Xylobius (zilobius)

[NL., chilognath myriapods. Dawson, 1859. xylocarp (zi lō-kärp), n. [ fruit. IMG:content-2652.png:[blocks in formation] Virgin i an Carpenter-bee (Xylocopa virginica). e, hind tarsus of female carpenter-bee; c, hind tarsus of bumblebee. are formed in solid wood, and their cells are separated by partitions usually made of agglutinated sawdust, and provisioned with pollen. Six species occur in Europe and nine in North America. X. violacea is the common European species, and X. virginica the common one in the United States. See also carpenter - bee (with cut).