Megachile simonyi

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

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

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

  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.


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