Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily
Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500
bee
Bees are winged insects closely related to wasps and ants, known for their roles in pollination and, in the case of the best-known bee species, the western honey bee, for producing honey. Bees are a monophyly, monophyletic lineage within the ...
s in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant material such as dead wood or bamboo. The main exceptions are species in the subgenus ''
Proxylocopa''; they dig nesting tunnels in suitable soil.
Etymology
The French entomologist
Pierre André Latreille
Pierre André Latreille (; 29 November 1762 – 6 February 1833) was a French zoology, zoologist, specialising in arthropods. Having trained as a Roman Catholic priest before the French Revolution, Latreille was imprisoned, and only regained hi ...
described the genus in 1802. He derived the name from the
Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek includes the forms of the Greek language used in ancient Greece and the ancient world from around 1500 BC to 300 BC. It is often roughly divided into the following periods: Mycenaean Greek (), Dark Ages (), the Archaic p ...
''xylokopos''/ξυλοκὀπος "wood-cutter".
Characteristics
Many species in this enormous genus are difficult to tell apart; most species are all black, or primarily black with some yellow or white pubescence. Some differ only in subtle morphological features, such as details of the male genitalia. Males of some species differ confusingly from the females, being covered in greenish-yellow fur. The confusion of species arises particularly in the
common names; in
India
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, for example, the common name for any all-black species of ''Xylocopa'' is ''bhanvra'' (or ''bhomora'' - ভোমোৰা - in
Assamese
Assamese may refer to:
* Assamese people, a socio-ethnolinguistic identity of north-eastern India
* People of Assam, multi-ethnic, multi-linguistic and multi-religious people of Assam
* Assamese language, one of the easternmost Indo-Aryan language ...
), and reports and sightings of ''bhanvra'' or ''bhomora'' are commonly misattributed to a European species, ''
Xylocopa violacea''; however, this species is found only in the northern regions of
Jammu and Kashmir Jammu and Kashmir may refer to:
* Kashmir, the northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent
* Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), a region administered by India as a union territory
* Jammu and Kashmir (state), a region administered ...
and
Punjab
Punjab (; Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising ...
, and most reports of ''bhanvra'', especially elsewhere in India, refer to any of roughly 15 other common black ''Xylocopa'' species in the region, such as ''
X. nasalis'', ''
X. tenuiscapa'', or ''
X. tranquebarorum''.

Non-professionals commonly confuse carpenter bees with
bumblebees
A bumblebee (or bumble bee, bumble-bee, or humble-bee) is any of over 250 species in the genus ''Bombus'', part of Apidae, one of the bee families. This genus is the only extant group in the tribe Bombini, though a few extinct related gener ...
;
[ Sourced from Mitchell, T.B. (1962). ''Bees of the Eastern United States, Volume II''. North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station. Tech. Bul. No.152, 557 p.] the simplest rule of thumb for telling them apart is that most carpenter bees have a shiny abdomen, whereas bumblebee abdomens are completely covered with dense hair. Males of some species of carpenter bees have a white or yellow face, unlike bumblebees, while females lack the bare
corbicula of bumblebees; the hind leg is entirely hairy.
The wing venation is characteristic; the marginal cell in the front wing is narrow and elongated, and its apex bends away from the
costa. The front wing has small stigma. When closed, the bee's short mandibles conceal the
labrum. The
clypeus is flat.
Males of many species have much larger eyes than the females, which relates to their mating behavior.
In the
United States
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, two eastern species, ''
Xylocopa virginica
''Xylocopa virginica'', sometimes referred to as the eastern carpenter bee, extends through the eastern United States and into Canada. They are sympatric with ''Xylocopa micans'' in much of southeastern United States. They nest in various types of ...
'' and ''
X. micans'', occur. Three more species are primarily western in distribution, ''
X. sonorina'', ''
X. tabaniformis orpifex'', and ''
X. californica''. ''X. virginica'' is by far the more widely distributed species.
Ecological significance
In several species, the females live alongside their own daughters or sisters, creating a small social group. They use wood bits to form partitions between the cells in the nest. A few species bore holes in wood dwellings. Since the tunnels are near the surface, structural damage is generally minor or superficial. However, carpenter bee nests are attractive to
woodpecker
Woodpeckers are part of the bird family Picidae, which also includes the piculets, wrynecks, and sapsuckers. Members of this family are found worldwide, except for Australia, New Guinea, New Zealand, Madagascar, and the extreme polar region ...
s, which may do further damage by drilling into the wood to feed on the bees or larvae.
Carpenter bees have short mouthparts and are important
pollinators on some open-faced or shallow flowers; for some they even are obligate pollinators, for example the maypop (''
Passiflora incarnata
''Passiflora incarnata'', commonly known as maypop, purple passionflower, true passionflower, wild apricot, and wild passion vine, is a fast-growing perennial vine with climbing or trailing stems. A member of the passionflower genus ''Passiflora ...
'') and ''
Orphium'', which are not pollinated by any other insects. They also are important pollinators of flowers with various forms of lids, such as ''
Salvia
''Salvia'' () is the largest genus of plants in the sage family Lamiaceae, with nearly 1000 species of shrubs, herbaceous perennials, and annuals. Within the Lamiaceae, ''Salvia'' is part of the tribe Mentheae within the subfamily Nepetoide ...
'' species and some members of the
Fabaceae. However many carpenter bees "
rob"
nectar by slitting the sides of flowers with deep
corollae. ''
Xylocopa virginica
''Xylocopa virginica'', sometimes referred to as the eastern carpenter bee, extends through the eastern United States and into Canada. They are sympatric with ''Xylocopa micans'' in much of southeastern United States. They nest in various types of ...
