of Xylocopa virginica L. (Hymenoptera, Anthrophoridae). Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 3:99-111. Sabrosky CW, 1962. Mating in Xylocopa virginica. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of America 64:184. Rau,Phil, 1933. The Jungle Bees and Wasps of Barro Colorado Island: with notes on other insects, Chapter VIII: The Behavior of the Great Carpenter Bee, Xylocopa virginica with notes on the genesis of certain instincts. External links OSU Agricultural Extension Fact Sheet - HYG-2074-06 Carpenter Bees - Penn State Entomology Department Fact Sheet Xylocopinae Hymenoptera of North America Insects of Canada Insects of the United States Fauna of the Eastern United States Fauna of the Great Lakes region (North America) Ecology of the Appalachian Mountains Insects described in 1771 Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus