Xylocopa africana

Short description: Species of bee

Xylocopa africana

Xylocopa africana from the Republic of the Congo, male and female
Scientific classification
Kingdom:  |

Animalia

Phylum:  |

Arthropoda

Class:  |

Insecta

Order:  |

Hymenoptera

Suborder:  |

Apocrita

Superfamily:  |

Apoidea

Family:  |

Apidae

Subfamily:  |

Xylocopinae

Tribe:  |

Xylocopini

Genus:  |

Xylocopa

Species:  |

Xylocopa africana

(Fabricius, 1781)

Synonyms

* Apis africana Fabricius, 1781
* Bombus africanus (Fabricius)
* Bremus africanus (Fabricius)
* Koptortosoma africana (Fabricius)
* Mesotrichia africana (Fabricius)

[1]

Xylocopa africana is a species of carpenter bee.[2]

## Contents

* 1 Subspecies
* 2 Description
* 3 Distribution
* 4 References

## Subspecies

* X. a. africana (Fabricius, 1781)
* X. a. congoensis Enderlein, 1903
* X. a. conradti Enderlein, 1903
* X. a. longjinensis Strand, 1911

[3]

## 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

1. ↑ GBIF
2. ↑ Catalogue of life
3. ↑ ITIS
4. ↑ 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 ☰ Q2284868 entry

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