Biology:Megachile parksi
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Short description: Species of leafcutter bee (Megachile)
Megachile parksi | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Megachilidae |
Genus: | Megachile |
Species: | M. parksi
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Binomial name | |
Megachile parksi Mitchell, 1936[1]
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Megachile parksi is a species of solitary bee in the family Megachilidae commonly called leafcutter bees. It is known from small areas in the states of Texas and Oklahoma, United States. It is considered Possibly Extinct by NatureServe as of 2019, but was rediscovered in 2022.[2]
Distribution and Ecology
After its description in 1936, Megachile parksi has only been observed five other times in Texas. It was rediscovered in 2022 in Oklahoma at the Little Sahara State Park.[2] It has been observed to visit Indigofera miniata, Tephrosia virginiana, and Gaillardia. It may be a habitat specialist on mobile sand dunes which may explain its rarity.[2]
References
- ↑ "A Revision of the Genus Megachile in the Nearctic Region. Part IV. Taxonomy of Subgenera Xanthosarus, Phaenosarus, Megachiloides and Derotropis (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae)". Transactions of the American Entomological Society 62: 117–166. 1936.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Leafcutter bee deemed possibly extinct rediscovered in a US inland mobile sand dune, 2023, https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Keng-Lou-Hung/publication/376810060_Leafcutter_bee_deemed_possibly_extinct_rediscovered_in_a_US_inland_mobile_sand_dune/links/658e465d6f6e450f19acf432/Leafcutter-bee-deemed-possibly-extinct-rediscovered-in-a-US-inland-mobile-sand-dune.pdf?origin=publicationSearch&_rtd=e30%3D&_tp=eyJjb250ZXh0Ijp7ImZpcnN0UGFnZSI6ImhvbWUiLCJwYWdlIjoic2VhcmNoIiwicG9zaXRpb24iOiJwYWdlSGVhZGVyIn19
Wikidata ☰ Q2194488 entry
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