''Ceratina dupla'', the doubled ceratina, is a species of
small carpenter bee
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 ...
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, including bumblebees and honey bees, but also includes stingless bees (also used for ...
. It is found in the eastern half of North America.
[ It was formerly confused with the species '']Ceratina floridana
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 ...
'' and ''Ceratina mikmaqi
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 ...
'', until molecular analyses demonstrated significant genetic differences between the taxa.[Sandra Rehan, Cory S. Sheffield (2011) Morphological and molecular delineation of a new species in the ''Ceratina dupla'' species-group (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Xylocopinae) of eastern North America. ''Zootaxa'' 2873:35-50. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2873.1.3]
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Insects described in 1837
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