Xylocopa africana
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Xylocopa africana from the Republic of the Congo, male and female | |
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Tribe: | Xylocopini
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Genus: | Xylocopa
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Species: | Xylocopa africana (Fabricius, 1781)
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Xylocopa africana is a species of carpenter bee.[2]
Subspecies[]
- X. a. africana (Fabricius, 1781)
- X. a. congoensis Enderlein, 1903
- X. a. conradti Enderlein, 1903
- X. a. longjinensis Strand, 1911
Description[]
In males, the thorax and the first abdominal segment are golden yellow, while in females they are brown. The abdomen is mainly dark brown or blackish.
Distribution[]
This species can be found in Senegal, Gambia, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Uganda and Angola.[4]
References[]
- ^ GBIF Archived February 21, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Catalogue of life
- ^ ITIS Archived 2010-01-18 at WebCite
- ^ 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
Categories:
- Xylocopa
- Hymenoptera of Africa
- Insects of Angola
- Insects of Cameroon
- Insects of Equatorial Guinea
- Insects of Gabon
- Insects of West Africa
- Insects of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Insects of the Republic of the Congo
- Insects described in 1781
- Apidae stubs