Name
Xylocopa
carpenter bee
Framing
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Hexapoda
Subclass: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Apidae
Genus: Xylocopa
Habitat
Land. Vegetation
Feeding
Nectarivorous adult, herbivorous larva (pollen and nectar)
Distribution
Present on all continents
Conservation status
Not evaluated
Additional information
Geniculate antennae. Head generally hypognathous. Mouthparts are chewing-licking. Marching legs. Two pairs of membranous wings with reduced venation. Colour purplish black.
Additional information
Bibliography
Ortiz-Sánchez, F.J. y Castro, L. (2006). Nuevas aportaciones al conocimiento de X. iris (Christ, 1791) en la Península Ibérica (Hymenoptera, Apoidea, Anthophoridae). Boletín Sociedad Entomológica Aragonesa, 39: 110. , Ortiz-Sánchez, F. J. 1997. An update on the Iberobalearic species of Xylocopa Latreille, 1802, with new data in Morocco (Hymenoptera, Anthophoridae). Entomofauna, 18(18): 237-244.