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C. analis is a small, fast-flying bee with an average head width of 3.21mm and 3.54mm for males and females, respectively. [2] While most species of the genus Centris create burrows for nesting, C. analis and other species of the subgenus Heterocentris build nests in pre-existing cavities rather than in the ground. [3]
Centris pallida serve numerous roles for the environment. Like most other bees, they are essential for pollination. Specifically, they pollinate cacti, desert willow, and palo verde. [14] The tunneling ability of these bees aerates the soil, and this allows water from rain to reach plant roots quickly. Their nitrogen rich feces fertilizes the ...
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 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]
Centris pallida Fox, 1899 i c g b (pallid bee) Centris plumbea Moure, 2002 i c g; Centris plumipes ... (red-legged centris) Centris rubripes Friese, 1899 i c g ...
Within the family Solanaceae, which includes 98 genera, Nierembergia is the sole genus that offers non-volatile oil as a floral reward to pollinators, which are oil-collecting bees primarily belonging to the genera Tapinotaspis, Centris, and Chalepogenus. Chalepogenus bee species exhibit distinctive foraging behaviours by actively collecting ...
Centris errans, known generally as wandering centris, is a species of centridine bee in the family Apidae. Other common names include the Florida locust-berry oil-collecting bee and spiny bear's-breech .
All Anthophorini species are solitary, though many nest in large aggregations. Nearly all species make nests in the soil, either in banks or in flat ground; the larvae develop in cells with waterproof linings and do not spin cocoons. The characters used to define this group are subtle, but they are nonetheless fairly recognizable.