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The large carpenter bees of central Saudi Arabia, with notes on the biology of Xylocopa sulcatipes Maa (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Xylocopinae)

Abstract. The large carpenter bees (Xylocopinae, Xylocopa Latreille) occurring in central Saudi Arabia are reviewed. Two species are recognized in the fauna, Xylocopa (Koptortosoma) aestuans (Linnaeus) and Xylocopa (Ctenoxylocopa) sulcatipes Maa. Diagnoses for and keys to the species of these promin...

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Autores principales: Hannan, Mohammed A., Alqarni, Abdulaziz S., Owayss, Ayman A., Engel, Michael S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Pensoft Publishers 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3385845/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22768000
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.201.3246