Genus

Xylocopa (Large carpenter bees)

Xylocopa sonorina. Photo: (c) stonebird, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

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Carpenter bees are species in the genus Xylocopa of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 species in 31 subgenera. The common name “carpenter bee” derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant material such as dead wood or bamboo. The main exceptions are species in the subgenus Proxylocopa; they dig nesting tunnels in suitable soil.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
    - Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
      - Class: Insecta (Insects)
        Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
        Order: Hymenoptera (Ants, bees, wasps, and sawflies)
        Suborder: Apocrita (Narrow-waisted wasps, ants, and bees)
        Infraorder: Aculeata (Ants, bees, and stinging wasps)
        Superfamily: Apoidea (Bees and apoid wasps)
        Epifamily: Anthophila (Bees)
        Family: Apidae (Honey bees, bumble bees, and allies)
        Subfamily: Xylocopinae (Carpenter bees)
        Tribe: Xylocopini (Large carpenter bees)
        Genus: Xylocopa (Large carpenter bees)
        Subgenus: Xylocopoides (1)
        Subgenus: Notoxylocopa (2)
        Subgenus: Neoxylocopa (1)

Subtaxa

Subgenus: Xylocopoides

Subgenus: Notoxylocopa

Subgenus: Neoxylocopa

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