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

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. ^ a b "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.