Xylocopa tranquebarica

Xylocopa tranquibarica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Suborder: Apocrita
Superfamily: Apoidea
Family: Apidae
Subfamily: Xylocopinae
Tribe: Xylocopini
Genus: Xylocopa
Subgenus: Nyctomelitta
Species: Xylocopa tranquebarica
(Fabricius, 1804)
Synonyms
  • Bombus tranquebaricus Fabricius, 1804
  • Xylocopa rufescens Smith, 1874 [1]

Xylocopa tranquebarica, or Xylocopa (Nyctomelitta) tranquibarica, is a species of carpenter bee. It is found only in South Asian and Southeast Asian countries. It is a nocturnal bee. [2]

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