Centris cockerelli is a species in the family Apidae ("cuckoo, carpenter, digger, bumble, and honey bees"), in the order Hymenoptera ("ants, bees, wasps and sawflies").[1][2][3] The distribution range of Centris cockerelli includes Central America and North America.[2] [4] [5]

Centris cockerelli
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Apidae
Genus: Centris
Species:
C. cockerelli
Binomial name
Centris cockerelli
Fox, 1899

References

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  1. ^ "Centris cockerelli species information". bugguide.net. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)". itis.gov. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Encyclopedia of Life Centris cockerelli species overview". eol.org. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  4. ^ Phylogeny and classification of Hymenoptera, Sharkey M.J. 2007.
  5. ^ Phylogenetic relationships among superfamilies of Hymenoptera, Sharkey M.J., Carpenter J.M., Vilhelmsen L., et al. 2012. Cladistics 28(1): 80-112.

Further reading

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  • Ross H. Arnett (30 July 2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-0212-1.
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