
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Leys, Remko 
T1  - A revision of the Australian carpenter bees, genus <emph type="2">Xylocopa</emph> Latreille, subgenera <emph type="2">Koptortosoma</emph> Gribodo and <emph type="2">Lestis</emph> Lepeletier &amp; Serville (Hymenoptera : Apidae)
JF  - Invertebrate Systematics
JO  - Invert. Systematics
Y1  - 2000
VL  - 14
IS  - 1
SP  - 115
EP  - 136
KW  - 
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/IT98014 
N2  - The Australian carpenter bees, genusXylocopa Latreille, subgeneraKoptortosoma Gribodo, and LestisLepeletier &#38; Serville, are revised. Six species of X.(Koptortosoma) are recognised after solving problems with the association of the sexes.Xylocopa (K.) waterhousei, sp. nov. andX. (K.) lieftincki, sp. nov. are described as new, and two previously recognised species, X. (K.) wallabiaLieftinck and X. (K.) xerophila Lieftinck are synonymised withX. (K.) parvula Rayment. Two species ofthe subgenus Lestis are recognised, while the threespecies-level names, X. (L.) gibbonsi Cockerell,X. (L.) violascens Cockerell, andX. (L.) australensis Kirby are synonymised withX. (L.) bombylans (Fabricius). A key for theidentification of the species is provided, and descriptions, information aboutmating behaviour, nesting substrates, flower records and distribution maps aregiven for all species. 
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