Xylocopa africana

Xylocopa africana is a species of carpenter bee.

Subspecies

 * X. a. africana (Fabricius, 1781)
 * X. a. congoensis Enderlein, 1903
 * X. a. conradti Enderlein, 1903
 * X. a. longjinensis Strand, 1911

Description
In males, the thorax and the first abdominal segment are golden yellow, while in females they are brown. The abdomen is mainly dark brown or blackish.

Distribution
This species can be found in Senegal, Gambia, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Uganda and Angola.