Synonymie: Xylocopa trepida Fabricius 1804
Xylocopa flavorufa var. genuina Vachal 1899
Distribution: Nigeria, Cameroun, RD. Congo, Somalie,Ethiopie, Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzanie, Mozambique, Malawi, Angola, Zimbabwe, Namibie, Afrique du Sud, Swaziland, Transkei.
Xylocopa flavorufa harrarensis Vachal 1922. Ethiopie.
Xylocopa flavorufa krsitenseni Friese 1911. Ethiopie.