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Xylocopa Latreille Large Carpenter Bees

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Xylocopa abbotti Xylocopa abbreviata Xylocopa acutipennis Xylocopa adumbrata -- Xylocopa (Maiella) aruana adumbrata Lieftinck, 1957 Xylocopa adusta Xylocopa aeneipennis -- Apis aeneipennis DeGeer, 1773, Apis ferruginea DeGeer, 1773, Xylocopa surinamensis Enderlein, 1913 Xylocopa aeratus -- Lestis aeratus Smith, 1851 Xylocopa aestuans -- Apis leucothorax DeGeer, 1773, Xylocopa confusa Pérez, 1901, Xylocopa leucothorax (DeGeer, 1773), Xylocopa (Orbitella) confusa Pérez, 1901, Xylocopa (Maiella) confusa Pérez, 1901 Xylocopa aethiopica Xylocopa africana Xylocopa albiceps -- Xylocopa neglecta Ritsema, 1874 Xylocopa albifrons -- Xylocopa tuberculiceps Ritsema, 1880 Xylocopa albinotum Xylocopa alternata Xylocopa alticola -- Mesotrichia stuhlmanni alticola Cockerell, 1919 Xylocopa alticola_homonym Xylocopa amamensis Xylocopa amauroptera Xylocopa amazonica Xylocopa amedaei Xylocopa amethystina -- Xylocopa amethystina sigiriana Cockerell, 1911, Xylocopa amethystina phanerocephala Cockerell, 1920 Xylocopa andarabana Xylocopa andica Xylocopa angulosa Xylocopa anthophoroides Xylocopa apicalis Xylocopa appendiculata -- Coelioxys appendiculata circumvolans Smith, 1873 Xylocopa armeniaca -- Xylocopa (Copoxyla) turanica armeniaca Warncke, 1982 Xylocopa artifex Xylocopa aruana Xylocopa assimilis Xylocopa augusti Xylocopa auripennis Xylocopa aurorea -- Xylocopa inconstans var aurorea Friese, 1922 Xylocopa aurulenta -- Bombus aurulentus Fabricius, 1804 Xylocopa bakeriana Xylocopa balteata Xylocopa bambusae -- Xylocopa eburnea Friese, 1903, Xylocopa bellula Brèthes, 1916 Xylocopa bangkaensis Xylocopa barbatella -- Xylocopa barbatula Wille, 1963 Xylocopa bariwal Xylocopa basalis Xylocopa bentoni Xylocopa bequaerti Xylocopa bhowara Xylocopa biangulata Xylocopa bicarinata Xylocopa bicristata Xylocopa bilineata Xylocopa bimaculata -- Xylocopa piligera Maidl, 1912, Xylocopa leucopus Friese, 1925 Xylocopa binongkona Xylocopa bluethgeni Xylocopa bombiformis Xylocopa bomboides Xylocopa bombylans -- Apis bombylans Fabricius, 1775, Xylocopa australiensis Kirby, 1819, Lestis bombylans (Fabricius, 1775), Lestis bombiliformis Froggatt, 1896, Lestis violascens Cockerell, 1905, Lestis gibbonsi Cockerell, 1929, Lestis bombylans violacea Rayment, 1939 Xylocopa boops Xylocopa bouyssoui Xylocopa brasilianorum -- Apis brasilianorum Linnaeus, 1767 Xylocopa braunsi Xylocopa bruesi Xylocopa bryorum -- Apis bryorum Fabricius, 1775, Xylocopa separata Pérez, 1901 Xylocopa buginesica Xylocopa buruana Xylocopa caerulea -- Cyaneoderes fairchildi Ashmead, 1899 Xylocopa caffra -- Apis caffra Linnaeus, 1767, Mesotrichia incerta var seychellensis Cockerell, 1912, Xylocopa (Afroxylocopa) caffra var erythrofasciata Vicidomini, 2005 Xylocopa calcarata Xylocopa calens -- Xylocopa olivacea var malagassa Saussure, 1890, Xylocopa flavobicincta var somalica Magretti, 1895, Xylocopa olivacea var calens form atripyga Strand, 1911 