Ceratina binghami is a species of bee belonging to the family Apidae, subfamily Xylocopinae.[1] It constructs nests in stems of plants such as Caesalpinia pulcherrima and Adenanthera pavonina. Females guard the nest entrance.[2]
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Ceratina binghami Cockerell, 1908
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edit- ^ a b c "Ceratina binghami". Discoverlife.org. 2013-07-31. Retrieved 2015-07-02.
- ^ Udayakumar, Amala; Shivalingaswamy, Tamilapur Maharudrappa (25 April 2019). "Nest architecture and life cycle of Small Carpenter bee, Ceratina binghami Cockerell (Xylocopinae: Apidae: Hymenoptera)". Sociobiology. 66 (1): 61. doi:10.13102/sociobiology.v66i1.3558.