Ceratina turgida'' (Moure, 1941) * ''Ceratina umbricosta'' Roig-Alsina, 2013 * ''Ceratina unicolor'' Friese, 1911 * ''Ceratina unimaculata'' Smith, 1879 * ''Ceratina velthuisi'' Terzo & Rasmont, 2001 * ''Ceratina verhoeffi'' Terzo & Rasmont, 1997 * ''Ceratina vernoniae'' Schrottky, 1920 * ''Ceratina virescens'' Friese, 1910 * ''Ceratina viridicincta'' Cockerell, 1931 * ''Ceratina viridifrons'' Cockerell, 1934 * ''Ceratina viridis'' Guérin-Méneville, 1844 * ''Ceratina volitans'' Schrottky, 1907 * ''Ceratina wagneri'' Friese, 1910 * ''Ceratina waini'' (Shiokawa & Sakagami, 1969) * ''Ceratina warnckei'' Terzo, 1998 * ''Ceratina whiteheadi'' Eardley & Daly, 2007 * ''Ceratina xanthocera'' (Moure, 1941) * ''Ceratina xanthostoma'' Cockerell, 1912 * ''Ceratina yamanei'' Sung & Shiokawa, 2012 * ''Ceratina yasumatsui'' Hirashima, 1971 * ''Ceratina yonagunensis'' Shiokawa, 2011 * ''Ceratina yucatanica'' Cockerell, 1931 * ''Ceratina zandeni'' Terzo, 1998 * ''Ceratina zeteki'' Cockerell, 1934 * ''Ceratina zwakhalsi'' Terzo & Rasmont, 1997 * extinct, † ''Ceratina disrupta'' (Cockerell 1906)

References

External links

Guide to the ''Ceratina'' of Eastern North America.
USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center. {{Taxonbar, from=Q1938968 Ceratina, Bee genera