Xylocopa auripennis, or Xylocopa (Biluna) auripennis, is a species of carpenter bee. It is widely distributed in South Asian countries, and Southeast Asian countries.[2]

Xylocopa auripennis
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Xylocopa auripennis

Lepeletier, 1841
Synonyms
  • Xylocopa hemichlora Cockerell, 1929
  • Xylocopa semipurpurea Cockerell, 1929
  • Xylocopa phenachroa Cockerell, 1929
  • Xylocopa pictipennis Smith, 1874[1]

Subspecies

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  • Xylocopa (Biluna) auripennis iridipennis Lepeletier, 1841
  • Xylocopa (Biluna) auripennis caspari van der Vecht, 1953

References

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  1. ^ "Xylocopa auripennis". Discover Life. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
  2. ^ "Xylocopa amethystina - - Discover Life mobile". Discoverlife.org. Retrieved 2022-08-25.

Further reading

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  • Ruggiero M. (project leader), Ascher J. et al. (2013). ITIS Bees: World Bee Checklist (version Sep 2009). In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life, 11 March 2013 (Roskov Y., Kunze T., Paglinawan L., Orrell T., Nicolson D., Culham A., Bailly N., Kirk P., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Hernandez F., De Wever A., eds). Digital resource at www.catalogueoflife.org/col/. Species 2000: Reading, UK.
  • John Ascher, Connal Eardley, Terry Griswold, Gabriel Melo, Andrew Polaszek, Michael Ruggiero, Paul Williams, Ken Walker, and Natapot Warrit.