Ceratina chalybea
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Ceratina chalybea is a bee from the family of Apidae . It issimilar to Ceratina callosa and Ceratina gravidula .
features
The bees have a body length of 8 to 10 millimeters (females) or 7 to 10 millimeters (males). The body of the female is metallic blue to blue-green in color, the head and the mesonotum are often black. The front plate ( clypeus ), the calli and the splints ( tibia ) are spotted white at the base. The degree next to the sweeping channel is straight when viewed in profile and only rounded at the back. The middle field of the propodeum is delimited at the back on the side with a weak edge. The males look similar to the females, but their labrum and frontal plate are largely spotted white. The seventh tergite is strongly saddled and has no long edge.
Occurrence and way of life
The species is widespread in the Mediterranean region and in southern Central Europe. The animals fly from mid-March to late October. The 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 .