A gynandromorph of Xylocopa augusti and an unusual record of X. iris from Brazil (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Xylocopini)
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https://doi.org/10.17161/jom.v0i53.4979Keywords:
Anthophila, carpenter bees, Xylocopini, Apoidea, Apidae, Xylocopinae, XylocopaAbstract
We describe and illustrate for the first time a mixed gynandromorph of Xylocopa (Neoxylocopa) augusti Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau from Buenos Aires, Argentina. Also, we document and discuss a historical specimen of the Old World carpenter bee X. (Copoxyla) iris (Christ) possibly collected in Brazil.
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