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Symbiosis of Carpenter Bees with Uncharacterized Lactic Acid Bacteria Showing NAD Auxotrophy [PDF]

Microbiology Spectrum, 2023
Eusocial bees (such as honey bees and bumble bees) harbor core gut microbiomes that are transmitted through social interaction between nestmates. Carpenter bees are not eusocial; however, recent microbiome analyses found that Xylocopa species harbor ...
Shinji Kawasaki, Mitsuo Sakamoto, Minenosuke Matsutani   +2 more
exaly   +4 more sources

Detection of Apicystis bombi (Apicomplexa: Neogregarinorida) in carpenter bees of Argentina [PDF]

International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2023
Historically, the neogregarine Apicystis bombi was isolated almost exclusively from bumble bees (Bombus spp.) where it disrupts adipose tissue, increasing hosts’ mortality rates. Records in solitary bees are scarce worldwide. To check for its presence in
Santiago Plischuk, Silvina Quintana, Gregorio Fernandez De Landa, Pablo Damián Revainera, Marina Haramboure, Carlos Ernesto Lange   +5 more
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Large Carpenter Bees as Agricultural Pollinators

Psyche: Journal of Entomology, 2010
Large carpenter bees (genus Xylocopa) are wood-nesting generalist pollinators of broad geographical distribution that exhibit varying levels of sociality.
Tamar Keasar, Keasar Tamar
exaly   +4 more sources

Pigmentary colouration of hairy carpenter bees, genus Xylocopa. [PDF]

Naturwissenschaften, 2023
AbstractCarpenter bees can display distinct colouration patterns due to structural coloured wings and/or coloured hairs on their bodies. Females of the sexually dichromatic Xylocopa caerulea are marked by strongly blue-pigmented hairs on the head, thorax and abdomen. The thorax of female X. confusa is covered by yellow-pigmented hairs.
Stavenga DG.
europepmc   +4 more sources

Carpenter Bees (Xylocopa) Harbor a Distinctive Gut Microbiome Related to That of Honey Bees and Bumble Bees. [PDF]

Appl Environ Microbiol, 2022
Gut microbiomes from social bees, such as honey bees and bumble bees, are conserved and consist of host-restricted bacteria that are transmitted among sterile female workers within a colony and that are important to the health of these key insect pollinators.
Holley JC, Jackson MN, Pham AT, Hatcher SC, Moran NA.   +4 more
europepmc   +3 more sources

Bacterial Communities in Three Parts of Intestinal Tracts of Carpenter Bees (Xylocopa tenuiscapa) [PDF]

Insects, 2020
This study investigated different bacterial communities in three intestinal parts (foregut, midgut and hindgut) of Xylocopatenuiscapa to understand the roles of gut bacteria. Our phylogenetic analysis revealed that X.
Phakamas Subta, Phongsathon Yodsuwan, Rujipas Yongsawas, Ammarin In-on, Natapot Warrit, Somsak Panha, Kitiphong Khongphinitbunjong, Panuwan Chantawannakul, Korrawat Attasopa, Terd Disayathanoowat   +9 more
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Scuticeratina: A new subgenus of small carpenter bees (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Xylocopinae) from Indomalaya [PDF]

ZooKeys
Small carpenter bees (Ceratina) are a morphologically diverse group of bees with a cosmopolitan distribution. The ~370 species of this group have been further classified in 25 different recognized subgenera. Here, a distinct new subgenus from Indomalaya,
Trevor J. L. Sless, Erika M. Tucker, Sandra M. Rehan   +2 more
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Carpenter bees (Apidae: Xylocopa) of Ecuador: distribution, DNA barcodes and plant interactions [PDF]

PeerJ
Knowledge of the diversity and ecology of carpenter bees (Xylocopa) in Ecuador remains limited and scattered. Here, we present the first updated assessment of Xylocopa across Ecuador, including continental Ecuador and the Galápagos Archipelago, based on ...
Raul Ontaneda-Gallegos, Emilia A. Moreno-Coellar, Ana B. García-Ruilova, Fernanda Salazar-Buenaño, Esteban Poveda-Proaño, Daniela Reyes-Barriga, Pamela Lojan-Cueva, Melanie Polo, David A. Donoso, Álvaro Barragán   +9 more
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Bionomics of the Large Carpenter Bees of the Genus Xylocopa

Annual Review of Entomology, 1989
The large carpenter bees of the genus Xylocopa include more than 730 species, which are grouped into 48 subgenera (52). As their name implies, they include some of the largest bees, often exceeding 3 cm in length. Females of most species are conspicuous in their black or blue coloration, which may be variegated with lighter-colored pubescence.
D Gerling
exaly   +3 more sources

Developmental microbiome of the small carpenter bee, Ceratina calcarata

Environmental DNA, 2022
The importance of the holobiont has been studied across many bee species, but less is known about the changes in the microbiome throughout the course of development, particularly in subsocial bees.
Phuong N. Nguyen, Sandra M. Rehan
doaj   +2 more sources