'' is one example of a species with such
nectar robbing
Nectar robbing is a foraging behavior utilized by some organisms that feed on floral nectar, carried out by feeding from holes bitten in flowers, rather than by entering through the flowers' natural openings. "Nectar robbers" usually feed in this ...
behavior. With their short labia the bees cannot reach the nectar without piercing the long-tubed flowers; they miss contact with the anthers and perform no pollination. In some plants, this reduces fruit and seed production, while others have developed defence mechanisms against nectar robbing. When foraging for pollen from some species with tubular flowers however, the same species of carpenter bees still achieve pollination, if the anthers and stigmata are exposed together.
Many
Old World
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carpenter bees have a special pouch-like structure on the inside of their first
metasoma
The metasoma is the posterior part of the body, or tagma, of arthropods whose body is composed of three parts, the other two being the prosoma and the mesosoma. In insects, it contains most of the digestive tract, respiratory system, and circula ...
l
tergite
A ''tergum'' (Latin for "the back"; plural ''terga'', associated adjective tergal) is the dorsal ('upper') portion of an arthropod segment other than the head. The anterior edge is called the 'base' and posterior edge is called the 'apex' or 'mar ...
called the
acarinarium
An acarinarium is a specialized anatomical structure which is evolved to facilitate the retention of mites on the body of an organism, typically a bee or a wasp. The term was introduced by Walter Karl Johann Roepke.
Evolution
The acarinarium has ...
where certain
mite
Mites are small arachnids (eight-legged arthropods). Mites span two large orders of arachnids, the Acariformes and the Parasitiformes, which were historically grouped together in the subclass Acari, but genetic analysis does not show clear evid ...
s (''
Dinogamasus
''Dinogamasus'' is a genus of mites in the family Laelapidae. Most species are associated with carpenter bees in the genus ''Xylocopa'' and are found in their acarinarium
An acarinarium is a specialized anatomical structure which is evolved to ...
'' species) reside as
commensals
Commensalism is a long-term biological interaction (symbiosis) in which members of one species gain benefits while those of the other species neither benefit nor are harmed. This is in contrast with mutualism, in which both organisms benefit fro ...
. The exact nature of the relationship is not fully understood, though in other bees that carry mites, they are beneficial, feeding either on
fungi
A fungus (plural, : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of Eukaryote, eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and Mold (fungus), molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified ...
in the nest, or on other harmful mites.
Behavior

Carpenter bees are traditionally considered solitary bees, though some species have simple social nests in which mothers and daughters may cohabit. Examples of this type of social nesting can be seen in the species ''
Xylocopa sulcatipes''
[Gerling, Dan; Hurd, Paul David; Hefetz, Abraham (1983). Comparative behavioral biology of two Middle East species of carpenter bees (''Xylocopa'' Latreille)(Hymenoptera: Apoidea). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. Smithsonian Institution Press.] and ''
Xylocopa nasalis
The Oriental carpenter bee, ''Xylocopa nasalis'', or ''Xylocopa (Biluna) nasalis'', is a species of carpenter bee. It is widely distributed in Southeast Asian countries. It is a major pollinator within its ecosystem, and is often mistaken for ...
''. When females cohabit, a division of labor between them occurs sometimes. In this type of nesting, multiple females either share in the foraging and nest laying, or one female does all the foraging and nest laying, while the other females guard.
[
Solitary species differ from social species. Solitary bees tend to be gregarious and often several nests of solitary bees are near each other. In solitary nesting, the founding bee forages, builds cells, lays the eggs, and guards. Normally, only one generation of bees live in the nest.][ '' Xylocopa pubescens'' is one carpenter bee species that can have both social and solitary nests.][Gerling, Dan, Paul David Hurd, and Abraham Hefetz. Comparative behavioral biology of two Middle East species of carpenter bees (''Xylocopa'' Latreille)(Hymenoptera: Apoidea). Smithsonian Institution Press, 1983.]
Carpenter bees make nests by tunneling into wood, bamboo, and similar hard plant material such as peduncles, usually dead. They vibrate their bodies as they rasp their mandible
In anatomy, the mandible, lower jaw or jawbone is the largest, strongest and lowest bone in the human facial skeleton. It forms the lower jaw and holds the lower teeth in place. The mandible sits beneath the maxilla. It is the only movable bon ...
s against hard wood, each nest having a single entrance which may have many adjacent tunnels. As a subfamily, they nest in a wide range of host plants, but any one species may show definite adaptations or preferences for particular groups of plants. The entrance is often a perfectly circular hole measuring about on the underside of a beam, bench, or tree limb. Carpenter bees do not eat wood. They discard the bits of wood, or reuse particles to build partitions between cells. The tunnel functions as a nursery for brood and storage for the pollen/nectar upon which the brood subsists. The provision masses of some species are among the most complex in shape of any group of bees; whereas most bees fill their brood cells with a soupy mass and others form simple spheroid
A spheroid, also known as an ellipsoid of revolution or rotational ellipsoid, is a quadric surface obtained by rotating an ellipse about one of its principal axes; in other words, an ellipsoid with two equal semi-diameters. A spheroid has ...
al pollen masses, ''Xylocopa'' species form elongated and carefully sculpted masses that have several projections which keep the bulk of the mass from coming into contact with the cell walls, sometimes resembling an irregular caltrop
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. The eggs are very large relative to the size of the female, and are some of the largest eggs among all insects. Carpenter bees can be timber pests, and cause substantial damage to wood if infestations go undetected for several years.
Two very different mating system
A mating system is a way in which a group is structured in relation to sexual behaviour. The precise meaning depends upon the context. With respect to animals, the term describes which males and females mate under which circumstances. Recognised ...
s appear to be common in carpenter bees, and often this can be determined simply by examining specimens of the males of any given species. Species in which the males have large eyes are characterized by a mating system where the males either search for females by patrolling, or by hovering and waiting for passing females, which they then pursue. In the other mating system, the males often have very small heads, but a large, hypertrophied gland
In animals, a gland is a group of cells in an animal's body that synthesizes substances (such as hormones) for release into the bloodstream ( endocrine gland) or into cavities inside the body or its outer surface ( exocrine gland).
Structure
...
ular reservoir in the mesosoma
The mesosoma is the middle part of the body, or tagma, of arthropods whose body is composed of three parts, the other two being the prosoma and the metasoma. It bears the legs, and, in the case of winged insects, the wings.
In hymenopterans ...
releases pheromone
A pheromone () is a secreted or excreted chemical factor that triggers a social response in members of the same species. Pheromones are chemicals capable of acting like hormones outside the body of the secreting individual, to affect the behavio ...
s into the airstream behind the male while it flies or hovers. The pheromone advertises the presence of the male to females.
Male bees often are seen hovering near nests, and will approach nearby animals. However, males are harmless, since they do not have a stinger. Female carpenter bees are capable of stinging, but they are docile and rarely sting unless caught in the hand or otherwise directly provoked.
Natural predators
Woodpeckers
Woodpeckers are part of the bird family Picidae, which also includes the piculets, wrynecks, and sapsuckers. Members of this family are found worldwide, except for Australia, New Guinea, New Zealand, Madagascar, and the extreme polar region ...
eat carpenter bees, as do various species of birds, such as shrike
Shrikes () are passerine birds of the family Laniidae. The family is composed of 34 species in four genera.
The family name, and that of the largest genus, '' Lanius'', is derived from the Latin word for "butcher", and some shrikes are also kno ...
s and bee-eater
The bee-eaters are a group of non-passerine birds in the family Meropidae, containing three genera and thirty species. Most species are found in Africa and Asia, with a few in southern Europe, Australia, and New Guinea. They are characterised by ...
s as well as some mammals such as ratels. Other predators include large mantis
Mantises are an order (Mantodea) of insects that contains over 2,400 species in about 460 genera in 33 families. The largest family is the Mantidae ("mantids"). Mantises are distributed worldwide in temperate and tropical habitats. They ha ...
es and predatory flies, particularly large robber-flies of the family Asilidae. Woodpeckers are attracted to the noise of the bee larvae and drill holes along the tunnels to feed on them.
Apart from outright predators, parasitoidal species of bee flies (e.g. '' Xenox'') lay eggs in the entrance to the bee’s nest and the fly maggots live off the bee larvae.
Species
* '' Xylocopa abbotti'' (Cockerell, 1909)
* ''Xylocopa abbreviata
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant m ...
'' Hurd & Moure, 1963
* ''Xylocopa acutipennis
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant m ...
'' Smith, 1854
* '' Xylocopa adumbrata'' Lieftinck, 1957
* ''Xylocopa adusta
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' Pérez, 1901
* '' Xylocopa aeneipennis'' (DeGeer, 1773)
* '' Xylocopa aerata'' (Smith, 1851)
* '' Xylocopa aestuans'' (Linnaeus
Carl Linnaeus (; 23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after his ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné Blunt (2004), p. 171. (), was a Swedish botanist, zoologist, taxonomist, and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, t ...
, 1758
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)
* '' Xylocopa aethiopica'' Pérez, 1901
* ''Xylocopa africana
''Xylocopa africana'' is a species of carpenter bee.
Subspecies
*''X. a. africana'' (Fabricius, 1781)
*''X. a. congoensis'' Enderlein, 1903
*''X. a. conradti'' Enderlein, 1903
*''X. a. longjinensis'' Strand, 1911
Description
In males, the ...
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*people from the Ancient Roman gens Fabricia:
**Gaius Fabricius Luscinus, the first of the Fabricii to move to Rome
* Johann Goldsmid (1587� ...
, 1781)
* ''Xylocopa albiceps
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant m ...
'' Fabricius, 1804
* ''Xylocopa albifrons
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' Lepeletier, 1841
* ''Xylocopa albinotum
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant m ...
'' Matsumura, 1926
* ''Xylocopa alternata
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' Pérez, 1901
* '' Xylocopa alticola'' (Cockerell, 1919)
* ''Xylocopa amamensis
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant m ...
'' Sonan, 1934
* '' Xylocopa amauroptera'' Pérez, 1901
* '' Xylocopa amazonica'' Enderlein, 1913
* ''Xylocopa amedaei
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' Lepeletier, 1841
* ''Xylocopa amethystina
''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
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śr� ...
'' (Fabricius, 1793)
* '' Xylocopa andarabana'' Hedicke, 1938
* ''Xylocopa andica
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' Enderlein, 1913
* '' Xylocopa angulosa'' Maa, 1954
* ''Xylocopa anthophoroides
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' Smith, 1874
* '' Xylocopa apicalis'' Smith, 1854
* ''Xylocopa appendiculata
''Xylocopa appendiculata'' is a species of carpenter bee in the family Apidae
Apidae is the largest family within the superfamily Apoidea, containing at least 5700 species of bees. The family includes some of the most commonly seen bees, inc ...
'' Smith, 1852
* ''Xylocopa artifex
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' Smith, 1874
* '' Xylocopa aruana'' Ritsema, 1876
* '' Xylocopa assimilis'' Ritsema, 1880
* '' Xylocopa augusti'' Lepeletier, 1841
* ''Xylocopa auripennis
''Xylocopa auripennis'', or ''Xylocopa (Biluna) auripennis'', is a species of carpenter bee. It is widely distributed in South Asian countries, and Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia, also spelled South East Asia and South-East Asia, and also k ...
'' Lepeletier, 1841
* '' Xylocopa aurorea'' Friese, 1922
* ''Xylocopa aurulenta
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant m ...
'' (Fabricius, 1804)
* ''Xylocopa bakeriana
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' (Cockerell, 1914)
* ''Xylocopa balteata
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant m ...
'' Maa, 1943
* ''Xylocopa bambusae
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant m ...
'' Schrottky, 1902
* ''Xylocopa bangkaensis
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant m ...
'' Friese, 1903
* ''Xylocopa barbatella
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant m ...
'' Cockerell, 1931
* ''Xylocopa bariwal
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant m ...
'' Maidl, 1912
* '' Xylocopa basalis'' Smith, 1854
* '' Xylocopa bentoni'' Cockerell, 1919
* ''Xylocopa bequaerti
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' (Cockerell, 1930)
* ''Xylocopa bhowara
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant m ...
