A catalogue of the Apidae (Hymenoptera, Apoidea) of Eritrea Author I, Eritrea text Linzer biologische Beiträge 2020 2020-07-31 52 1 337 363 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.5273211 0253-116X 5273211 Xylocopa scioensis GRIBODO , 1884 * Xylocopa scioensis nigropunctata n.var. : VICIDOMINI 2006a: 2 (descr., Saganeiti), 3 (tab. 1: tax.). unavailable name Xylocopa scioensis var. nigropunctata VICIDOMINI, 2006 : EARDLEY & URBAN 2010: 362 (cat. Afr. Reg. ( Eritrea , not Ethiopia )). * Xylocopa scioensis rufocollaris n.var. : VICIDOMINI 2006a: 2 (descr., Debre Bizen), 3 (tab. 1: tax.). unavailable name Xylocopa scioensis var. rufocollaris VICIDOMINI, 2006 : EARDLEY & URBAN 2010: 362 (cat. Afr. Reg. ( Eritrea , not Ethiopia )). * Xylocopa flavorufa var. combusta SMITH, 1854 : MAGRETTI 1906: 12 (Debre Bizen, Saganeiti). D i s t r i b u t i o n: Debre Bizen, Saganeiti. Xylocopa scioensis is widespread in the Afrotropical Region and is also recorded from Ethiopia and Sudan . The new taxa described by VICIDOMINI (2006a) are unavailable names according to ICZN (1999 : Art. 45.6.3).