Xylocopa inconstans explained

Xylocopa inconstans is a species of carpenter bee.^[1]

Description

thumb|left|150px|A Xylocopa inconstans specimen from EritreaXylocopa inconstans can reach a length of about 20-. The scutellum has a right angle. The back side of the mesosoma and the first tergite show a white pubescence.^[2]

Distribution

This species can be found in Senegal, Burkina-Faso, Togo, Cameroon, RCongo, DRCongo, Sudan, Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Angola, Botswana, Namibia and South Africa.^[3]

References

• Eardley, C. D. (1987) Catalogue of Apoidea (Hymenoptera) in Africa south of the Sahara, Part 1, The genus Xylocopa Latreille (Anthophoridae), Entomology Memoir, No. 70

Notes and References

1. https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id760491/ Biolib
2. http://bi.chm-cbd.net/biodiversity/biodiversite-du-burundi/catalogues-et-listes-des-especes-du-burundi/listes-des-invertebres-du-burundi/taxonomie-du-genre-xylocopa Biodiversity of Burundi
3. http://www.zoologie.umh.ac.be/hymenoptera/page.asp?id=84 Atlas Hymenoptera