'' Maa, 1938
* ''Xylocopa biangulata
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant m ...
'' Vachal, 1899
* ''Xylocopa bicarinata
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant m ...
'' Alfken, 1932
* ''Xylocopa bicristata
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' Maa, 1954
* ''Xylocopa bilineata
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' Friese, 1914
* ''Xylocopa bimaculata
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' Friese, 1903
* ''Xylocopa binongkona
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' van der Vecht, 1953
* ''Xylocopa bluethgeni
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant m ...
'' Dusmet y Alonso, 1924
* '' Xylocopa bombiformis'' Smith, 1874
* ''Xylocopa bomboides
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant m ...
'' Smith, 1879
* '' Xylocopa bombylans'' (Fabricius, 1775)
* ''Xylocopa boops
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant m ...
'' Maidl, 1912
* ''Xylocopa bouyssoui
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' Vachal, 1898
* '' Xylocopa brasilianorum'' (Linnaeus
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, 1767)
* '' Xylocopa braunsi'' Dusmet y Alonso, 1924
* '' Xylocopa bruesi'' Cockerell, 1914
* '' Xylocopa bryorum'' (Fabricius, 1775)
* ''Xylocopa buginesica
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant m ...
'' Vecht, 1953
* '' Xylocopa buruana'' Lieftinck, 1956
* ''Xylocopa caerulea
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant m ...
'' (Fabricius, 1804)
* ''Xylocopa caffra
''Xylocopa caffra'' is a species of Afrotropical carpenter bee that ranges from west to central and southern Africa, besides Madagascar and some Indian Ocean archipelagos.
Description
The females are black with two white or yellow bands over th ...
'' (Linnaeus
Carl Linnaeus (; 23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after his ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné Blunt (2004), p. 171. (), was a Swedish botanist, zoologist, taxonomist, and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, t ...
, 1767)
* '' Xylocopa calcarata'' (LeVeque, 1928)
* '' Xylocopa calens'' Lepeletier, 1841
* ''Xylocopa californica
The California carpenter bee, ''Xylocopa californica'', is a species of carpenter bee in the order Hymenoptera, and it is native to western North America.
Distribution
There are approximately 400 species worldwide of the genus ''Xylocopa.''LeB ...
'' Cresson, 1864
* ''Xylocopa caloptera
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' Pérez, 1901
* ''Xylocopa canaria
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant m ...
'' (Cockerell & LeVeque, 1925)
* '' Xylocopa cantabrita'' Lepeletier, 1841
* '' Xylocopa capensis'' Spinola, 1838
* ''Xylocopa capitata
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' Smith, 1854
* ''Xylocopa carbonaria
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' Smith, 1854
* ''Xylocopa caribea
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant m ...
'' Lepeletier, 1841
* '' Xylocopa caspari'' van der Vecht, 1953
* ''Xylocopa caviventris
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant m ...
'' Maidl, 1912
* '' Xylocopa cearensis'' Ducke, 1911
* ''Xylocopa ceballosi
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant m ...
'' Dusmet y Alonso, 1924
* ''Xylocopa celebensis
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' (Gribodo, 1894)
* ''Xylocopa chapini
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' (LeVeque, 1928)
* ''Xylocopa chinensis
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant m ...
'' Friese, 1911
* ''Xylocopa chiyakensis
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' (Cockerell, 1908)
* ''Xylocopa chlorina
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' (Cockerell, 1915)
* ''Xylocopa chrysopoda
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' Schrottky, 1902
* ''Xylocopa chrysoptera
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant m ...
'' Latreille, 1809
* '' Xylocopa ciliata'' Burmeister, 1876
* ''Xylocopa citrina
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' Friese, 1909
* ''Xylocopa clarionensis
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' Hurd, 1958
* ''Xylocopa claripennis
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant m ...
'' Friese, 1922
* '' Xylocopa cloti'' Vachal, 1898
* '' Xylocopa cockerelli'' Maa, 1943
* ''Xylocopa codinai
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant m ...
'' Dusmet y Alonso, 1924
* ''Xylocopa colona
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' Lepeletier, 1841
* ''Xylocopa columbiensis
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' Pérez, 1901
* ''Xylocopa combinata
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' Ritsema, 1876
* '' Xylocopa combusta'' Smith, 1854
* '' Xylocopa concolorata'' Maa, 1938
* ''Xylocopa conradsiana
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' Friese, 1911
* '' Xylocopa coracina'' van der Vecht, 1953
* ''Xylocopa cornigera
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant m ...
'' Friese, 1909
* ''Xylocopa coronata
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' Smith, 1861
* ''Xylocopa cribrata
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' Pérez, 1901
* ''Xylocopa cubaecola
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' Lucas, 1857
* ''Xylocopa cuernosensis
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' (Cockerell, 1915)
* ''Xylocopa cyanea
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' Smith, 1874
* '' Xylocopa cyanescens'' Brullé, 1832
* ''Xylocopa dalbertisi
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' Lieftinck, 1957
* ''Xylocopa dapitanensis
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant m ...
'' (Cockerell, 1915)
* ''Xylocopa darwini
''Xylocopa darwini'', the Galápagos carpenter bee, is the only native species of bee in the Galápagos Islands, to which it is endemic. Altogether, only three species of bee are found in the islands. This species found on 75% of the largest i ...
'' Cockerell, 1926
* '' Xylocopa dejeanii'' Lepeletier, 1841
* '' Xylocopa dibongoana'' Hedicke, 1923
* '' Xylocopa dimidiata'' Latreille, 1809
* ''Xylocopa disconota
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' Friese, 1914
* ''Xylocopa distinguenda
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' Pérez, 1901
* '' Xylocopa ditypa'' Vachal, 1898
* '' Xylocopa diversipes'' Smith, 1861
* ''Xylocopa dolosa
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' Vachal, 1899
* ''Xylocopa dormeyeri
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant m ...
