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Megachile argentata  (Fabricius, 1793)
Taxonomic Serial No.: 1164716

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Common Name(s):    
  Valid Name: Megachile pilidens Alfken, 1924
 
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: invalid - other, see comments   
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - minimum standards met  
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: John S. Ascher, PhD  
  Notes: Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore   
  Reference for: Megachile argentata    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  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 argentata   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Gogala, Andrej  
  Publication Date: 1998   
  Article/Chapter Title: The Identity of Megachile dorsalis Pérez and Megachile burdigalensis Benoist, sp. rev. (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Megachilidae)   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Acta Entomologica Slovenica, vol. 6, no. 2   
  Page(s): 79-87   
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  ISBN/ISSN: 1318-1998   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Megachile argentata   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Romasenko, Ludmila P., and Józef Banaszak  
  Publication Date: 2002   
  Article/Chapter Title: Notes on the specific status of Chalicodoma saussurei (Radoszkowski, 1874) (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Megachilidae)   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Genus, vol. 13, no. 3   
  Page(s): 397-404   
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  ISBN/ISSN: 2035-5556   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Megachile argentata   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Schwarz, M., and F. Gusenleitner  
  Publication Date: 2012   
  Article/Chapter Title: The valid name for Megachile leachella Curtis 1828 (Hymenoptera: Apidae) and some comments   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Linzer Biologische Beiträge, vol. 44, no. 1   
  Page(s): 863-873   
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  ISBN/ISSN: 0253-116X   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Megachile argentata   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Schwarz, Maximilian, and Fritz Gusenleitner  
  Publication Date: 2011   
  Article/Chapter Title: Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Gattung Megachile (Hymenoptera, Apoidea, Megachilinae)   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Entomofauna, vol. 23, no. 15   
  Page(s): 249-260   
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  Publication Place:    
  ISBN/ISSN: 0250-4413   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Megachile argentata   
       

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 Comments
       
  Comment: Megachile argentata (Fabricius, 1793) is a subsequent combination of Apis argentata Fabricius, 1793, which is a possible senior synonym of Megachile pilidens Alfken, 1924  
    "Megachile leachella is a representative of the subgenus Eutricharaea within the genus Megachile. For many years this species was misidentified by European authors as M. argentata (F.). In 1872 Thomson established the subgenus Eutricharaea and designated the putative M. argentata as its type species. This fact was revealed by Hurd (1967). On the basis of type studies of Fabrician Apis argentata he concluded that it was not Megachile argentata as interpretated by European authors, but a North African species of Megachile, belonging to the subgenus Eutricharaea. He designated the lectotype for Apis argentata Fabricius in 1964. For the European so-called M. argentata he pro-posed a valid name - M. leachella Curtis." Romasenko, L. P., and J. Banaszak, 1874  
 

 

    

 
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