A new species of the carpenter bee genus Xylocopa from the Sarawat Mountains in southwestern Saudi Arabia (Hymenoptera, Apidae)

By

Engel, Michael S.
Alqarni, Abdulaziz S.
Shebl, Mohamed
Iqbal, Javaid
Hinojosa-Diaz, Ismael

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2017

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

716

Pages

29-41

Subjects

Anthophila , Apoidea , Arabian Peninsula , Carpenter bees , taxonomy , Xylocopini

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.716.21150

 

Abstract

A new species of the carpenter bee genus Xylocopa Latreille (Xylocopinae: Xylocopini) is described and figured from two localities in southern Saudi Arabia. Xylocopa (Koptortosoma) sarawatica Engel, sp. n. is a relatively small species similar to the widespread X. pubescens Spinola, but differs in the extent of maculation in males, setal coloration of both sexes, and male terminalia. A revised key to the species of Xylocopa in Saudi Arabia is provided.