'' (Enderlein, 1909)
* ''Xylocopa duala
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant m ...
'' Strand, 1921
* '' Xylocopa electa'' Smith, 1874
* ''Xylocopa elegans
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' Hurd & Moure, 1963
* ''Xylocopa erlangeri
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant m ...
'' Enderlein, 1903
* ''Xylocopa erythrina
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant m ...
'' Gribodo, 1894
* '' Xylocopa escalerai'' Dusmet y Alonso, 1924
* ''Xylocopa esica
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' Cameron, 1902
* ''Xylocopa euchlora
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' Pérez, 1901
* ''Xylocopa euxantha
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant m ...
'' Cockerell, 1933
* ''Xylocopa eximia
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant m ...
'' Pérez, 1901
* ''Xylocopa fabriciana
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' Moure, 1960
* ''Xylocopa fallax
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' Maidl, 1912
* ''Xylocopa fenestrata
''Xylocopa fenestrata'', or ''Xylocopa (Ctenoxylocopa) fenestrata'', is a species of carpenter bee. It is widely distributed in Asian countries and very few African countries such as Madagascar and Seychelles. It is considered as a pest of timbe ...
'' (Fabricius, 1798)
* ''Xylocopa fervens
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' Lepeletier, 1841
* ''Xylocopa fimbriata
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant m ...
'' Fabricius, 1804
* ''Xylocopa flavicollis
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' (DeGeer, 1778)
* ''Xylocopa flavifrons
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant m ...
'' Matsumura, 1912
* ''Xylocopa flavonigrescens
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant m ...
'' Smith, 1854
* '' Xylocopa flavorufa'' (DeGeer, 1778)
* ''Xylocopa forbesii
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' W. F. Kirby, 1883
* ''Xylocopa forsiusi
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' Dusmet y Alonso, 1924
* '' Xylocopa fortissima'' Cockerell, 1930
* ''Xylocopa fransseni
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant m ...
'' van der Vecht, 1953
* ''Xylocopa friesiana
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' Maa, 1939
* ''Xylocopa frontalis
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' (Olivier, 1789)
* ''Xylocopa fuliginata
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' Pérez, 1901
* ''Xylocopa fulva
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' Friese, 1922
* ''Xylocopa funesta
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant m ...
'' Maidl, 1912
* '' Xylocopa fuscata'' Smith, 1854
* ''Xylocopa gabonica
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' (Gribodo, 1894)
* ''Xylocopa ganglbaueri
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant m ...
'' Maidl, 1912
* '' Xylocopa gaullei'' Vachal, 1898
* ''Xylocopa ghilianii
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' Gribodo, 1891
* ''Xylocopa gracilis
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant m ...
'' Dusmet y Alonso, 1923
* ''Xylocopa graueri
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant m ...
'' Maidl, 1912
* ''Xylocopa gressitti
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' Lieftinck, 1957
* '' Xylocopa gribodoi'' Magretti, 1892
* '' Xylocopa grisescens'' Lepeletier, 1841
* '' Xylocopa grossa'' (Drury, 1770)
* ''Xylocopa grubaueri
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' Friese, 1903
* '' Xylocopa gualanensis'' Cockerell, 1912
* ''Xylocopa guatemalensis
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant m ...
'' Cockerell, 1912
* ''Xylocopa guigliae
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' Lieftinck, 1957
* ''Xylocopa haefligeri
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant m ...
'' Friese, 1909
* ''Xylocopa haematospila
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant m ...
'' Moure, 1951
* ''Xylocopa hafizii
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' Maa, 1938
* ''Xylocopa hellenica
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' Spinola, 1843
* ''Xylocopa hirsutissima
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' Maidl, 1912
* ''Xylocopa hottentotta
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' Smith, 1854
* '' Xylocopa hyalinipennis'' Friese, 1922
* '' Xylocopa ignescens'' (LeVeque, 1928)
* ''Xylocopa imitator
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant m ...
'' Smith, 1854
* '' Xylocopa incandescens'' (Cockerell, 1932)
* ''Xylocopa incerta
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant m ...
'' Pérez, 1901
* ''Xylocopa incompleta
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' Ritsema, 1880
* '' Xylocopa inconspicua'' Maa, 1937
* '' Xylocopa inconstans'' Smith, 1874
* '' Xylocopa inquirenda'' Vachal, 1899
* ''Xylocopa insola
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' Vachal, 1910
* ''Xylocopa insularis
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant m ...
'' Smith, 1857
* ''Xylocopa io
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' Vachal, 1898
* '' Xylocopa iranica'' Maa, 1954
* ''Xylocopa iridipennis
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' Lepeletier, 1841
* ''Xylocopa iris
The Xylocopa iris is a species of carpenter bee.
It is found in Southwestern Europe
Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physical size and the weight of its history and ...
'' (Christ, 1791)
* ''Xylocopa isabelleae
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant m ...
'' Hurd, 1959
* ''Xylocopa javana
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' Friese, 1914
* '' Xylocopa kamerunensis'' Vachal, 1899
* ''Xylocopa karnyi
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' Maidl, 1912
* ''Xylocopa kerri
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' (Cockerell, 1929)
* '' Xylocopa kuehni'' Friese, 1903
* '' Xylocopa lachnea'' Moure, 1951
* ''Xylocopa lanata
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' Smith, 1854
* ''Xylocopa langi
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant m ...
'' (LeVeque, 1928)
* ''Xylocopa lateralis
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' Say, 1837
* ''Xylocopa lateritia
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' Smith, 1854
* ''Xylocopa laticeps
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant m ...
''
* '' Xylocopa latipes'' (Drury, 1773)
* ''Xylocopa lautipennis
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' (Cockerell, 1933)
* ''Xylocopa lehmanni
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant m ...
