Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Recently described
Xylocopa mexicanorum sensu auct. [misidentification]
Explanation of Names
Named in honor of bee expert Terry Griswold
Identification
Can be identified with reference to wing color, shape of the scutellum, and distribution
Food
Recorded on
Ehretia anacua. The Hosts section on its
Discover Life species page lists known associations based on specimen records and images.
Remarks
Confounded in many publications with X. mexicanorum
Print References
Mérida-Rivas, J.A. et al. 2022. Revision of carpenter bees of the subgenus
Neoxylocopa Michener (Hymenoptera: Apidae) from Mexico and Mesoamerica. Zootaxa, 5158(1): 1-67. DOI:
10.11646/zootaxa.5158.1.1