Xylocopa (Xylomelissa) rufitarsis Lepeletier, 1841
- Dataset
- Catalogue of Afrotropical Bees
- Rank
- SPECIES
- Published in
- Lepeletier de Saint-Fargeau, A.L.M. 1841. Histoire naturelle des insectes. Hyménoptères Suites à Buffon. 1-680 pp. Roret 2, Paris
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Arthropoda
- class
- Insecta
- order
- Hymenoptera
- family
- Apidae
- genus
- Xylocopa
- species
- Xylocopa rufitarsis
Ecology
Nests in: Metalasia muricata, Pinus sp., Psoralea aphylla
Ecology
Parasite: Anthrax badius
Ecology
Visits flowers of: Acacia karroo, Agave sp., Anchusa capensis, Aspalathus linearis, Aspalathus spinescens, Calpurnia glabrata, Fabaceae, Gladiolus dolomiticus, Gladiolus gracills, Hermannia gariepina, Lamiaceae (labiate), Lamiaceae, Lebeckia multiflora, Lebeckia sericea, Lobostemon trichotomus, Moraea cookii, Pisum sativum (pea), Populus sp., Prenia pallens, Salvia dentata, Tipuana tipu, Zygophyllum morgsana
Name
- Synonyms
- Xylocopa (Epixylocopa) rufitarsis Lepeletier
- Xylocopa (Xylocopa) rufitarsis Lepeletier
- Xylocopa maculosa Vachal, 1898
- Xylocopa rufitarsis var. namaquaensis Friese, 1911
- Homonyms
- Xylocopa (Xylomelissa) rufitarsis Lepeletier, 1841
- Xylocopa (Epixylocopa) rufitarsis Lepeletier
- Xylocopa (Xylocopa) rufitarsis Lepeletier
Bibliographic References
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- Cockerell, T.D.A. 1916. XIV.—Report on a collection of South African bees chiefly from Natal. Annals of the Durban Museum 1: 188-216
- Cockerell, T.D.A. 1919. XVII. Natal bees. Annals of the Durban Museum 2: 189-196
- Cockerell, T.D.A. 1932. LXI.—Descriptions and records of bees.—CXXXIX. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 10 (ser. 10): 550-559
- Cockerell, T.D.A. 1933. New carpenter bees from South Africa. The Entomologist 66: 58-61
- Cockerell, T.D.A. 1935. XXXII.—Descriptions and records of bees.—CL. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 16 (ser. 10): 343-350
- Cockerell, T.D.A. 1936. Descriptions and records of bees.—CLII. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 17 (ser. 10): 24-31
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- Friese, H. 1911. Neue Arten der Bienengattung Xylocopa (Hym.). Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift 1911: 685-687
- Friese, H. 1916. Chapter V: Apidae. Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Land-und Süsswasserfauna Friederichsen & Co., Hamburg
- Friese, H. 1922. III. Nachtrag zu "Bienen Afrikas". Zoologische Jahrbücher, Abteilung für Systematik, Geographie und Biologie der Tiere 46: 1-42
- Friese, H. 1941. Apidae aus Süd-Ost-Africa gesammelt von Missionar Henri A. Junod Dr phil. h.c. (1863-1934) (Hym. Apid.). Eos (Madrid) 15: 95-107
- Gess, F.W. and S.K. Gess. 1994. Potential pollinators of the Cape Group of Crotalarieae (sensu Polhill) (Fabales: Papilionaceae), with implications for seed production in cultivated rooibos tea. African Entomology 2: 97-106
- Gess, F.W. and S.K. Gess. 2003. A catalogue of flower visiting records for aculeate wasps and bees in the semi-arid to arid areas of southern Africa. 529 pp. Department of Entomology, Albany Museum, Grahamstown
- Gess, S.K. 1996. The Pollen Wasps. Ecology and Natural History of the Masarinae. 340 pp. Harvard University Press, Harvard
- Goldblatt, P. and J.C. Manning. 1997. New Species of Aristea (Iridaceae) from South Africa and Notes on the Taxonomy and Pollination Biology of Section Pseudaristea. Novon 7: 137-144