''Braunsapis cupulifera'' is a species of
bee
Bees are winged insects closely related to wasps and ants, known for their roles in pollination and, in the case of the best-known bee species, the western honey bee, for producing honey. Bees are a monophyly, monophyletic lineage within the ...
belonging to the family
Apidae
Apidae is the largest family within the superfamily Apoidea, containing at least 5700 species of bees. The family includes some of the most commonly seen bees, including bumblebees and honey bees, but also includes stingless bees (also used for ...
and the subfamily
Xylocopinae
The subfamily Xylocopinae (family Apidae) occurs worldwide, and includes the large carpenter bees (tribe Xylocopini), the small carpenter bees (tribe Ceratinini), the allodapine bees (tribe Allodapini), and the relictual genus ''Manuelia'' (tri ...
.
References
External links
''Braunsapis cupulifera''.Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
''Braunsapis cupulifera''.Animal Diversity Web.
* Karunaratne, W., et al
An updated checklist of bees of Sri Lanka with new records.National Science Foundation. 2005.
Xylocopinae
Insects of Sri Lanka
Insects described in 1894
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