Xylocopa alticola

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Xylocopa alticola is a species of carpenter bee native to Africa.

The species was described by Hans Hedicke in 1938.{{cite web|url=https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=766606|title=ITIS standard report: Xylocopa alticola - Hedicke, 1938|publisher=Integrated Taxonomic Information System|access-date=21 July 2012}}

The Smithsonian has specimens collected from Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania.[http://eol.org/pages/2759802/media EOL: images of Xylocopa alticola] — Smithsonian Institution collection.