| first reported case of fatal stinging by the large carpenter bee xylocopa tranquebarica. | in the order hymenoptera, bees, hornets, and wasps are well-known stinging insects whose envenoming can be fatal. their stinging attacks are common in rural and forested areas of sri lanka. however, fatal stinging by the large-bodied carpenter bees is unreported. we report the first known case of a fatal sting by the large carpenter bee, xylocopa tranquebarica, in a forested area in puttalam (north western province) in the dry zone of sri lanka. a 59-year-old healthy male manual laborer accompan ... | 2016 | 27061039 |