Xylocopa tabaniformis


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. It is long and black. Males have yellow hair on the thorax.

Subspecies

These 10 subspecies belong to the species Xylocopa tabaniformis:Xylocopa tabaniformis androleuca Michener, 1940Xylocopa tabaniformis azteca Cresson, 1878Xylocopa tabaniformis illota Cockerell, 1919Xylocopa tabaniformis melanosoma O'Brien & Hurd, 1963Xylocopa tabaniformis melanura Cockerell, 1918Xylocopa tabaniformis orpifex Smith, 1874Xylocopa tabaniformis pallidiventris O'Brien & Hurd, 1965Xylocopa tabaniformis parkinsoniae Cockerell, 1917Xylocopa tabaniformis sylvicola O'Brien & Hurd, 1965Xylocopa tabaniformis tabaniformis Smith, 1854