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 (15322332 in) long and black. Males have yellow hair on the thorax.[4]

Xylocopa tabaniformis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Apidae
Genus: Xylocopa
Species:
X. tabaniformis
Binomial name
Xylocopa tabaniformis
Smith, 1854
Horsefly-like carpenter bee, Xylocopa tabaniformis

Subspecies

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These 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

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  1. ^ "Xylocopa tabaniformis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  2. ^ "Xylocopa tabaniformis". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  3. ^ 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.

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