Jonathan Ralph Mawdsley

Large Carpenter Bees Jonathan Ralph Mawdsley

A new classification and identification guide is presented for the African species of large carpenter bees belonging to the subgenus Xylocopa (Koptortosoma). Seven distinct species groups are proposed based on male and female external morphological characteristics. The valid, currently recognized species are assigned to these groups and representative individuals of these species are illustrated, including live bees as well as pinned museum specimen.