Megachile mlunguziensis

Megachile mlunguziensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Megachilidae
Genus:	Megachile
Species:	M. mlunguziensis
Binomial name
	Megachile mlunguziensis; Schulten, 1977

Last updated December 10, 2025

Megachile mlunguziensis is a species of bee in the family Megachilidae.^[1] It was described by Schulten in 1977.^[1]

Origin

It was described in 1977 by G. G. M. Schulten in a taxonomic work that reviewed Megachilidae from Malawi (Central Africa).

The 1977 work by Schulten described M. mlunguziensis among several other new species from Malawi; reflecting that the genus Megachile has rich species diversity in that region.^[2]

References

1 2 "Megachile". BioLib. 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
↑ Schulten, G. G. M. “Megachilidae (Hymenoptera, Apoidea) from Malaŵi (Central Africa). The genera Creightonella, Megachile (s.str.) and Chalicodoma.” Beaufortia, vol. 26, no. 331, 1977, pp. 43–76. Naturalis Institutional Repository, https://repository.naturalis.nl/pub/505012 . Accessed 9 Dec. 2025.

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[biolib-1] 1 2 "Megachile". BioLib. 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.

[2] Schulten, G. G. M. “Megachilidae (Hymenoptera, Apoidea) from Malaŵi (Central Africa). The genera Creightonella, Megachile (s.str.) and Chalicodoma.” Beaufortia, vol. 26, no. 331, 1977, pp. 43–76. Naturalis Institutional Repository, https://repository.naturalis.nl/pub/505012 . Accessed 9 Dec. 2025.

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