A new species of the carpenter bee genus Xylocopa from the Sarawat Mountains in southwestern Saudi Arabia (Hymenoptera, Apidae)

A new species of the carpenter bee genus Xylocopa from the Sarawat Mountains in southwestern Saudi Arabia (Hymenoptera, Apidae)

A new species of the carpenter bee genus Xylocopa Latreille (Xylocopinae: Xylocopini) is described and figured from two localities in southern Saudi Arabia. Xylocopa (Koptortosoma) sarawatica Engel, sp. n. is a relatively small species similar to the widespread X. pubescens Spinola...

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Main Authors:	Michael S. Engel, Abdulaziz S. Alqarni, Mohamed A. Shebl, Javaid Iqbal, Ismael A. Hinojosa-Díaz
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Pensoft Publishers 2017-11-01
Series:	ZooKeys
Online Access:	https://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=21150

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