Megachile haematogastra | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Clade: | Euarthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Megachilidae |
Genus: | Megachile |
Species: | M. haematogastra |
Binomial name | |
Megachile haematogastra Cockerell, 1921 | |
Megachile haematogastra is a species of bee in the family Megachilidae. It was described by Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell in 1921. [1]
Bees are flying insects closely related to wasps and ants, known for their role in pollination and, in the case of the best-known bee species, the western honey bee, for producing honey and beeswax. Bees are a monophyletic lineage within the superfamily Apoidea and are presently considered a clade, called Anthophila. There are over 16,000 known species of bees in seven recognized biological families. They are found on every continent except Antarctica, in every habitat on the planet that contains insect-pollinated flowering plants.
Megachilidae is a cosmopolitan family of mostly solitary bees whose pollen-carrying structure is restricted to the ventral surface of the abdomen. Megachilid genera are most commonly known as mason bees and leafcutter bees, reflecting the materials from which they build their nest cells ; a few collect plant or animal hairs and fibers, and are called carder bees, while others use plant resins in nest construction and are correspondingly called resin bees. All species feed on nectar and pollen, but a few are kleptoparasites, feeding on pollen collected by other megachilid bees. Parasitic species do not possess scopae. The motion of Megachilidae in the reproductive structures of flowers is energetic and swimming-like; this agitation releases large amounts of pollen.
Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell (1866–1948) was an American zoologist, born at Norwood, England, and brother of Sydney Cockerell. He was educated at the Middlesex Hospital Medical School, and then studied botany in the field in Colorado in 1887–90. Subsequently, he became a taxonomist and published numerous papers on the Hymenoptera, Hemiptera, and Mollusca, as well as publications on paleontology and evolution.
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Megachile lobatifrons is a species of bee in the family Megachilidae. It was described by Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell in 1924.
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Megachile mendanae is a species of bee in the family Megachilidae. It was described by Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell in 1911.
Megachile mundifica is a species of bee in the family Megachilidae. It was described by Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell in 1921.
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Megachile semipleta is a species of bee in the family Megachilidae. It was described by Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell in 1921.
Megachile viridinitens is a species of bee in the family Megachilidae. It was described by Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell in 1930.
Megachile zambesica is a species of bee in the family Megachilidae. It was described by Pasteels in 1965. The name is a junior homonym of Megachile zambesica Cockerell, named in 1937.
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