Subgenus Xylocopa (Koptortosoma) Gribodo, 1894
- Koptortosoma Gribodo, G. 1894. Note imenotterologiche. Nota II, continuazione. Bollettino della Società Entomologica Italiana 26: 76-136, 262-314 [Date published 31/12/1894] [271].
Type species:
Apis aestuans Linnaeus, 1758 by subsequent designation, see Vitzthum, H.G. 1930. Acarologische Beobachtungen. Zoologische Jahrbücher. Abteilung für Systematik 59: 281-350 [Date published 31/12/1930] [314]. - Orbitella Maa, T.-C. (as Tsing-chao Ma) 1938. The Indian species of the genus Xylocopa Latr. (Hymenoptera). Records of the Indian Museum 40: 265-329 [270] [proposed with subgeneric rank in Xylocopa Latreille, 1802; junior homonym of Orbitella Douville, 1915 (Protozoa)].
Type species:
Xylocopa confusa Pérez, 1901 by original designation. - Maiella Michener, C.D. 1942. Taxonomic observations on bees with descriptions of new genera and species (Hymenoptera, Apoidea). Journal of the New York Entomological Society 50: 273-282 [Date published 31/12/1942] [282] [nom. nov. for Orbitella Maa, 1938].
- Euryapis Sandhouse, G.A. 1943. The type species of the genera and subgenera of bees. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 92(3156): 519-619 [Date published 31/12/1943] [551] [nom. nov. for Orbitella Maa, 1938].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Hurd, P.D., Jr & Moure, J.S. 1963. A classification of the large carpenter bees (Xylocopini) (Hymenoptera: Apoidea). University of California Publications in Entomology 29: 1-365 [Date published 31/12/1963] [267]
- Hurd, P.D., Jr & Moure, J.S. 1963. A classification of the large carpenter bees (Xylocopini) (Hymenoptera: Apoidea). University of California Publications in Entomology 29: 1-365 [Date published 31/12/1963] [267]
Excluded Taxa
- Misidentifications
ANTHOPHORIDAE: Xylocopa bryorum (Fabricius, 1775) — Lieftinck, M.A. 1957. The identity of some Fabrician types of bees (Hymenoptera, Apoidea) 1B. Proceedings of the Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie Wetenschappen C 60: 441-450 [Date published 31/12/1957] (Malaysian—type described from 'Nova Hollandia', the label is incorrect)
ANTHOPHORIDAE: Xylocopa muscaria (Fabricius, 1775) — Hurd, P.D., Jr & Moure, J.S. 1963. A classification of the large carpenter bees (Xylocopini) (Hymenoptera: Apoidea). University of California Publications in Entomology 29: 1-365 [Date published 31/12/1963] (South America—type described from 'Nova Hollandia', the label is incorrect)
ANTHOPHORIDAE: Xylocopa simillima Smith, 1854 — Hurd, P.D., Jr & Moure, J.S. 1963. A classification of the large carpenter bees (Xylocopini) (Hymenoptera: Apoidea). University of California Publications in Entomology 29: 1-365 [Date published 31/12/1963] (South America—type described from 'Australia', the label is incorrect)
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
S Palaearctic.
IBRA
NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Vic, WA: Australian Alps (AA), Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Central Arnhem (CA), Central Kimberley (CK), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Desert Uplands (DEU), Dampierland (DL), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Esperance Plains (ESP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Flinders (FLI), Gawler (GAW), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), Jarrah Forest (JF), Kanmantoo (KAN), Mallee (MAL), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), New England Tablelands (NET), Northern Kimberley (NK), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Warren (WAR), Wet Tropics (WT), Yalgoo (YAL)
Distribution References
- Michener, C.D. 1965. A classification of the bees of the Australian and South Pacific regions. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 130: 1-362 [Date published 31/12/1965] [228]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26-Jun-2023 | APIFORMES | 08-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Ken Walker (NMV) |
| 26-Jun-2023 | APIDAE | 08-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 22-Oct-2015 | APOIDEA (s. l.) | 08-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 22-Oct-2015 | 08-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | ||
| 07-Aug-2012 | 08-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | ||
| 08-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED |