Biology:Xylocopa inconstans
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Short description: Species of bee
Xylocopa inconstans | |
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X. inconstans female in the Kruger NP | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
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
thumb|left|150px|A Xylocopa inconstans specimen from Eritrea 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
- 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
Wikidata ☰ Q2765324 entry
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