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Xylocopa

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Xy`loc´o`pa
n.1.(Zool.) A genus of hymenopterous insects including the carpenter. See Carpenter bee, under Carpenter.
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Noun1.Xylocopa - carpenter beesXylocopa - carpenter bees                      
genus Xylocopa
arthropod genus - a genus of arthropods
Apidae, family Apidae - honeybees; carpenter bees; bumblebees
carpenter bee - large solitary bee that lays eggs in tunnels bored into wood or plant stems
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George Else, curator for the museum's collections management division, wrote back, stating: "The bee is clearly a female Xylocopa and is certainly the most northern we have for this country.
Bee-ware of strange visitors to garden! by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)
 
 
 
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