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Megachile rotundata  (Fabricius, 1793)
Taxonomic Serial No.: 154369

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Common Name(s): alfalfa leafcutting bee [English]
  
    découpeuse de la luzerne [French]
  
    alfalfa leaf-cutter bee [English]
  
  Valid Name: Megachile rotundata (Fabricius, 1787)
 
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: invalid - other, see comments   
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: John S. Ascher, PhD  
  Notes: Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore   
  Reference for: Megachile rotundata    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: Common names of Insects in Canada, database (version 1999)  
  Acquired: 2003   
  Notes: Entomological Society of Canada / société d'entomologie du Canada   
  Reference for: alfalfa leafcutting bee[English], découpeuse de la luzerne [French]   
       
  Source: Discover Life bee species guide and world checklist - Draft-54, website (version Draft-54)  
  Acquired: 2020   
  Notes: Ascher, J. S. and J. Pickering. 1 February, 2020. Discover Life bee species guide and world checklist (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila). http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?guide=Apoidea_species   
  Reference for: Megachile rotundata   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Megachile rotundata   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Roberts, R. B.  
  Publication Date: 1974   
  Article/Chapter Title: Apis rotundata Fabricius, 1793 (Insecta, Hymenoptera): Proposed Suppression of Lectotype and Designation of Neotype in Accord with Megachile rotundata Auct. Z.N.(S.) 2042   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: The Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 30, no. 3-4   
  Page(s): 190-192   
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  ISBN/ISSN:    
  Notes: Available at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12225217   
  Reference for: Megachile rotundata, alfalfa leafcutting bee [English]   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Wressell, H. B.  
  Publication Date: 1972   
  Article/Chapter Title: Proposed Additions to the List of Common Names of Insects, 1970   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Bulletin of the Entomological Society of America, vol. 18, no. 4   
  Page(s): 186   
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  Notes: DOI:10.1093/besa/18.4.186a   
  Reference for: alfalfa leafcutting bee[English]   
       

 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: Europe & Northern Asia (excluding China)  
       
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 Comments
       
  Comment: Megachile rotundata (Fabricius, 1793) (TSN 154369) is a junior synonym and secondary homonym of Megachile rotundata (Fabricius, 1787). See Roberts (1974) "Apis rotundata Fabricius, 1793 (Insecta, Hymenoptera): Proposed Suppression of Lectotype and Designation of Neotype in Accord with Megachile rotundata Auct. Z.N.(S.) 2042"  
 

 

    

 
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