A new species of the carpenter bee genus Xylocopa from the Sarawat Mountains in southwestern Saudi Arabia (Hymenoptera, Apidae)

Engel, Michael S.; Alqarni, Abdulaziz S.; Shebl, Mohamed A.; Iqbal, Javaid; Hinojosa-Díaz, Ismael A.

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2017-11-23

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Engel, Michael S.

Alqarni, Abdulaziz S.

Shebl, Mohamed A.

Iqbal, Javaid

Hinojosa-Díaz, Ismael A.

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Pensoft Publishers

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Abstract

A new species of the carpenter bee genus Xylocopa Latreille (Xylocopinae: Xylocopini) is described and figured from two localities in southern Saudi Arabia. Xylocopa (Koptortosoma) sarawatica Engel, sp. n. is a relatively small species similar to the widespread X. pubescens Spinola, but differs in the extent of maculation in males, setal coloration of both sexes, and male terminalia. A revised key to the species of Xylocopa in Saudi Arabia is provided.

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Engel MS, Alqarni AS, Shebl MA, Iqbal J, Hinojosa-Díaz IA (2017) A new species of the carpenter bee genus Xylocopa from the Sarawat Mountains in southwestern Saudi Arabia (Hymenoptera, Apidae). ZooKeys 716: 29-41. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.716.21150

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