'' Friese, 1903
* ''Xylocopa lepeletieri
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' Enderlein, 1903
* ''Xylocopa leucocephala
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' Ritsema, 1876
* ''Xylocopa leucothoracoides
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' Maidl, 1912
* ''Xylocopa levequeae
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' Maa, 1943
* ''Xylocopa lieftincki
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant m ...
'' Leys, 2000
* ''Xylocopa lombokensis
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant m ...
'' Maidl, 1912
* ''Xylocopa longespinosa
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' Enderlein, 1903
* ''Xylocopa longula
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' Friese, 1922
* ''Xylocopa loripes
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant m ...
'' Smith, 1874
* '' Xylocopa lucbanensis'' (Cockerell, 1927)
* '' Xylocopa lucida'' Smith, 1874
* ''Xylocopa lugubris
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant m ...
'' Gerstäcker, 1857
* ''Xylocopa lundqvisti
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' Lieftinck, 1957
* ''Xylocopa luteola
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant m ...
'' Lepeletier, 1841
* ''Xylocopa macrops
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant m ...
'' Lepeletier, 1841
* '' Xylocopa madida'' Friese, 1925
* ''Xylocopa madurensis
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' Friese, 1913
* ''Xylocopa maesoi
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' Dusmet y Alonso, 1924
* ''Xylocopa magnifica
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant m ...
'' (Cockerell, 1929)
* '' Xylocopa maidli'' Maa, 1940
* ''Xylocopa maior
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' Maidl, 1912
* ''Xylocopa marginella
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' Lepeletier, 1841
* '' Xylocopa mastrucata'' Pérez, 1901
* '' Xylocopa mazarredoi'' Dusmet y Alonso, 1924
* '' Xylocopa mcgregori'' Cockerell, 1920
* ''Xylocopa mckeani
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' (Cockerell, 1929)
* '' Xylocopa meadewaldoi'' Hurd, 1959
* '' Xylocopa mendozana'' Enderlein, 1913
* ''Xylocopa merceti
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant m ...
'' Dusmet y Alonso, 1924
* ''Xylocopa metallica
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' Smith, 1874
* '' Xylocopa mexicanorum'' Cockerell, 1912
* ''Xylocopa meyeri
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' Dusmet y Alonso, 1924
* ''Xylocopa micans
''Xylocopa micans'', also known as the southern carpenter bee, is a species of bee within ''Xylocopa'', the genus of carpenter bees. The southern carpenter bee can be found mainly in the coastal and gulf regions of the southeastern United States, ...
'' Lepeletier, 1841
* ''Xylocopa micheneri
''Xylocopa micheneri'' is a species of carpenter bee in the family Apidae
Apidae is the largest family within the superfamily Apoidea, containing at least 5700 species of bees. The family includes some of the most commonly seen bees, includi ...
'' Hurd, 1978
* '' Xylocopa mimetica'' Cockerell, 1915
* ''Xylocopa minor
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' Maidl, 1912
* ''Xylocopa mirabilis
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' Hurd & Moure, 1963
* ''Xylocopa mixta
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant m ...
'' Radoszkowski, 1881
* '' Xylocopa modesta'' Smith, 1854
* '' Xylocopa mohnikei'' Cockerell, 1907
* '' Xylocopa mongolicus'' (Wu, 1983)
* ''Xylocopa montana
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' Enderlein, 1903
* ''Xylocopa mordax
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant m ...
'' Smith, 1874
* '' Xylocopa morotaiana'' Lieftinck, 1956
* ''Xylocopa muscaria
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant m ...
'' (Fabricius, 1775)
* ''Xylocopa myops
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' Ritsema, 1876
* ''Xylocopa nasalis
The Oriental carpenter bee, ''Xylocopa nasalis'', or ''Xylocopa (Biluna) nasalis'', is a species of carpenter bee. It is widely distributed in Southeast Asian countries. It is a major pollinator within its ecosystem, and is often mistaken for ...
'' Westwood, 1842
* ''Xylocopa nasica
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant m ...
'' Pérez, 1901
* '' Xylocopa nautlana'' Cockerell, 1904
* '' Xylocopa negligenda'' Maa, 1939
* ''Xylocopa nigrella
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' Hurd, 1959
* '' Xylocopa nigrescens'' Friese, 1901
* ''Xylocopa nigricans
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' Vachal, 1910
* ''Xylocopa nigricaula
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant m ...
'' (LeVeque, 1928)
* ''Xylocopa nigripes
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant m ...
'' Friese, 1915
* ''Xylocopa nigrita
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant m ...
'' (Fabricius, 1775)
* ''Xylocopa nigrocaerulea
''Xylocopa nigrocaerulea'', or ''Xylocopa (Biluna) nigrocaerulea'', is a species of carpenter bee.
References
Further reading
*Ruggiero M. (project leader), Ascher J. et al. (2013). ITIS Bees: World Bee Checklist (version Sep 2009). In: Spec ...
'' Smith, 1874
* ''Xylocopa nigrocaudata
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' Pérez, 1901
* ''Xylocopa nigrocincta
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant m ...
'' Smith, 1854
* ''Xylocopa nigroclypeata
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant m ...
'' Rayment, 1935
* ''Xylocopa nigroplagiata
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' Ritsema, 1876
* '' Xylocopa nigrotarsata'' Maa, 1938
* '' Xylocopa nitidiventris'' Smith, 1878
* ''Xylocopa nix
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' (Maa, 1954)
* '' Xylocopa nobilis'' Smith, 1859
* '' Xylocopa nogueirai'' Hurd & Moure, 1960
* ''Xylocopa nyassica
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' Enderlein, 1903
* ''Xylocopa oblonga
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' Smith, 1874
* ''Xylocopa obscurata
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant m ...
'' Smith, 1854
* ''Xylocopa obscuritarsis
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' Friese, 1922
* ''Xylocopa occipitalis
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant m ...
'' Pérez, 1901
* '' Xylocopa ocellaris'' Pérez, 1901
* ''Xylocopa ocularis
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant m ...