Xylocopa californica -- Xylocopa amblardi Pérez, 1901, Xylocopa libocedri Cockerell, 1914, Xylocopa californica arizonensis Cresson, 1879, Xylocopa californica diamesa Hurd, 1954, Xylocopa arizonensis, Xylocopa amblardi, Xylocopa libocedri, Xylocopa californica arizonensis, Xylocopa californica diamesa Xylocopa californica_arizonensis Xylocopa caloptera Xylocopa canaria Xylocopa cantabrita Xylocopa capensis Xylocopa capitata -- Xylocopa capensis_homonym Lepeletier, 1841, Xylocopa armata Taschenberg, 1879 Xylocopa carbonaria Xylocopa caribea Xylocopa caspari Xylocopa caviventris Xylocopa cearensis Xylocopa ceballosi Xylocopa celebensis Xylocopa chapini Xylocopa chinensis Xylocopa chiyakensis -- Xylocopa inconstans var flavocincta Friese, 1909 Xylocopa chlorina Xylocopa chrysopoda -- Xylocopa chrysopoda Schrottky, 1901, nomen nudum Xylocopa chrysoptera Xylocopa ciliata -- Xylocopa cavicornis Friese, 1922 Xylocopa citrina Xylocopa clarionensis Xylocopa claripennis Xylocopa cloti Xylocopa cockerelli Xylocopa codinai Xylocopa colona Xylocopa columbiensis Xylocopa combinata Xylocopa combusta -- Xylocopa taczanovskii Radoszkowski, 1876 Xylocopa concolorata Xylocopa conradsiana Xylocopa coracina Xylocopa cornigera Xylocopa coronata Xylocopa cribrata Xylocopa cubaecola Xylocopa cuernosensis Xylocopa cyanea -- Xylocopa singularis Pérez, 1901 Xylocopa cyanescens Xylocopa dalbertisi Xylocopa dapitanensis Xylocopa darwini Xylocopa dejeanii Xylocopa dibongoana -- Xylocopa nigriceps_homonym Friese, 1922 Xylocopa dimidiata -- Xylocopa batesi Cockerell, 1907 Xylocopa disconota Xylocopa distinguenda Xylocopa ditypa Xylocopa diversipes Xylocopa dolosa -- Xylocopa modesta var dolosa Vachal, 1899 Xylocopa dormeyeri Xylocopa duala Xylocopa electa Xylocopa elegans Xylocopa erlangeri Xylocopa erythrina -- Xylocopa fraudulenta Gribodo, 1894, Xylocopa erythrina var fuelleborni Enderlein, 1903, Xylocopa konowi var albohirta Friese, 1911, Xylocopa erythrina albohirta Friese, 1911 Xylocopa (Xylomelissa) erythrina fuelleborni Enderlein, 1903 Xylocopa erythrotricha Xylocopa escalarai Xylocopa esica Xylocopa euchlora Xylocopa euxantha -- Xylocopa euxantha var euchrysea Cockerell, 1933 Xylocopa eximia Xylocopa fabriciana -- Apis morio_homonym Fabricius, 1793 Xylocopa fallax Xylocopa fenestrata -- Apis fenestrata Fabricius, 1798, Xylocopa (Ctenoxylocopa) fenestrata mauritii Maa, 1970 Xylocopa fervens Xylocopa fimbriata -- Xylocopa cornigera Westwood, 1840, Xylocopa cornuta Lepeletier, 1841, Xylocopa virescens Lepeletier, 1841, Xylocopa cajennae Lepeletier, 1841, Xylocopa fimbriata var motaguensis Cockerell, 1912 Xylocopa flavicollis -- Apis flavicollis DeGeer, 1778, Apis citronella DeGeer, 1778, Apis collaris Olivier, 1789, Xylocopa divisa Klug, 1807, Xylocopa sulphurea Spinola, 1838, Xylocopa stuhlmanni Kohl, 1893, Xylocopa stuhlmanni var albicincta Enderlein, 1903, Mesotrichia divisa (Klug, 1807) Xylocopa flavifrons Xylocopa flavonigrescens Xylocopa flavorufa -- Apis flavorufa DeGeer, 1778, Xylocopa trepida Fabricius, 1804, Koptortosoma trepida (Fabricius, 