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Megachile simonyi

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Species of leafcutter bee (Megachile)

Megachile simonyi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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. It was described by Heinrich Friese in 1903.

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.

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.

References

  1. ^ "Megachile". BioLib. 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  2. ^ Friese, H. (1903). "Neue afrikanische Megachile-Arten II (Hym.)" (PDF). Zeitschrift für systematische Hymenopterologie und Dipterologie. 3: 287–288.
Taxon identifiers
Megachile simonyi


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