Species info
Classification > Subfamily Xylocopinae > Tribe Ceratinini > Genus Ceratina > Subgenus Crewella
Ceratina (Crewella) rupestris Holmberg, 1884
Lateral view of female of Ceratina (Crewella) rupestris Holmberg, 1884
Lateral view of female of <i>Ceratina (Crewella) rupestris </i>Holmberg, 1884
Lateral view of female of Ceratina (Crewella) rupestris Holmberg, 1884
Female on <i>Cirsium vulgare</i>, Buenos Aires
Female on Cirsium vulgare, Buenos Aires
Male on nest
Male on nest
 
Geographic distribution
Distribution
Solitary bees, wood and pith excavators
  • Argentina
    • Buenos Aires
    • Córdoba
    • Entre Ríos
    • Formosa
    • Misiones
    • Santa Fe
  • Uruguay
Other distribution
Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay
 
Synonyms
  • Ceratina foveiclypeata Strand, 1910
References
  • HOLMBERG, E. L. 1884. Viajes al Tandil y a la Tinta, 2nd Parte, Zoologia, Insectos. I. Himenópteros- Hymenoptera. Act. Acad. Nac. Cienc. Córdoba (Rep. Arg.) 5: 117-136
  • STRAND, E. 1910. Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Hymenopterenfauna von Paraguay. Zool. Jahrb. Abt. Syst. Geogr. Biol. Tiere 29: 455-562
  • TORRETTA, J. P., & POGGIO, S. L . 2013. Species diversity of entomophilous plants and flower-visiting insects is sustained in the field margins of sunflower crops. Journal of Natural History, 47(3-4), 139-165.
  • SANTOS, E., DANERS, G., MORELLI, E. & GALVÁN, G.A. 2020. Diversity of Bee Assemblage (Family Apidae) in Natural and Agriculturally Intensified Ecosystems in Uruguay. Environmental Entomology. 49(5): 1232–1241, https://doi.org/10.1093/ee/nvaa078
  • ROIG-ALSINA, A. 2022. Systematic studies of the subgenus Crewella of Ceratina (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Xylocopinae), with a revision of the species occurring in Argentina.24(1): 135-170.
  • TORRETTA, J. P., MARRERO, H. J., GONZÁLEZ-VAQUERO, R., & GARIBALDI, L. A. 2023. Solitary bees in Pampean agroecosystems: a review about current status of knowledge. Journal of Apicultural Research. 1-20.
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