Honey Bee
 Honey Bee



TAXONOMIC PLACEMENT

  • Apidae : Xylocopinae : Xylocopini

OTHER NAMES

  • Synonyms, original combination, subspecies - Xylocopa amethystina Cockerell, 1911; Xylocopa ignita Cockerell, 1919; Xylocopa (Nodula) ramakrishnai Maa, 1938, replacement name

ORIGINAL TAXONOMY

  • Original genus - Xylocopa
  • Original Sub-genus - Nodula
  • Original specific epithet with original orthography - ramakrishnai

COMMON NAME

  • Ramakrishna's Carpenter



BEHAVIOUR

  • Nesting - Wood
  • Social - Subsocial

COMMENT

NO DATA

DISTRIBUTION

  • India - Tamil Nadu

DESCRIBER DETAILS

  • Author Name - Maa
  • Date of Birth - 1910
  • Date of Death - 1992
  • Origin Country - CH
  • Residence Country - CH

REFERENCE

  • Maa, 1938. The Indian species of the genus Xylocopa Latr. (Hymenoptera). Records of the Indian Museum, 265-329, IN, Calcutta.