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Xylocopa tabaniformis chiriquiensis Pérez, 1901:120 - Ackerman, 1916Ackerman, A.J. 1916. The Carpenter-Bees of the United States of the genus Xylocopa. Journal of the New York Entomological Society 24 (3):196-232.:219 ( listed as synonym of Xylocopa tabaniformis Smith, 1854); Michener, 1954Michener, C.D. 1954. Bees of Panamá. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 104 (1):1-176.:156 ( listed as synonym of Xylocopa tabaniformis Smith, 1854).
Xylocopa tabaniformis 4-maculata Friese, 1916:328, ♂♀. ♂♂, ♀♀, Mexiko (Jacubaya). - Michener, 1954Michener, C.D. 1954. Bees of Panamá. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 104 (1):1-176.:156 ( listed as synonym of Xylocopa tabaniformis Smith, 1854).