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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.