Biology:Megachile simonyi

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Short description: Species of leafcutter bee (Megachile)

Megachile simonyi
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Megachilidae
Genus: Megachile
Species:
M. simonyi
Binomial name
Megachile simonyi
Friese, 1903

Megachile simonyi is a species of bee in the family Megachilidae.[1] It was described by Heinrich Friese in 1903.[1]

It is found in Yemen and Eritrea. The specific name is named after Oskar Simony (de), who discovered one of the syntypes in Ra's Fartak, Yemen.[2]

The male is 13–14 mm (0.51–0.55 in) long and 4–4.5 mm (0.16–0.18 in) wide; the female is 11 mm (0.43 in) long and 4 mm (0.16 in) wide.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Megachile". BioLib. 2014. https://www.biolib.cz/en/formsearch/?action=execute&searcharea=1&string=megachile. Retrieved 18 October 2014. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Friese, H. (1903). "Neue afrikanische Megachile-Arten II (Hym.)". Zeitschrift für systematische Hymenopterologie und Dipterologie 3: 287–288. http://www.zobodat.at/pdf/Zeitschr-syst-Hymen-Dipt_3_0273-0290.pdf. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2231783 entry