The subfamily Xylocopinae (family Apidae) occurs worldwide, and includes the large carpenter bees (tribe Xylocopini), the small carpenter bees (tribe Ceratinini), the allodapine bees (tribe Allodapini), and the relictual genus Manuelia (tribe Manueliini).[1]
The Xylocopini comprise a single genus, Xylocopa, and occur in worldwide distribution, on all continents except Antarctica.
The Ceratinini comprise a single genus, Ceratina, with a worldwide distribution.
The Manueliini comprise a single genus, Manuelia, with only three species, which are restricted to Chile and the Lakes Region in Argentina.[2]
The Allodapini are restricted to sub-Saharan Africa, Madagascar, Southeast Asia, and Australasia, with a rare genus Exoneuridia also occurring in montane regions of the Middle East.
The Boreallodapini is extinct, and known from specimens in amber.[2]
Descriptionedit
Some Xylocopinae have a cavity between the thorax and abdomen, called acarinarium, which provides accommodation for a colony of predatory mites, cleaning their hosts of external parasites.[3]
The vast majority of the Xylocopinae species make nests in dead wood, stems, or pith, and while many are solitary, many are also communal or primitively social. Some genera of Allodapines commonly form eusocial colonies.
xylocopinae, subfamily, family, apidae, occurs, worldwide, includes, large, carpenter, bees, tribe, xylocopini, small, carpenter, bees, tribe, ceratinini, allodapine, bees, tribe, allodapini, relictual, genus, manuelia, tribe, manueliini, temporal, range, pres. The subfamily Xylocopinae family Apidae occurs worldwide and includes the large carpenter bees tribe Xylocopini the small carpenter bees tribe Ceratinini the allodapine bees tribe Allodapini and the relictual genus Manuelia tribe Manueliini 1 XylocopinaeTemporal range 45 Present Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg NXylocopa sp Scientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ArthropodaClass InsectaOrder HymenopteraFamily ApidaeSubfamily XylocopinaeLatreille 1802TribesAllodapini allodapine bees BoreallodapiniCeratinini small carpenter beesManueliiniXylocopini carpenter beesCeratina sp Contents 1 Subdivisions 2 Description 3 See also 4 ReferencesSubdivisions editThe Tribes of Xylocopinae are The Xylocopini comprise a single genus Xylocopa and occur in worldwide distribution on all continents except Antarctica The Ceratinini comprise a single genus Ceratina with a worldwide distribution The Manueliini comprise a single genus Manuelia with only three species which are restricted to Chile and the Lakes Region in Argentina 2 The Allodapini are restricted to sub Saharan Africa Madagascar Southeast Asia and Australasia with a rare genus Exoneuridia also occurring in montane regions of the Middle East The Boreallodapini is extinct and known from specimens in amber 2 Description editSome Xylocopinae have a cavity between the thorax and abdomen called acarinarium which provides accommodation for a colony of predatory mites cleaning their hosts of external parasites 3 The vast majority of the Xylocopinae species make nests in dead wood stems or pith and while many are solitary many are also communal or primitively social Some genera of Allodapines commonly form eusocial colonies See also editBee taxa by rankReferences edit C D Michener 2007 The Bees of the World 2nd edition Johns Hopkins University Press a b Engel M S 2012 On the classification of the bee genus Manuelia Hymenoptera Apidae Acta Entomologica Slovenica 20 1 65 72 The Arthropods of Southern Africa Holm amp Dippenaar Schoeman Lapa 2010 nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Xylocopinae This Apidae article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Xylocopinae amp oldid 1053132502, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
