Xylocopa fenestrata

Xylocopa fenestrata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Suborder: Apocrita
Superfamily: Apoidea
Family: Apidae
Subfamily: Xylocopinae
Tribe: Xylocopini
Genus: Xylocopa
Subgenus: Ctenoxylocopa
Species: Xylocopa fenestrata
(Fabricius, 1798)
Synonyms
  • Apis fenestrata Fabricius, 1798
  • Xylocopa lunata Klug, 1807
  • Xylocopa indica Klug, 1807
  • Xylocopa serripes Burmeister, 1876
  • Xylocopa gardineri Cameron, 1902
  • Xylocopa serripes_homonym Hedicke, 1938
  • Xylocopa hedickae Maa, 1940, replacement name
  • Xylocopa (Ctenoxylocopa) fenestrata mauritii Maa, 1970 [1]

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 timber and bamboo, but is also a valuable pollinator.[2]

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