Centris atripes is a species of centridine bee in the family Apidae. It is found in Central America and North America.[1][2][3] It is a pollinator of Krameria erecta [4] as well as Senna wislizeni of the painteri variety, which it pollinates during the rainy season.[5]

Centris atripes
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Apidae
Tribe: Centridini
Genus: Centris
Species:
C. atripes
Binomial name
Centris atripes
Mocsáry, 1899

References

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  1. ^ "Centris atripes Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
  2. ^ "Centris atripes". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
  3. ^ Giannini, Tereza Cristina; Chapman, Daniel S.; Saraiva, Antonio Mauro; Alves-dos-Santos, Isabel; Biesmeijer, Jacobus C. (2013). "Improving species distribution models using biotic interactions: a case study of parasites, pollinators and plants". Ecography. 36 (6): 649–656. Bibcode:2013Ecogr..36..649G. doi:10.1111/j.1600-0587.2012.07191.x. hdl:1893/29056. ISSN 0906-7590.
  4. ^ Argueta-Guzmán, Magda; Golubov, Jordan; Cano-Santana, Zenón; Ayala, Ricardo (2022). "The role of seasonality and disturbance in bee–plant interactions in semi-arid communities of the southern Chihuahuan desert". Insect Conservation and Diversity. 15 (5): 543–554. doi:10.1111/icad.12572. ISSN 1752-458X.

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