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Centris pallida is a species of solitary bee native to North America.It lacks an accepted common name; however, it has been called the digger bee, the desert bee, and the pallid bee due to its actions, habitat, and color respectively.
Alcock performed extensive research and was the leading authority on the bee Centris pallida which is common in Arizona. [1] [2] Most of this research was performed in the late 1970s. Alcock completed his undergraduate degree at Amherst College (1965) and his Ph.D. at Harvard University (1969). [3] Alcock died on January 15, 2023, at the age of ...
The genus Centris contains circa 250 species of large apid bees occurring in the Neotropical and Nearctic realms, from Kansas to Argentina. Most females of these bees possess adaptations for carrying floral oils rather than (or in addition to) pollen or nectar .
Centris pallida Fox, 1899 i c g b (pallid bee) Centris plumbea Moure, ... Centris rhodopus Cockerell, 1897 i c g b (red-legged centris) Centris rubripes Friese, 1899 ...
A major pollinator for Parkinsonia species in the southwestern United States and western Mexico is Centris pallida, a solitary bee known as the digger or pallid bee. C. pallida obtains nectar and pollen from this plant to fill a brood pot so that their larvae will have food when they hatch.
Centris are commonly encountered bees in American deserts, and are active at very high ambient temperatures when many other species are in hiding. They can often be seen in large numbers on palo verde blossoms. A common example in Arizona is Centris pallida. [1]
A. Acanthognathus; Acanthoponera goeldii; Acanthoponera minor; Acanthostichus; Acanthostichus arizonensis; Acraspis quercushirta; Acromyrmex; Acromyrmex coronatus
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