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Megachile simonyi

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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.[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

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