'' Pérez, 1901
* ''Xylocopa ogasawarensis
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' Matsumura, 1932
* ''Xylocopa olivacea
''Xylocopa olivacea'' is a species of carpenter bee. It has a completely yellow thorax and a yellow band on the first tergite. This species is very similar to ''X. calens'', endemic to Madagascar. ''X. calens'' just differs in the length of the h ...
'' (Fabricius, 1778)
* '' Xylocopa olivieri'' Lepeletier, 1841
* ''Xylocopa ordinaria
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant m ...
'' Smith, 1874
* '' Xylocopa ornata'' Smith, 1874
* ''Xylocopa orthogonaspis
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' Moure, 2003
* ''Xylocopa orthosiphonis
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' (Cockerell, 1908)
* ''Xylocopa pallidiscopa
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' Hurd, 1961
* '' Xylocopa parviceps'' Morawitz, 1895
* '' Xylocopa parvula'' Rayment, 1935
* '' Xylocopa perforator'' Smith, 1861
* ''Xylocopa perkinsi
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' Cameron, 1901
* ''Xylocopa perpunctata
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' (LeVeque, 1928)
* '' Xylocopa peruana'' Pérez, 1901
* ''Xylocopa perversa
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' Wiedemann, 1824
* '' Xylocopa pervirescens'' Cockerell, 1931
* ''Xylocopa phalothorax
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' Lepeletier, 1841
* ''Xylocopa philippinensis
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' Smith, 1854
* ''Xylocopa pilosa
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' Friese, 1922
* ''Xylocopa plagioxantha
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant m ...
'' Lieftinck, 1964
* '' Xylocopa praeusta'' Smith, 1854
* ''Xylocopa prashadi
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant m ...
'' Maa, 1938
* ''Xylocopa preussi
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant m ...
'' Enderlein, 1903
* ''Xylocopa provida
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' Smith, 1863
* '' Xylocopa proximata'' Maa, 1938
* '' Xylocopa przewalskyi'' Morawitz, 1886
* '' Xylocopa pseudoleucothorax'' Maidl, 1912
* '' Xylocopa pseudoviolacea'' Popov, 1947
* '' Xylocopa pubescens'' Spinola, 1838
* ''Xylocopa pulchra
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' Smith, 1874
* '' Xylocopa punctifrons'' Cockerell, 1917
* ''Xylocopa punctigena
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' Maa, 1938
* '' Xylocopa punctilabris'' Morawitz, 1894
* ''Xylocopa pusulata
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' Vachal, 1910
* '' Xylocopa ramakrishnai'' Maa, 1938
* '' Xylocopa rejecta'' Vachal, 1910
* ''Xylocopa remota
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' Maa, 1938
* ''Xylocopa rogenhoferi
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' Friese, 1900
* '' Xylocopa rotundiceps'' Smith, 1874
* ''Xylocopa rufa
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' Friese, 1901
* ''Xylocopa ruficeps
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant m ...
'' Friese, 1910
* ''Xylocopa ruficollis
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant m ...
'' Hurd & Moure, 1963
* '' Xylocopa ruficornis'' Fabricius, 1804
* ''Xylocopa rufidorsum
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' Enderlein, 1913
* ''Xylocopa rufipes
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant m ...
'' Smith, 1852
* '' Xylocopa rufitarsis'' Lepeletier, 1841
* ''Xylocopa rutilans
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant m ...
'' Lieftinck, 1957
* ''Xylocopa samarensis
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' (Cockerell & LeVeque, 1925)
* '' Xylocopa sarawatica'' Engel, 2017
* ''Xylocopa schoana
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' Enderlein, 1903
* ''Xylocopa scioensis
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant m ...
'' Gribodo, 1884
* ''Xylocopa senex
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant m ...
'' Friese, 1909
* ''Xylocopa senior
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant m ...
'' Vachal, 1899
* '' Xylocopa shelfordi'' Cameron, 1902
* '' Xylocopa sicheli'' Vachal, 1898
* ''Xylocopa signata
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' Morawitz, 1875
* '' Xylocopa similis'' Smith, 1874
* '' Xylocopa simillima'' Smith, 1854
* ''Xylocopa sinensis
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' (Wu, 1983)
* ''Xylocopa sinensis
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' Smith, 1854
* '' Xylocopa smithii'' Ritsema, 1876
* '' Xylocopa sogdiana'' Popov & Ponomareva, 1961
* ''Xylocopa somalica
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' Magretti, 1895
* ''Xylocopa sonorina
''Xylocopa sonorina'', the valley carpenter bee or Hawaiian carpenter bee, is a species of carpenter bee found from western Texas to northern California, and the eastern Pacific islands.Hurd, Jr., Paul (1958).The carpenter bees of the eastern P ...
'' Smith
Smith may refer to:
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, 1874
* '' Xylocopa sphinx'' Vachal, 1899
* ''Xylocopa splendidula
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' Lepeletier, 1841
* '' Xylocopa stadelmanni'' Vachal, 1899
* ''Xylocopa stanleyi
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' (LeVeque, 1928)
* '' Xylocopa steindachneri'' Maidl, 1912
* ''Xylocopa strandi
''Xylocopa strandi'' is a species of carpenter bee in the family Apidae
Apidae is the largest family within the superfamily Apoidea, containing at least 5700 species of bees. The family includes some of the most commonly seen bees, including ...
'' Dusmet y Alonso, 1924
* '' Xylocopa subcombusta'' (LeVeque, 1928)
* '' Xylocopa subcyanea'' Pérez, 1901
* ''Xylocopa subjuncta
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant m ...
'' Vachal, 1898
* '' Xylocopa subvirescens'' Cresson, 1879
* '' Xylocopa subvolatilis'' (Cockerell, 1918)
* '' Xylocopa subzonata'' Moure, 1949
* '' Xylocopa sulcatipes'' Maa, 1970
* ''Xylocopa sulcifrons
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant m ...
