Genus Centris

Classification · Numbers · Remarks · Internet References

Bee with huge pollen-collection areas on tibia (not thighs) - Centris rhodopus - female

Centris (Paracentris) cockerelli - Centris cockerelli - male

Xylocopa virginica krombeini? - Centris nitida

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies)

No Taxon (Aculeata - Bees, Ants, and other Stinging Wasps)

No Taxon (Anthophila (Apoidea) - Bees)

Family Apidae (Cuckoo, Carpenter, Digger, Bumble, and Honey Bees)

Subfamily Apinae (Honey, Bumble, and Digger Bees)

Tribe Centridini

Genus Centris

Numbers

Nearctica lists 21 species.

144 species, most of them Neotropical; one, C. nitida, has been introduced into southern Florida recently.

Remarks

Many are highly specialized collectors of oils.

Internet References

Discover Life

An introduced species of Centris

Naturalization of an oil collecting bee Description of the genus.

Contributed by J.D. Roberts on 18 May, 2007 - 3:31pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset
Last updated 6 May, 2009 - 3:40pm

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