Xylocopa tabaniformis, the horsefly-like carpenter bee or mountain carpenter bee is a species of carpenter bee in the family Apidae. It is found in Central America, North America, and South America. It is long and black. Males have yellow hair on the thorax.
Subspecies These 10 subspecies belong to the species Xylocopa tabaniformis: Xylocopa tabaniformis androleuca Michener, 1940 Xylocopa tabaniformis azteca Cresson, 1878 Xylocopa tabaniformis illota Cockerell, 1919 Xylocopa tabaniformis melanosoma O'Brien & Hurd, 1963 Xylocopa tabaniformis melanura Cockerell, 1918 Xylocopa tabaniformis orpifex Smith, 1874 Xylocopa tabaniformis pallidiventris O'Brien & Hurd, 1965 Xylocopa tabaniformis parkinsoniae Cockerell, 1917 Xylocopa tabaniformis sylvicola O'Brien & Hurd, 1965 Xylocopa tabaniformis tabaniformis Smith, 1854
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