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Xylocopa imitator Smith, 1854

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Smith, F.G. 1854. Catalogue of the hymenopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part II. Apidae. 1-409 British Museum, London

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Arthropoda
class
Insecta
order
Hymenoptera
family
Apidae
genus
Xylocopa
species
Xylocopa imitator

Name

Synonyms
Mesotrichia imitator (Smith)
Homonyms
Xylocopa imitator Smith, 1854

Bibliographic References

  1. Anzenberger, G. 1977. Ethological study of African carpenter bees of the genus Xylocopa (Hymenoptera, Anthophoridae). Zeitschrift für Tierpsychologie 44: 337-374
  2. Anzenberger, G. 1986. How do carpenter bees recognise the entrance to their nests? An experimental investigation in a natural habitat. Ethology 71: 54-62
  3. Dusmet, Y. and J.M. Alonso. 1924. Las Xylocopa' (Hym.: Apidae) en la colecciones de Madrid. Trabajos del Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales: Serie Zoologica 49: 5-58
  4. Eardley, C. D., 1987: Catalogue of Apoidea (Hymenoptera) in Africa south of the Sahara, Part 1, The genus Xylocopa Latreille (Anthophoridae). Entomology Memoir, No. 70. iii + 20.
  5. Eardley, C.D. 1983. Entomology Memoir No. 58: A taxonomic revision of the genus Xylocopa Latreille (Hymenoptera: Anthophoridae) in southern Africa. Entomology Memoir, Department of Agriculture, Republic of South Africa : 67 pp.
  6. Eardley, C.D. 1987. Entomology Memoir No. 70: Catalogue of Apoidea (Hymenoptera) in Africa south of the Sahara. Part I. The genus Xylocopa Latreille (Anthophoridae). 20 pp. Dept of Agriculture and Water Supply, South Africa, Pretoria
  7. Eardley, C.D. and R.P. Urban. 2010. Catalogue of Afrotropical bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Apiformes). Zootaxa 2455: 1-548
  8. Friese, H. 1902. Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Insektenfauna von Kamerun. Entomologisk Tidskrift 23: 225-231
  9. Friese, H. 1903. Neue Arten der Bienengattung Xylocopa Latr. aus der neotropischen und orientalischen Region (Hym.). Zeitschrift für Systematische Hymenopterologie und Dipterologie 3: 202-208
  10. Friese, H. 1909. Die Bienen Afrikas nach dem Stande unserer heutigen Kenntnisse. In: Schultze, L. Zoologische und Anthropologische Ergebnisse einer Forschungsreise im westlichen und zentralen Südafrika ausgeführt in den Jahren 1903-1905, Band 2. Denkschri
  11. Friese, H. 1914. XIV. Fam. Apidae. In: Hymenopteren aus Kamerun. Gesammelt von Rothkirch, Oberleutnant der Schutztruppe. von Dr. A. v. Schulthess, Zürich. Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift 1914: 292-297
  12. Friese, H. 1921. Ergebnisse der Zweiten Deutschen Zentral-Afrika-Expedition 1910-1911, Apidae. Hamburgische Wissenschaftliche Zeitung 1: 1091-1112
  13. Friese, H. 1922. III. Nachtrag zu "Bienen Afrikas". Zoologische Jahrbücher, Abteilung für Systematik, Geographie und Biologie der Tiere 46: 1-42
  14. Gerling, D., H.H.W. Velthuis and A. Hefetz. 1989. Bionomics of the large carpenter bees of the genus Xylocopa. Annual Review of Entomology 34: 163-190
  15. Hurd, P.D. and J.S. Moure. 1963. A classification of the large carpenter bees (Xylocopini) (Hymenoptera: Apoidea). University of California Publications in Entomology 29: 1-365
  16. Kohl, F.F. 1894. Zur Hymenopterenfauna Afrikas. Annales des k.k. Naturhistorischen Hofmuseums 9: 279-350
  17. Maa, T.-c. 1968. A revision of the type specimens of xylocopine bees in the Genova Museum Collection. Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova 77: 103-114
  18. Maidl, F. 1912. Die Xylocopen (Holzbienen) des Wiener Hofmuseums. Ein Beitrag zu einer Monographie dieser Gattung. Annalen des K.K. Naturhistorischen Hofmuseums (Wien) 26: 249-330
  19. Medler, J.T. 1980. Insects of Nigeria—Checklist and bibliography. Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute 30: 1-919
  20. Mensah, B. and A.A. Kudom. 2015. Relating bee activity to pollination of Luffa aegyptiaca Mill. in Ghana. Journal of Apicultural Research 49(2): 192-196
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