Centris atripes explained

Centris atripes is a species of centridine bee in the family Apidae. It is found in Central America and North America. It is a pollinator of Krameria erecta [1] as well as Senna wislizeni of the painteri variety, which it pollinates during the rainy season.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Giannini . Tereza Cristina . Chapman . Daniel S. . Saraiva . Antonio Mauro . Alves‐dos‐Santos . Isabel . Biesmeijer . Jacobus C. . Improving species distribution models using biotic interactions: a case study of parasites, pollinators and plants . Ecography . 36 . 6 . 2013 . 0906-7590 . 10.1111/j.1600-0587.2012.07191.x . 649–656. 1893/29056 . free .
  2. Argueta‐Guzmán . Magda . Golubov . Jordan . Cano‐Santana . Zenón . Ayala . Ricardo . The role of seasonality and disturbance in bee–plant interactions in semi‐arid communities of the southern Chihuahuan desert . Insect Conservation and Diversity . 15 . 5 . 2022 . 1752-458X . 10.1111/icad.12572 . 543–554. free .