Xylocopa amethystina
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Hymenoptera
Suborder:
Apocrita
Superfamily:
Apoidea
Family:
Anthoporidae
Subfamily:
Xylocopinae
Tribe:
Xylocopini
Genus:
Xylocopa
Subgenus:
Nodula
Species:
Xylocopa amethystina

(Fabricius, 1793)
Synonyms
  • Apis amethystina Fabricius, 1793
  • Xylocopa ignita Smith 1874
  • Xylocopa amethystina sigiriana Cockerell, 1911[1]

Xylocopa amethystina, or Xylocopa (Nodula) amethystina, is a species of carpenter bee. It is distributed in South Asian countries such as, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.[2]

Subspecies

  • Xylocopa amethystina amethystina (Fabricius, 1793)
  • Xylocopa amethystina phanerocephala Cockerell, 1920 [3]

References

  1. ↑ "An Annotated Catalogue of the Bee Species of the Indian Region-Xylocopa". Beesind.com. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
  2. ↑ "Xylocopa amethystina". Discover Life. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
  3. ↑ "ITIS Standard Report Page: Xylocopa amethystina". Itis.gov. Retrieved 2015-06-01.

Further reading

  • 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.
  • Hurd, P.D. and J.S. Moure. 1963. A Classification of the Large Carpenter Bees (Xylocopine) (Hymenoptera: Apoidea). University of California Publications in Entomology (Vol. 29). Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, 365 pp.


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