Xylocopa augusti

Species of bee

Xylocopa augusti

Xylocopa augusti from Brazil.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:  |

Animalia

Phylum:  |

Arthropoda

Class:  |

Insecta

Order:  |

Hymenoptera

Suborder:  |

Apocrita

Superfamily:  |

Apoidea

Family:  |

Apidae

Subfamily:  |

Xylocopinae

Tribe:  |

Xylocopini

Genus:  |

Xylocopa

Species:  |

X. augusti

Lepeletier, 1841

Binomial name
Xylocopa augusti

Synonyms

* Xylocopa ferruginea Lepeletier, 1841
* Xylocopa augusti pterochloris Brèthes, 1916
* Xylocopa guaranitica Brèthes, 1916

[1]

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

## Description[edit]

Xylocopa augusti can reach a length of about 25–30 millimetres (0.98–1.18 in). These large and robust carpenter bees show a black body integument with conspicuous lateral ferruginous setae. Wings are dark brown with violet iridescence. Males are tawny, with two tufts of setae on the ventral surface of the metatibia. They can be encountered from December to March. They nest in wood and tree trunks.[1][3]

## Floral association[edit]

They are commonly associated to flowers of Passiflora species, but also of Agapanthus praecox, Alstroemeria pulchra, Cleome spinosa, Parkinsonia aculeatam, Quillaja saponaria, Robinia pseudoacacia, Solanum crispum, Styphnolobium japonicum, Eucalyptus sp. and Amaryllis sp. .[1][3][4]

## Distribution[edit]

This species can be found in Argentina, Chile, Brasil, Paraguay and Uruguay.[1] [3]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c d Abejas de Chile
2. ^ Catalogue of life
3. ^ a b c Montalva, J. M., Allendes, J. L. & Lucia, M. 2013. The large carpenter bee Xylocopa augusti (Hymenoptera: Apidae): New record for Chile. Journal of Melittology, 12: 1-6).
4. ^ Tellería, María C. POLEN RECOLECTADO POR XYLOCOPA AUGUSTI (HYMENOPTERA, APIDAE) EN EL NOROESTE DE LA PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA Darwiniana;1999, Vol. 37 Issue 3/4, p253

## External links[edit]

* Eco Registros

Taxon identifiers|

* Wikidata: Q3015500
* CoL: 5CKPG
* EoL: 2759819
* GBIF: 1342364
* iNaturalist: 415420
* ITIS: 766621
* NCBI: 1985542
* Observation.org: 169269

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