Xylocopa tabaniformis, the horsefly-like carpenter bee or mountain carpenter bee is a species of carpenter bee in the family Apidae. It is found in Central America, North America, and South America.[1][2][3] It is 12–18 millimetres (15⁄32–23⁄32 in) long and black. Males have yellow hair on the thorax.[4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Apidae |
| Genus: | Xylocopa |
| Species: | X. tabaniformis
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| Xylocopa tabaniformis Smith, 1854
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Subspecies
editThese 10 subspecies belong to the species Xylocopa tabaniformis:
- Xylocopa tabaniformis androleuca Michener, 1940
- Xylocopa tabaniformis azteca Cresson, 1878
- Xylocopa tabaniformis illota Cockerell, 1919
- Xylocopa tabaniformis melanosoma O'Brien & Hurd, 1963
- Xylocopa tabaniformis melanura Cockerell, 1918
- Xylocopa tabaniformis orpifex Smith, 1874
- Xylocopa tabaniformis pallidiventris O'Brien & Hurd, 1965
- Xylocopa tabaniformis parkinsoniae Cockerell, 1917
- Xylocopa tabaniformis sylvicola O'Brien & Hurd, 1965
- Xylocopa tabaniformis tabaniformis Smith, 1854
References
edit- ^ "Xylocopa tabaniformis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ "Xylocopa tabaniformis". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ "Xylocopa tabaniformis species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ Will, Kip; Gross, Joyce; Rubinoff, Daniel; Powell, Jerry A. (2020). Field Guide to California Insects. Oakland, California: University of California Press. p. 476. ISBN 9780520288744.
Further reading
edit- Eardley, C. D. (1987). Catalogue of Apoidea (Hymenoptera) in Africa south of the Sahara, Part 1, The genus Xylocopa Latreille (Anthophoridae). Entomology Memoir. Vol. 70. South Africa Department of Agriculture and Water Supply. pp. 1–20. ISBN 978-0-621-10777-7.
- Ascher, J.S.; Pickering, J. (2019). "Discover Life bee species guide and world checklist (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila)". Retrieved 2019-07-02.
External links
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