Megachile genalis

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Megachile genalis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Megachilidae
Genus: Megachile
Species:
M. genalis
Binomial name
Megachile genalis
Morawitz, 1880

Megachile genalis is a species of bee in the family Megachilidae. [1] It was described by Morawitz in 1880. [1]

Megachile genalis is very rare in Europe and red-listed in countries like Belgium, the Czech Republique, Germany, Slovakia and Switzerland. One way to identified are there nests in thick, erect and usually hollow plant stems, is rare and endangered throughout Europe. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Megachile". BioLib. 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  2. Müller, Andreas; Weibel, Urs; Lenz, Regina (2024-11-13). "A threefold plant specialist – distribution, habitat requirements and nesting biology of the rare leafcutter bee Megachile genalis in the eastern Swiss Alps (Hymenoptera, Megachilidae)". Alpine Entomology. 8: 131–146. doi: 10.3897/alpento.8.137006 . ISSN   2535-0889. Creative Commons by small.svg  This article incorporates textfrom this source, which is available under the CC BY 4.0 license.