1804), Xylocopa flavorufa var genuina Vachal, 1899, Xylocopa flavorufa var kristenseni Friese, 1911, Xylocopa flavorufa var harrarensis Vachal, 1922, Mesotrichia mixta genuina var lilacina Cockerell, 1935 Xylocopa forbesii Xylocopa forsiusi Xylocopa fortissima Xylocopa fransseni Xylocopa friesiana Xylocopa frontalis -- Apis frontalis Olivier, 1789, Xylocopa nitens Lepeletier, 1841, Xylocopa fasciata Lepeletier, 1841, Xylocopa quadrimaculata Meunier, 1892, Xylocopa morio callichlora Cockerell, 1911, Xylocopa frontalis var coeruleomicans Enderlein, 1913, Xylocopa frontalis var viridimicans Enderlein, 1913, Xylocopa frontalis fabricii Cockerell, 1926, Xylocopa frontalis roseata Cockerell, 1926, Xylocopa frontalis trinitatis Cockerell, 1926, Xylocopa frontalis var purpureipennis Cockerell, 1949, Xylocopa frontalis var obscuripennis Cockerell, 1949, Xylocopa frontinalis Dodson and Frymire, 1961 Xylocopa frontalis_dark_form Xylocopa frontalis_red_form Xylocopa fuliginata Xylocopa fulva Xylocopa funesta -- Xylocopa plaumanni Moure, 1951 Xylocopa fuscata Xylocopa gabonica Xylocopa ganglbaueri Xylocopa gaullei Xylocopa ghilianii Xylocopa gracilis Xylocopa graueri Xylocopa gressitti Xylocopa gribodoi Xylocopa grisescens Xylocopa grossa -- Apis grossa Drury, 1770, Apis virens Christ, 1791, Apis purpurascens Fabricius, 1793, Apis iricolor Kirby, 1802 Xylocopa grubaueri Xylocopa gualanensis Xylocopa guatemalensis -- Xylocopa peleni Cockerell, 1949 Xylocopa guigliae Xylocopa haefligeri Xylocopa haematospila Xylocopa hafizii Xylocopa hellenica Xylocopa hirsutissima Xylocopa hottentotta -- Xylocopa tarsata Smith, 1854, Xylocopa carinata Smith, 1874, Xylocopa producta Smith, 1874, Xylocopa flavilabris Smith, 1874, Xylocopa fraterna Vachal, 1899, Xylocopa natalensis Vachal, 1899, Xylocopa fimbriatopilosa Enderlein, 1903, Xylocopa carinata var fulvopilosa Friese, 1909, Xylocopa carinata var usambarensis Strand, 1911, Xylocopa carinata var barombiana Strand, 1911, Xylocopa tarsata var namutonensis Strand, 1911, Xylocopa carinata var ukerewensis Strand, 1911, Xylocopa carinata var alpina Friese, 1922, Xylocopa producta aurantia Cockerell, 1930, Xylocopa vumbensis Cockerell, 1933 Xylocopa hyalinipennis Xylocopa ignescens Xylocopa imitator -- Xylocopa imitator var nigriceps Friese, 1903 Xylocopa incandescens Xylocopa incerta -- Mesotrichia incerta var seychellensis Cockerell, 1912, Xylocopa (Koptortosoma) incerta seychellensis (Cockerell, 1912) Xylocopa incompleta Xylocopa inconspicua Xylocopa inconstans -- Xylocopa abyssinica Radoszkowski, 1876, Xylocopa inconstans var flavescens Vachal, 1899 Xylocopa inquirenda Xylocopa insola Xylocopa insularis Xylocopa io -- Xylocopa absurdipes Enderlein, 1903, Xylocopa purpurina Cockerell, 1932, Xylocopa speculifrons Cockerell, 1935 Xylocopa iranica Xylocopa iridipennis Xylocopa iris -- Apis iris Christ, 1791 Xylocopa isabellae Xylocopa isabelleae -- Xylocopa eximia_homonym Friese, 1908 Xylocopa javana Xylocopa kamerunensis Xylocopa karnyi Xylocopa kerri Xylocopa kuehni Xylocopa lachnea Xylocopa