'' Pérez, 1901
* ''Xylocopa suspecta
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' Moure & Camargo, 1988
* ''Xylocopa suspiciosa
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' Vachal, 1899
* ''Xylocopa sycophanta
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' Pérez, 1901
* ''Xylocopa tabaniformis
''Xylocopa tabaniformis'', the horsefly-like carpenter bee or mountain carpenter bee is a species of carpenter bee in the family Apidae
Apidae is the largest family within the superfamily Apoidea, containing at least 5700 species of bees. T ...
'' Smith, 1854
* ''Xylocopa tacanensis
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' Moure, 1949
* '' Xylocopa tambelanensis'' (Cockerell, 1926)
* ''Xylocopa tanganyikae
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant m ...
'' Strand, 1911
* ''Xylocopa tayabanica
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' Cockerell, 1930
* ''Xylocopa tegulata
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant m ...
'' Friese, 1911
* ''Xylocopa tenkeana
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant m ...
'' Cockerell, 1933
* '' Xylocopa tenuata'' Smith, 1874
* '' Xylocopa tenuiscapa'' Westwood, 1840
* ''Xylocopa teredo
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' Guilding, 1825
* ''Xylocopa tesselata
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' Maa, 1970
* ''Xylocopa thoracica
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant m ...
'' Friese, 1903
* '' Xylocopa togoensis'' Enderlein, 1903
* ''Xylocopa torrida
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' (Westwood, 1838)
* ''Xylocopa tranquebarica
''Xylocopa tranquebarica'', or ''Xylocopa (Nyctomelitta) tranquibarica'', is a species of carpenter bee. It is found only in South Asian and Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia, also spelled South East Asia and South-East Asia, and also known as ...
'' (Fabricius, 1804)
* '' Xylocopa tranquebarorum'' (Swederus, 1787)
* '' Xylocopa transitoria'' Pérez, 1901
* '' Xylocopa tricolor'' Ritsema, 1876
* ''Xylocopa trifasciata
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' Gribodo, 1891
* ''Xylocopa trochanterica
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' Vachal, 1910
* ''Xylocopa truxali
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' Hurd & Moure, 1963
* '' Xylocopa tumida'' Friese, 1903
* ''Xylocopa tumorifera
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' Lieftinck, 1957
* ''Xylocopa turanica
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant m ...
'' Morawitz, 1875
* ''Xylocopa uclesiensis
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' Pérez, 1901
* ''Xylocopa unicolor
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' Smith, 1861
* ''Xylocopa ustulata
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant m ...
'' Smith, 1854
* ''Xylocopa vachali
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant m ...
'' Pérez, 1901
* '' Xylocopa valga'' Gerstäcker, 1872
* '' Xylocopa varentzowi'' Morawitz, 1895
* '' Xylocopa varians'' Smith, 1874
* '' Xylocopa varipes'' Smith, 1854
* '' Xylocopa velutina'' Lieftinck, 1957
* '' Xylocopa versicolor'' Alfken, 1930
* ''Xylocopa vestita
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' Hurd & Moure, 1963
* ''Xylocopa villosa
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant m ...
'' Friese, 1909
* '' Xylocopa violacea'' (Linnaeus
Carl Linnaeus (; 23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after his ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné Blunt (2004), p. 171. (), was a Swedish botanist, zoologist, taxonomist, and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, t ...
, 1758
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* ''Xylocopa virginica
''Xylocopa virginica'', sometimes referred to as the eastern carpenter bee, extends through the eastern United States and into Canada. They are sympatric with ''Xylocopa micans'' in much of southeastern United States. They nest in various types of ...
'' (Linnaeus
Carl Linnaeus (; 23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after his ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné Blunt (2004), p. 171. (), was a Swedish botanist, zoologist, taxonomist, and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, t ...
, 1771)
* ''Xylocopa viridigastra
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' Lepeletier, 1841
* ''Xylocopa viridis
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant m ...
'' Smith, 1854
* '' Xylocopa vittata'' Enderlein, 1903
* '' Xylocopa vogtiana'' Enderlein, 1913
* '' Xylocopa volatilis'' Smith, 1861
* '' Xylocopa vulpina'' Alfken, 1930
* '' Xylocopa waterhousei'' Leys, 2000
* ''Xylocopa watmoughi
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant m ...
'' Eardley, 1983
* ''Xylocopa wellmani
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant m ...
'' Cockerell, 1906
* ''Xylocopa wilmattae
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' Cockerell, 1912
* ''Xylocopa xanti
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' Mocsáry, 1883
* ''Xylocopa yunnanensis
Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant ma ...
'' Wu, 1982
* '' Xylocopa zonata'' Alfken, 1930
Gallery
Carpenter bee head and compound eyes.jpg, Carpenter bees have large compound eyes
A compound eye is a visual organ found in arthropods such as insects and crustaceans. It may consist of thousands of ommatidia, which are tiny independent photoreception units that consist of a cornea, lens, and photoreceptor cells which distin ...
. Their mandibles, when closed, cover the labrum.
Carpenter-bee.JPG,
Xylocopa (Biluna) tranquebarorum flapping.webm, '' X. tranquebarorum'' flight in slow motion
Xylocopa caffra female, Anthophoridae, at Orphium fruitescens.jpg, ''Xylocopa caffra
''Xylocopa caffra'' is a species of Afrotropical carpenter bee that ranges from west to central and southern Africa, besides Madagascar and some Indian Ocean archipelagos.
Description
The females are black with two white or yellow bands over th ...
'' female foraging
File:Carpenter bee uploaded by vijayanRajapuram.jpg, Carpenter bee at Kanhangad
Kanhangad () is a town, located in the Kasaragod District, state of Kerala, India.
Location
The area contains villages around Kanhangad town with Kasaragod as the northern border, Nileshwar, popularly known as the 'cultural town' of Kasar ...
References
External links
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United States ''Xylocopa'' Identification Guide
List of Species
Worldwide Species Map
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Carpenter bees, ''Xylocopa'' spp.
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