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DeutschMegachile simonyi
| Megachile simonyi | |
|---|---|
Scientific 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.[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, 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
[edit]- ^ a b "Megachile". BioLib. 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
- ^ a b Friese, H. (1903). "Neue afrikanische Megachile-Arten II (Hym.)" (PDF). Zeitschrift für systematische Hymenopterologie und Dipterologie. 3: 287–288.