Centris nitida

{{Short description|Species of bee}}

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| genus = Centris

| species = nitida

| authority = Smith, 1874

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Centris nitida is a species of centridine bee in the family Apidae. It is found in Central America. It has also been introduced to the US state of Florida.{{cite journal |last1=Pemberton |first1=Robert W. |last2=Liu |first2=Hong |title=Naturalization of the Oil Collecting Bee Centris nitida (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Centrini), a Potential Pollinator of Selected Native, Ornamental, and Invasive Plants in Florida |journal=The Florida Entomologist |date=2008 |volume=91 |issue=1 |pages=101–109 |doi=10.1653/0015-4040(2008)091[0101:NOTOCB]2.0.CO;2 |jstor=20065934 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/20065934 |issn=0015-4040|doi-access=free }}

Subspecies

These two subspecies belong to the species Centris nitida:

  • Centris nitida geminata Cockerell
  • Centris nitida nitida

References

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{{Cite web| title=Centris nitida Report

| url=https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=699065

| website=Integrated Taxonomic Information System

| access-date=2019-09-23

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{{Cite web| title=Centris nitida

| url=https://www.gbif.org/species/1342946

| website=GBIF

| access-date=2019-09-23

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{{Cite web| title=Centris nitida species Information

| url=https://bugguide.net/node/view/249050

| website=BugGuide.net

| access-date=2019-09-23

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Further reading

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  • {{Cite web

| access-date = 2019-07-02

| title = Discover Life bee species guide and world checklist (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila)

| date = 2019

| last1 = Ascher | first1 = J.S.

| last2 = Pickering | first2 = J.

| url = http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?search=Apoidea

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