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Megachile algira  Radoszkowski, 1874
Taxonomic Serial No.: 1160503

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Common Name(s):    
  Valid Name: Megachile opposita Smith, 1853
 
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: invalid - homonym and junior synonym   
       
  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 algira    
       
  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 algira   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Radoschzkowsky, O.   
  Publication Date: 1874   
  Article/Chapter Title: Supplément Indispensable à l'article publié par M. Gerstaecker, en 1869, Sur Querques Genres D'Hyménoptères   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Bulletin de la Société Impériale des Naturalistes de Moscou, vol. 48, no. 1   
  Page(s): 132-164   
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  Notes: Available at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34273728   
  Reference for: original description   
       

 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: Africa  
       
  Jurisdiction/Origin:    
 

 

    

 Comments
       
  Comment: Megachile algira Radoszkowski, 1874 (now as Megachile opposita Smith, 1853 (TSN 761912)) is a senior primary homonym of Megachile lagopoda algira Friese, 1898 (now as Megachile lagopoda (Linnaeus, 1761) (TSN 761668))  
 

 

    


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