Xylocopa tranquebarica explained

Xylocopa tranquebarica, or Xylocopa (Nyctomelitta) tranquibarica, is a species of carpenter bee. It is found only in South Asian and Southeast Asian countries. It is a nocturnal bee.^[1]

References

• http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Xylocopa_tranquebarica/classification/
• https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=766920
• https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q9GS73

Further reading

• Ruggiero M. (project leader), Ascher J. et al. (2013). ITIS Bees: World Bee Checklist (version Sep 2009). In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life, 11 March 2013 (Roskov Y., Kunze T., Paglinawan L., Orrell T., Nicolson D., Culham A., Bailly N., Kirk P., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Hernandez F., De Wever A., eds). Digital resource at www.catalogueoflife.org/col/. Species 2000: Reading, UK.
• John Ascher, Connal Eardley, Terry Griswold, Gabriel Melo, Andrew Polaszek, Michael Ruggiero, Paul Williams, Ken Walker, and Natapot Warrit.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Flight activity of Xylocopa (Nyctomelitta) tranquebarica: A night flying carpenter bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae) - International Bee Research Association . February 18, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150218195850/http://www.ibra.org.uk/articles/20091216_10 . February 18, 2015 .