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, but differs in t...
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| author | Michael S. Engel Abdulaziz S. Alqarni Mohamed A. Shebl Javaid Iqbal Ismael A. Hinojosa-Díaz |
| author_facet | Michael S. Engel Abdulaziz S. Alqarni Mohamed A. Shebl Javaid Iqbal Ismael A. Hinojosa-Díaz |
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| description | 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, but differs in the extent of maculation in males, setal coloration of both sexes, and male terminalia. A revised key to the species of Xylocopa in Saudi Arabia is provided. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e7719583f20a44d3b7402f42cac0c6e12022-12-22T03:06:13ZengPensoft PublishersZooKeys1313-29891313-29702017-11-01716294110.3897/zookeys.716.2115021150A new species of the carpenter bee genus Xylocopa from the Sarawat Mountains in southwestern Saudi Arabia (Hymenoptera, Apidae)Michael S. Engel0Abdulaziz S. Alqarni1Mohamed A. Shebl2Javaid Iqbal3Ismael A. Hinojosa-Díaz4American Museum of Natural HistoryKing Saud UniversitySuez Canal UniversityMuhammad Nawaz Shareef University of AgricultureUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoA 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, but differs in the extent of maculation in males, setal coloration of both sexes, and male terminalia. A revised key to the species of Xylocopa in Saudi Arabia is provided.https://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=21150 |
| spellingShingle | Michael S. Engel Abdulaziz S. Alqarni Mohamed A. Shebl Javaid Iqbal Ismael A. Hinojosa-Díaz A new species of the carpenter bee genus Xylocopa from the Sarawat Mountains in southwestern Saudi Arabia (Hymenoptera, Apidae) ZooKeys |
| title | A new species of the carpenter bee genus Xylocopa from the Sarawat Mountains in southwestern Saudi Arabia (Hymenoptera, Apidae) |
| title_full | A new species of the carpenter bee genus Xylocopa from the Sarawat Mountains in southwestern Saudi Arabia (Hymenoptera, Apidae) |
| title_fullStr | A new species of the carpenter bee genus Xylocopa from the Sarawat Mountains in southwestern Saudi Arabia (Hymenoptera, Apidae) |
| title_full_unstemmed | A new species of the carpenter bee genus Xylocopa from the Sarawat Mountains in southwestern Saudi Arabia (Hymenoptera, Apidae) |
| title_short | A new species of the carpenter bee genus Xylocopa from the Sarawat Mountains in southwestern Saudi Arabia (Hymenoptera, Apidae) |
| title_sort | new species of the carpenter bee genus xylocopa from the sarawat mountains in southwestern saudi arabia hymenoptera apidae |
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