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Xylocopa (Neoxylocopa) mordax Smith, 1874
Xylocopa mordax Smith, F. (1874). Monograph of the genus Xylocopa, Latr. Trans. Am. Entomol. Soc. 1874: 247-307 [294] .
Type data: lectotype BMNH 17B.184 <F>.
Subsequent designation: Moure, J. S. (2007). Xylocopini Latreille, 1802 pp. 637-673 in Moure, J. S., Urban, D. & Melo, G. A. R. (ed.) Catalogue of Bees (Hymenoptera, Apoidea) in the Neotropical Region. Curitiba: Sociedade Brasileira de Entomologia xiv+1058 pp. [660] .
Type locality: Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo.

Distribution

Neotropical Region: Guadeloupe, Jamaica, Montserrat, Puerto Rico, Saba & Sint Eustatius (= Neth. Leew. Is.), Saint Kitts and Nevis Islands, Saint Martin & St. Barthelemy

References

Bennet, F. D. (1966). Observations on the behavior of males of the West Indian carpenter bee, Xylocopa mordax Smith, on Nevis Island (Hymenoptera: Apidae). Pan-Pac. Entomol. 42 (3): 246 [246] (Biology (male territoriality, female pollen source))
Dalla Torre, C. G. (1896). Catalogus Hymenopterorum hucusque descriptorum systematicus et synonymicus. Lipsiae: Guilelmi Engelmann Vol. 10 643 pp. [215]
Free, J. B. (1975). The behaviour of Xylocopa mordax foraging on Ipomoea nil. Bee World 56 (3): 121- [121] (Biology (flower piercing habits))
Friese, H. (1902). Beitrag zur Apidenfauna der grossen Antillen. (Hym). Z. Syst. Hymenopterol. Dipterol. 2: 196-201 [198] (Taxonomy (records it from S. Domingo, as brasilianorum?))
Friese, H. (1908). Beitrag zur Bienenfauna der Kleinen Antillen und der Bermudas. Zool. Jahrb. Abt. Syst. Geogr. Biol. Tiere Supl. 11: 33-40 [36, 38] (Taxonomy (West Indies records only, as brasilianorum), biology (nesting substrates, as brasilianorum))
Hurd, P. D., Jr. & Moure, J. S. (1963). A classification on the large carpenter bees (Xylocopini) (Hymenoptera: Apoidea). Univ. Calif. Publ. Entomol. 29: 1-365 [360] (Taxonomy (figs. 191-193, male genitalia))
Lucas de Oliveira, B. (1974). Estádios imaturos de algumas Xylocopa neotropicais (Hymenoptera- Apoidea). Acta Biol. Paran. (Curitiba) 3 (1, 2, 3, 4): 93-112 [95] (Taxonomy (fig. 9A-H, larva))
Maidl, F. (1912). Die Xylocopa (Holzbienen) des Wiener Hofmuseums. Ann. K-K. Naturhist. Mus. Wien 26 (3-4): 249-330 [311, 314] (Taxonomy (, erroneously identifies material from Argentina, Brazil and Mexico, as mordax?))
Moure, J. S. (2003). Uma espécie nova de Xylocopa Latreille, 1802 e notas sobre Xylocopa transitoria Pérez e X. mordax (Hymenoptera, Apoidea). Rev. Bras. Entomol. 47 (1): 71-74 [72, 73] (Note, descriptive note)
Prance, G. T. (1976). The pollination and androphore structure of some Amazonian Lecythidaceae. Biotropica 8 (4): 235-241 [235] (Cited (as Xylocopa brasilianorum))
Pérez , J. (1901). Contribution à l'étude des Xylocopes. Actes Soc. Linn. Bord. 56: 1-128 [88-90, 100-101] (Taxonomy (, , redescription, as brasilianorum))

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