A new species of the carpenter bee genus Xylocopa from the sarawat mountains in southWestern Saudi Arabia (hymenoptera, apidae)
ZooKeys, Volume 2017, No. 716, Year 2017
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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.