Hymenoptera collection of
the
Slovenian
Museum of Natural History,
Ljubljana
Xylocopa latipes (Drury, 1773)
Malaysia, Selangor, Kuala Selangor, June 1996
(female)
One of the heaviest bees
in the world with a wing span of about 7 cm. Widely distributed in India and
South-East Asia. Nests in wood.
Ena najtežjih čebel z
razponom kril okrog 7 cm. Široko razširjena v Indiji in jugovzhodni Aziji.
Gnezdi v lesu.
Face and characteristic front
legs of a male from Malaysia, Sabah, Klagan, Kampung Lubu, collected in May
1999.
Obraz in značilne prednje
noge samca.
Zbirka
kožekrilcev
Prirodoslovnega muzeja Slovenije