Interesting Facts
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Description
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Habitat
Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 2,396 meters (0 to 7,861 feet).[1]
Taxonomy
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- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Protostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Ecdysozoa
()
- A.M.A. Aguinaldo et al., 1997 ex T. Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Superphylum:
Panarthropoda
()
- Cuvier
- Phylum:
Arthropoda
()
- Latreille, 1829
- Arthropods
- Subphylum:
Mandibulata
()
- Snodgrass, 1938
- Infraphylum:
Atelocerata
()
- Heymons, 1901
- Superclass:
Panhexapoda
()
- Epiclass:
Hexapoda
()
- Class:
Insecta
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- Insects
- Subclass:
Dicondylia
()
- Infraclass:
Pterygota
()
- Superorder:
Hymenopterida
()
- Order:
Hymenoptera
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- Suborder:
Apocrita
()
- Superfamily:
Apoidea
()
- Latreille, 1802
- Family:
Megachilidae
()
- Latreille, 1802
- Subfamily:
Megachilinae
()
- Tribe:
Megachilini
()
- Genus:
Megachile
()
- Latreille, 1802
- Specific name:
policaris
- Say, 1831
- Scientific name: - Megachile policaris Say, 1831
- Specific name:
policaris
- Say, 1831
- Genus:
Megachile
(
- Tribe:
Megachilini
(
- Subfamily:
Megachilinae
(
- Family:
Megachilidae
(
- Superfamily:
Apoidea
(
- Suborder:
Apocrita
(
- Order:
Hymenoptera
(
- Superorder:
Hymenopterida
(
- Infraclass:
Pterygota
(
- Subclass:
Dicondylia
(
- Class:
Insecta
(
- Epiclass:
Hexapoda
(
- Superclass:
Panhexapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Atelocerata
(
- Subphylum:
Mandibulata
(
- Phylum:
Arthropoda
(
- Superphylum:
Panarthropoda
(
- Infrakingdom:
Ecdysozoa
(
- Branch:
Protostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
Last scrutiny: 30-Sep-2008
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Megachile
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 5 species and subspecies in this genus:
M. concinna (Pale Leafcutting Ant) · M. latimanus (Leafcutting Bee) · M. rotundata (Alfalfa Leafcutter Bee) · M. sculpturalis (Giant Resin Bee) · M. xylocopoides (Carpenter-Mimic Leafcutter)
More Info
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Further Reading
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- Catalog of hymenoptera in America north of Mexico / prepared cooperatively by specialists on the various groups of Hymenoptera under the direction of Karl V. Krombein. .. [et al.]. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1979- url p. 2080.
Notes
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Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 16, 2012.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 1668791
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-762008
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2136719
Footnotes
- Mean = 677.460 meters (2,222.638 feet), Standard Deviation = 610.310 based on 100 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
