Ceratina chalcites
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Ceratina chalcites is a bee from the family of Apidae .
features
The bees are 11 to 13 millimeters long. The body of the females is metallic blue to blue-green, often the head, the mesonotum and the calli are black. The front plate ( clypeus ) and the rails ( tibia ) are spotted white at the base, rarely the calli. The middle section of the propodeum is short, indented and wrinkled. The triangle of the neck is shiny. The second sternite has a weak hump in the middle. The males look similar to the females, but their labrum is often spotted white and the second sternite has an angular cusp. The seventh tergite is drawn out to a point.
Occurrence and way of life
The species is widespread in southern Europe and Turkey. The animals fly in the Mediterranean from April to October. The very warmth-loving species collects pollen from different plant families. It is not known which cuckoo bees parasitize the species .
supporting documents
Felix Amiet, M. Herrmann, A. Müller, R. Neumeyer: Fauna Helvetica 20: Apidae 5 . Center Suisse de Cartographie de la Faune, 2007, ISBN 978-2-88414-032-4 .
