| Xylocopa inconstans | |
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| X. inconstans female in the Kruger NP | |
Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Apidae |
| Genus: | Xylocopa |
| Species: | X. inconstans
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| Binomial name | |
| Xylocopa inconstans
Smith, 1874
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| Synonyms [1] | |
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Xylocopa inconstans is a species of carpenter bee. [2]
Description
Xylocopa inconstans can reach a length of about 20–26 millimetres (0.79–1.02 in). The scutellum has a right angle. The back side of the mesosoma and the first tergite show a white pubescence. [3]
Distribution
This species can be found in Senegal, Burkina-Faso, Togo, Cameroon, RCongo, DRCongo, Sudan, Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Angola, Botswana, Namibia and South Africa. [4]
References
- ^ Mawdsley, J.R. (2017). "Taxonomy of the African large carpenter bees of the genus Xylocopa Latreille, 1802, subgenus Xenoxylocopa Hurd & Moure, 1963 (Hymenoptera, Apidae)". ZooKeys (655): 131–139.
- ^ Biolib
- ^ Biodiversity of Burundi
- ^ Atlas Hymenoptera Archived February 21, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
- Eardley, C. D. (1987) Catalogue of Apoidea (Hymenoptera) in Africa south of the Sahara, Part 1, The genus Xylocopa Latreille (Anthophoridae), Entomology Memoir, No. 70
| Xylocopa inconstans | |
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| X. inconstans female in the Kruger NP | |
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Scientific classification
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Apidae |
| Genus: | Xylocopa |
| Species: | X. inconstans
|
| Binomial name | |
| Xylocopa inconstans
Smith, 1874
| |
| Synonyms [1] | |
| |
Xylocopa inconstans is a species of carpenter bee. [2]
Description
Xylocopa inconstans can reach a length of about 20–26 millimetres (0.79–1.02 in). The scutellum has a right angle. The back side of the mesosoma and the first tergite show a white pubescence. [3]
Distribution
This species can be found in Senegal, Burkina-Faso, Togo, Cameroon, RCongo, DRCongo, Sudan, Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Angola, Botswana, Namibia and South Africa. [4]
References
- ^ Mawdsley, J.R. (2017). "Taxonomy of the African large carpenter bees of the genus Xylocopa Latreille, 1802, subgenus Xenoxylocopa Hurd & Moure, 1963 (Hymenoptera, Apidae)". ZooKeys (655): 131–139.
- ^ Biolib
- ^ Biodiversity of Burundi
- ^ Atlas Hymenoptera Archived February 21, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
- Eardley, C. D. (1987) Catalogue of Apoidea (Hymenoptera) in Africa south of the Sahara, Part 1, The genus Xylocopa Latreille (Anthophoridae), Entomology Memoir, No. 70