Xylocopa tabaniformis

Short description: Species of bee

Xylocopa tabaniformis

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Arthropoda
Class:  | Insecta
Order:  | Hymenoptera
Family:  | Apidae
Genus:  | Xylocopa
Species:  |

X. tabaniformis

Binomial name
Xylocopa tabaniformis

Smith, 1854

Xylocopa tabaniformis, the horsefly-like carpenter bee or mountain carpenter bee is a species of carpenter bee in the family Apidae. It is found in Central America, North America, and South America.[1][2][3] It is 12–18 millimetres (15⁄32–23⁄32 in) long and black. Males have yellow hair on the thorax.[4]

Horsefly-like carpenter bee, Xylocopa tabaniformis

## Contents

* 1 Subspecies
* 2 References
* 3 Further reading
* 4 External links

## Subspecies

These 10 subspecies belong to the species Xylocopa tabaniformis:

* Xylocopa tabaniformis androleuca Michener, 1940
* Xylocopa tabaniformis azteca Cresson, 1878
* Xylocopa tabaniformis illota Cockerell, 1919
* Xylocopa tabaniformis melanosoma O'Brien & Hurd, 1963
* Xylocopa tabaniformis melanura Cockerell, 1918
* Xylocopa tabaniformis orpifex Smith, 1874
* Xylocopa tabaniformis pallidiventris O'Brien & Hurd, 1965
* Xylocopa tabaniformis parkinsoniae Cockerell, 1917
* Xylocopa tabaniformis sylvicola O'Brien & Hurd, 1965
* Xylocopa tabaniformis tabaniformis Smith, 1854

## References

1. ↑ "Xylocopa tabaniformis Report". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=684978.
2. ↑ "Xylocopa tabaniformis". https://www.gbif.org/species/1342335.
3. ↑ "Xylocopa tabaniformis species Information". https://bugguide.net/node/view/42795.
4. ↑ Will, Kip; Gross, Joyce; Rubinoff, Daniel; Powell, Jerry A. (2020). Field Guide to California Insects. Oakland, California: University of California Press. pp. 476. ISBN 9780520288744.

## Further reading

* Eardley, C. D. (1987). Catalogue of Apoidea (Hymenoptera) in Africa south of the Sahara, Part 1, The genus Xylocopa Latreille (Anthophoridae). Entomology Memoir. 70. South Africa Department of Agriculture and Water Supply. pp. 1–20. ISBN 978-0-621-10777-7.
* Ascher, J.S.; Pickering, J. (2019). "Discover Life bee species guide and world checklist (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila)". http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?search=Apoidea.

## External links

Wikidata ☰ Q10835229 entry

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