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

Xylocopa africana
Xylocopa africana from the Republic of the Congo, male and female
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Xylocopa africana

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

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Subspecies

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

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Description

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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

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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

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  1. ^ GBIF Archived February 21, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Catalogue of life
  3. ^ ITIS Archived 2010-01-23 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Atlas Hymenoptera Archived February 21, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
  • 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