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Xylocopa alticola

(Xylocopa alticola)

Description

Xylocopa alticola is a species of carpenter bee native to Africa. The species was described by Hans Hedicke in 1938. The Smithsonian has specimens collected from Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Hymenoptera
Family:Apidae
Genus:Xylocopa
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