Xylocopa sulcatipes
| Xylocopa sulcatipes | |
|---|---|
| 12 - Dorsal view, female
13 - Lateral view, female 14 - Dorsal view, male 15 - Lateral view, male | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Apidae |
| Genus: | Xylocopa |
| Species: | X. sulcatipes |
| Binomial name | |
| Xylocopa sulcatipes Maa 1970 | |
Xylocopa sulcatipes is a large Arabian carpenter bee. These multivoltine bees take part in social nesting and cooperative nesting. They are metasocial carpenter bees that nest in thin dead branches. One or more cooperating females build many brood cells. They have been extensively studied in Saudi Arabia and Israel.