lanata Xylocopa langi Xylocopa lateralis -- Xylocopa binotata Pérez, 1901 Xylocopa lateritia Xylocopa latipes Xylocopa lautipennis Xylocopa lehmanni Xylocopa lepeletieri -- Xylocopa lepeletieri var ruboris Strand, 1920 Xylocopa leucocephala Xylocopa leucothoracoides Xylocopa levequeae Xylocopa lieftincki Xylocopa lombokensis Xylocopa longespinosa Xylocopa longula Xylocopa loripes -- Xylocopa formosa Smith, 1874, Xylocopa formosa Xylocopa lucbanensis -- Mesotrichia lucbanensis Cockerell, 1927 Xylocopa lucida Xylocopa lugubris -- Xylocopa angolensis Smith, 1874, Xylocopa nataliella Cockerell, 1933, Xylocopa ogilviei Cockerell, 1933, Xylocopa mensae Cockerell, 1933, Xylocopa tarsata oblita Cockerell, 1936, Xylocopa lugubris var rufotegularis Cockerell, 1947 Xylocopa lundqvisti -- Xylocopa (Koptortosoma) lundquisti Lieftinck, 1957, emend Xylocopa luteola Xylocopa macrops -- Xylocopa crotalariae Schrottky, 1902 Xylocopa madida Xylocopa madurensis Xylocopa maesoi Xylocopa magnifica Xylocopa maidli -- Xylocopa penicillata_homonym Enderlein, 1913 Xylocopa maior Xylocopa marginella Xylocopa mastrucata Xylocopa mazarredoi Xylocopa mcgregori -- Xylocopa fallax mcgregori Cockerell, 1920 Xylocopa mckeani Xylocopa meadewaldoi -- Xylocopa caerulea meadewaldoi Hurd, 1959 Xylocopa mendozana Xylocopa merceti Xylocopa metallica Xylocopa mexicanorum Xylocopa meyeri Xylocopa micans -- Xylocopa vidua Lepeletier, 1841, Xylocopa purpurea Cresson, 1872, Xylocopa vidua, Xylocopa purpurea Xylocopa micheneri -- Xylocopa (Stenoxylocopa) micheneri decipiens Hurd, 1978, Xylocopa artifex, Xylcopa erratica Xylocopa mimetica Xylocopa minor Xylocopa mirabilis Xylocopa mixta Xylocopa modesta -- Xylocopa modesta var denasata Strand, 1911, Xylocopa modesta var miniata Friese, 1922 Xylocopa mohnikei Xylocopa mongolicus -- Proxylocopa (Proxylocopa) mongolicus Wu, 1983 Xylocopa montana Xylocopa mordax Xylocopa morotaiana Xylocopa muscaria -- Apis muscaria Fabricius, 1775, Xylocopa barbata Fabricius, 1804, Xylocopa affinis Lepeletier, 1841 Xylocopa myops Xylocopa nasalis -- Xylocopa dissimilis Lepeletier, 1841 Xylocopa nasica Xylocopa nautlana Xylocopa negligenda Xylocopa nigrella -- Xylocopa luteola nigrescens_homonym Maidl, 1912 Xylocopa nigrescens Xylocopa nigricans Xylocopa nigricaula Xylocopa nigripes Xylocopa nigrita -- Apis nigrita Fabricius, 1775, Xylocopa conjuncta Smith, 1854, Mesotrichia (Koptorthosoma) obscurior LeVeque, 1933, Mesotrichia (Koptorthosoma) perobscura LeVeque, 1933, Mesotrichia (Koptorthosoma) perobscura var nigripars LeVeque, 1933, Mesotrichia (Koptorthosoma) asaccula LeVeque, 1933, Mesotrichia (Korptothosoma) oudemansi LeVeque, 1933, Xylocopa nigrita vertexalbula Vicidomini, 2003, Xylocopa (Afroxylocopa) nigrita var asaccula (LeVeque, 1933), Xylocopa (Afroxylocopa) nigrita var oudemansi (LeVeque, 1933) Xylocopa nigrocaerulea Xylocopa nigrocaudata Xylocopa nigrocincta -- Xylocopa nigrocincta var jujuyensis Brèthes, 1916 Xylocopa nigroclypeata -- Xylocopa (Mesotrichia) bryorum nigroclypeata Rayment, 1935 Xylocopa nigroplagiata