Distribution: RD. Congo, Kenya, tanzanie, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Angola, botswana, Namibie, Afrique du Sud.
Xylocopa senior media Vachal 1910. RD. Congo, Kenya.
Xylocopa senior albopleuralis Friese, 1922. Kenya.
Xylocopa senior clitelligera Friese, 1922. Malawi.
Xylocopa senior tricuspis Maidl, 1912. Malawi.