Interesting Facts
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Common Names
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Common Names in English:
California Carpenter Bee
Taxonomy
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- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Protostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Ecdysozoa
()
- A.M.A. Aguinaldo et al., 1997 ex T. Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Superphylum:
Panarthropoda
()
- Cuvier
- Phylum:
Arthropoda
()
- Latreille, 1829
- Arthropods
- Subphylum:
Mandibulata
()
- Snodgrass, 1938
- Infraphylum:
Atelocerata
()
- Heymons, 1901
- Superclass:
Panhexapoda
()
- Epiclass:
Hexapoda
()
- Subclass:
Dicondylia
()
- Infraclass:
Pterygota
()
- Superorder:
Hymenopterida
()
- Order:
Hymenoptera
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- Suborder:
Apocrita
()
- Superfamily:
Apoidea
()
- Latreille, 1802
- Family:
Apidae
()
- Latreille, 1802
- Subfamily:
Xylocopinae
()
- Tribe:
Xylocopini
()
- Genus:
Xylocopa
()
- Latreille, 1802
- Specific name:
californica
- Cresson, 1864
- Scientific name: - Xylocopa californica Cresson, 1864
- Specific name:
californica
- Cresson, 1864
- Genus:
Xylocopa
(
- Tribe:
Xylocopini
(
- Subfamily:
Xylocopinae
(
- Family:
Apidae
(
- Superfamily:
Apoidea
(
- Suborder:
Apocrita
(
- Order:
Hymenoptera
(
- Superorder:
Hymenopterida
(
- Infraclass:
Pterygota
(
- Subclass:
Dicondylia
(
- Epiclass:
Hexapoda
(
- Superclass:
Panhexapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Atelocerata
(
- Subphylum:
Mandibulata
(
- Phylum:
Arthropoda
(
- Superphylum:
Panarthropoda
(
- Infrakingdom:
Ecdysozoa
(
- Branch:
Protostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
Last scrutiny: 30-Sep-2008
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Xylocopa
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 6 species and subspecies in this genus:
X. californica (California Carpenter Bee) · X. darwini (Galapagos Carpenter Bee) · X. micans (Southern Carpenter Bee) · X. varipuncta (Valley Carpenter Bee) · X. virginica (Carpenter Bee) · X. virginica krombeini (Carpenter Bee)
More Info
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- Search using Specialized Databases: GenBank | Medline | Scirus | CISTI/CAL | Agricola Periodicals | Agricola Books
Further Reading
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- American bee journal. Hamilton, Ill., etc., Dadant & Sons url p. 805.
- Catalog of hymenoptera in America north of Mexico / prepared cooperatively by specialists on the various groups of Hymenoptera under the direction of Karl V. Krombein. .. [et al.]. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1979- url .
- Entomological news, and proceedings of the Entomological Section of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. Philadelphia[Entomological Rooms of the Academy of Natural Sciences] url .
- Journal of entomology and zoology. Claremont, Calif., U.S.A.: Pomona College Dept. of Zoology, [1913- url p. 33, p. 33.
- Journal of the New York Entomological Society. Lawrence, Kan.: Allen Press [etc.] url p. 227, p. 231.
- Phytologia. Bronx Park, New York, H.A. Gleason and H.N. Moldenke, url p. 281.
- Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, 4th series. San Francisco, California Academy of Sciences. url p. 214.
- Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. Washington, etc.: Entomological Society of Washington url p. 47.
- Psyche. Cambridge, Mass.: Cambridge Entomological Club url p. 242.
- Report upon United States Geographical Surveys West of the One Hundredth Meridian / Washington [D.C.]: G.P.O., 1875-1889. url p. 727.
- The Great Basin naturalist. 29 1969 Provo, Utah: M.L. Bean Life Science Museum, Brigham Young University, 1939-1999. url p. 24.
- Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science. Topeka, Kan.: W.Y. Morgan, 1903- url p. 139.
Notes
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Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 9, 2012.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 29, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 2 providers.
- ITIS Bees: World Bee Checklist. Release date: September 28, 2009
- Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 29, 2008:
- UC Riverside Entomology Collection: Bee specimens
- USDA-ARS Bee Biology and Systematics Laboratory
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 4821758
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-684950
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 684950
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 672727