Xylocopa nigrotarsata Xylocopa nitidiventris -- Xylocopa pavlovskyi Popov, 1935 Xylocopa nix -- Proxylocopa (Ancylocopa) nix xinjiangensis_homonym Wu, 1983, Proxylocopa (Ancylocopa) nix rufotarsa Wu, 2000 Xylocopa nobilis Xylocopa nogueirai Xylocopa nyassica Xylocopa oblonga Xylocopa obscurata Xylocopa obscuritarsis Xylocopa occipitalis Xylocopa ocellaris Xylocopa ocularis -- Xylocopa dimidiata_homonym Lepeletier, 1841 Xylocopa ogasawarensis Xylocopa olivacea -- Apis olivacea Fabricius, 1778 Xylocopa olivieri Xylocopa ordinaria Xylocopa ornata Xylocopa orthogonaspis Xylocopa orthosiphonis Xylocopa pallidiscopa Xylocopa parviceps Xylocopa parvula -- Xylocopa (Mesotrichia) bryorum parvula Rayment, 1935, Xylocopa (Maiella) wallabia Leiftinck, 1957, Xylocopa (Maiella) xerophila Leiftinck, 1957 Xylocopa perforator Xylocopa perkinsi Xylocopa perpunctata Xylocopa peruana Xylocopa perversa Xylocopa pervirescens Xylocopa phalothorax Xylocopa philippinensis Xylocopa pilosa Xylocopa plagioxantha -- Xylocopa perversa plagioxantha Lieftinck, 1964 Xylocopa praeusta -- Xylocopa albifimbria Vachal, 1898, Mesotrichia albifimbria liberiensis Cockerell, 1930, Xylocopa (Koptortosoma) albifimbriata liberiensis (Cockerell, 1930) Xylocopa prashadi Xylocopa preussi Xylocopa provida Xylocopa proximata Xylocopa przewalskyi -- Xylocopa altaica Popov, 1947 Xylocopa pseudoleucothorax Xylocopa pseudoviolacea Xylocopa pubescens -- Xylocopa aestuans var rubida Gribodo, 1884 Xylocopa pulchra Xylocopa punctifrons Xylocopa punctigena Xylocopa punctilabris Xylocopa pusulata Xylocopa ramakrishnai Xylocopa rejecta Xylocopa remota Xylocopa rogenhoferi Xylocopa rotundiceps Xylocopa rufa -- Xylocopa erivaniensis Pérez, 1901 Xylocopa ruficeps Xylocopa ruficollis Xylocopa ruficornis -- Xylocopa ceylonica Cameron, 1901, Xylocopa clavicrus Maidl, 1912, Xylocopa verticalis Lepeletier, 1841 Xylocopa rufidorsum Xylocopa rufipes Xylocopa rufitarsis -- Xylocopa maculosa Vachal, 1898, Xylocopa rufitarsis var namaquaensis Friese, 1911, Xylocopa (Epixylocopa) rufitarsis namaquaensis Friese, 1911 Xylocopa rutilans Xylocopa samarensis Xylocopa schoana Xylocopa scioensis -- Xylocopa flavobicincta Gribodo, 1894, Xylocopa modesta var anicula Vachal, 1899, Xylocopa caffrariae Enderlein, 1903, Xylocopa caffrariae var capensis_homonym Enderlein, 1903, Xylocopa flavobicinta_sic var uluguruna Enderlein, 1903, Xylocopa (Captorthosoma)_sic caffrariae enderleini Schulz, 1906, Mesotrichia bevisi Cockerell, 1917, Mesotrichia rufosellata Cockerell, 1922, Mesotrichia whaitsi Cockerell, 1932, Mesotrichia heterotricha Cockerell, 1933, Mesotrichia vansoni Cockerell, 1935, Xylocopa (Afroxylocopa) scionensis var nigropuncta Vicidomini, 2006, Xylocopa (Afroxylocopa) scionensis var rufocollaris Vicidomini, 2006 Xylocopa senex -- Xylocopa aestuans var senex Friese, 1909 Xylocopa senior -- Xylocopa media Vachal, 1910, Xylocopa senior var tricuspis Maidl, 1912, Xylocopa senior var albopleuralis Friese, 1922, Xylocopa senior var clitelligera Friese, 1922 Xylocopa shelfordi Xylocopa sicheli -- Xylocopa