Xylocopa africana
Xylocopa africana | |
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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 | |
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Xylocopa africana is a species of carpenter bee.[2]
Subspecies
- Xylocopa africana africana (Fabricius, 1781)
- Xylocopa africana congoensis Enderlein, 1903
- Xylocopa africana conradti Enderlein, 1903
- Xylocopa africana 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, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and Angola. [4]
References
- 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