colura Vachal, 1898, Xylocopa sicheli var kobrowi Brauns, 1912, Xylocopa rhodesi Cockerell, 1933, Xylocopa sicheli gordonica Cockerell, 1936 Xylocopa signata Xylocopa similis Xylocopa simillima -- Xylocopa mendax Maidl, 1912, Xylocopa rotundiscuta Brèthes, 1916 Xylocopa sinensis Xylocopa sinensis_homonym -- Proxylocopa (Proxylocopa) sinensis Wu, 1983 Xylocopa smithii Xylocopa sogdiana Xylocopa somalica Xylocopa sonorina Xylocopa sphinx Xylocopa splendidula -- Xylocopa splendidula charapensis Cockerell, 1912 Xylocopa stadelmanni Xylocopa stanleyi -- Mesotrichia stanleyi LeVeque, 1928 Xylocopa steindachneri Xylocopa strandi Xylocopa subcombusta -- Mesotrichia subcombusta LeVeque, 1928 Xylocopa subcyanea -- Xylocopa caerulea_homonym Illiger, 1806, Xylocopa burmeisteri Friese, 1903, Xylocopa melanopogon Moure, 1949 Xylocopa subjuncta Xylocopa subvirescens Xylocopa subvolatilis Xylocopa subzonata Xylocopa sulcatipes Xylocopa sulcifrons Xylocopa suspecta Xylocopa suspiciosa -- Mesotrichia suspiciosa (Vachal, 1899) Xylocopa sycophanta Xylocopa tabaniformis -- Xylocopa orpifex Smith, 1874, Xylocopa azteca Cresson, 1878, Xylocopa tabaniformis var chiriquiensis Pérez, 1901, Xylocopa melanura Cockerell, 1918, Xylocopa tabaniformis melanura Cockerell, 1918, Xylocopa tabaniformis orpifex Smith, 1874, Xylocopa tabaniformis azteca Cresson, 1878, Xylocopa tabaniformis pallidiventris OBrien and Hurd, 1965, Xylocopa tabaniformis var rufina Maidl, 1912, Xylocopa tabaniformis var quadrimaculata_homonym Friese, 1917["1916"], Xylocopa tabaniformis var alborufa Friese, 1917["1916"], Xylocopa rufina illota Cockerell, 1919, Xylocopa tabaniformis parkinsoniae Cockerell, 1917, Xylocopa tabaniformis androleuca Michener, 1940, Xylocopa (Notoxylocopa) tabaniformis melanosoma OBrien and Hurd, 1963, Xylocopa tabaniformis sylvicola OBrien and Hurd, 1965, Xylocopa orpifex, Xylocopa orpifera, Xylocopa tabaniformis parkinsoniae, Xylocopa orpitex, Xylocopa orpifex androleuca, Xylcopa tabaniformis androleuca, Xylocopa tabaniformis orpifex Xylocopa tabaniformis_androleuca Xylocopa tabaniformis_azteca Xylocopa tabaniformis_orpifex Xylocopa tacanensis Xylocopa tambelanensis Xylocopa tanganyikae Xylocopa tayabanica Xylocopa tegulata Xylocopa tenkeana Xylocopa tenuata -- Xylocopa albocaudata Friese, 1925 Xylocopa tenuiscapa -- Xylocopa albofasciata Sichel, 1867 Xylocopa teredo Xylocopa tesselata Xylocopa thoracica Xylocopa togoensis Xylocopa torrida -- Mesotrichia torrida Westwood, 1838, Xylocopa crassa Lepeletier, 1841, Xylocopa torrida var gramineipennis Friese, 1922, Mesotrichia torrida var gramineipennis (Friese, 1922) Xylocopa tranquebarica Xylocopa tranquebarorum -- Xylocopa attenuata Pérez, 1901 Xylocopa transitoria Xylocopa tricolor Xylocopa trifasciata Xylocopa trochanterica Xylocopa truxali Xylocopa tumida Xylocopa tumorifera Xylocopa turanica Xylocopa uclesiensis Xylocopa unicolor -- Mesotrichia ceramensis Cockerell, 1916 Xylocopa ustulata -- Xylocopa simplicipes Saussure, 1890, Xylocopa sudanica Cockerell, 1933 Xylocopa vachali Xylocopa valga -- Xylocopa ramulorum Rondani, 1874, Xylocopa convexa Smith, 1878 Xylocopa varentzowi -- Xylocopa afghanica Hedicke, 1938, Xylocopa convexior Hedicke, 1940["1939"] Xylocopa varians -- Xylocopa varians ecuadorica Cockerell, 1909, Xylocopa varians var incarum Cockerell, 1911, Xylocopa varians var piurensis Cockerell, 1912, Xylocopa trautmanni Dusmet y Alonso, 1924, Xylocopa varians rufotegularis Michener, 1954, Xylocopa varians incarum Cockerell, 1911, Xylocopa varians piurensis Cockerell, 1912 Xylocopa varipes -- Xylocopa varipes var parva Enderlein, 1903, Xylocopa varipes var melanotrichia Strand, 1915, Mesotrichia varipes var atritarsis Cockerell, 1930, Mesotrichia varipes perfusca Cockerell, 1930 Xylocopa varipuncta Xylocopa velutina Xylocopa veripuncta Xylocopa versicolor Xylocopa vestita Xylocopa villosa Xylocopa violacea -- Apis violacea Linnaeus, 1758, Xylocopa violacea ab heteropennis Vicidomini, 2003 Xylocopa virginica -- Apis virginica Linnaeus, 1771, Apis virginica Drury, 1773, Apis analis Fabricius, 1775, Centris carolina Fabricius, 1804, Xylocopa texana Cresson, 1872, Xylocopa virginica texana Cresson, 1872, Xylocopa virginica krombeini Hurd, 1961, Eastern carpenter bee, Carpenter bee, Apis Virginica, Apis analis, Centris carolina, Xylocopa texana, Xylocopa virginica krombeini, Xylocopa virginica texana, Xylocopa virginica virginica Xylocopa viridigastra -- Xylocopa tricuspidifera Kriechbaumer, 1900, Xylocopa martinezi Brèthes, 1924, Xylocopa alfkeni Dusmet y Alonso, 1924 Xylocopa viridis Xylocopa vittata Xylocopa vogtiana Xylocopa volatilis Xylocopa vulpina Xylocopa waterhousei Xylocopa watmoughi Xylocopa wellmani -- Xylocopa tarsata var wellmani Cockerell, 1906 Xylocopa wilmattae Xylocopa xanti Xylocopa yunnanensis Xylocopa zonata

Overview

The following material taken with permission from: Mitchell, T.B. 1962. Bees of the Eastern United States, Volume II. North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station. Tech. Bul. No.152, 557 p. Xylocopa is a genus of large, robust bees, often confused with bumble-bees by the general public. Commonly they are to some degree metallic in color, the males more conspicuously so, and the face of the males has yellow maculations. The stigma in the front wing is very small, and the marginal cell is very narrow and elongate, the tip bent away from the costal margin. The clypeus is flat, and the rather short mandibles almost completely hide the labrum when closed. In the thorax the menanotum is vertical in position, forming a part of the posterior surface which is nearly at right angles to the dorsal surface. The basitarsi are fully as long as their corresponding tibiae, and the hind pair are well covered with scopal hairs. These are wood-boring bees, excavating tunnels in soft woods for nesting sites, feeding the larvae on pollen and nectar. There are only two species, with one subspecies, found in the Eastern United States.

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Scientific source:       Discover Life Apoidea species guide, Ascher et al., 2007