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Megalopta amoena  (Spinola, 1853)
Taxonomic Serial No.: 754563

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s): Megalopta centralis Friese, 1926
  
    Megalopta gibbosa Friese, 1926
  
    Megalopta lecointei Friese, 1926
  
    Megalopta ochrias (Vachal, 1904)
  
    Megalopta vigilans Cockerell, 1923
  
    Halictus amoenus Spinola, 1853
  
    Halictus ochrias Vachal, 1904
  
    Megalopta ecuadoria Friese, 1926
  
    Megalopta idalia Smith, 1853
  
    Halictus argoides Vachal, 1904
  
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  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomProtostomia   
          SuperphylumEcdysozoa   
             PhylumArthropoda  – Artrópode, arthropodes, arthropods  
                SubphylumHexapoda  – hexapods  
                   ClassInsecta  – insects, hexapoda, inseto, insectes  
                      SubclassPterygota  – insects ailés, winged insects  
                         InfraclassNeoptera  – modern, wing-folding insects  
                            SuperorderHolometabola   
                               OrderHymenoptera  – abelha, formiga, vespa, ants, bees, wasps  
                                  SuborderApocrita  – abeilles, fourmis, guêpes véritables, narrow-waisted hymenopterans, ants, bees, true wasps  
                                     InfraorderAculeata   
                                        SuperfamilyApoidea  – bees, sphecoid wasps, apoid wasps  
                                           FamilyHalictidae  – halictid bees, sweat bees  
                                              SubfamilyHalictinae   
                                                 TribeAugochlorini   
                                                    SubtribeAugochlorina   
                                                       GenusMegalopta Smith, 1853  
                                                          SpeciesMegalopta amoena (Spinola, 1853)  
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: John S. Ascher, PhD  
  Notes: Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore   
  Reference for: Megalopta amoena    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: Catalogue of Bees (Hymenoptera, Apoidea) in the Neotropical..., website (version 03July2012)  
  Acquired: 2016   
  Notes: Moure, J. S., Urban, D., and G. A. R. Melo (Orgs). Catalogue of Bees (Hymenoptera, Apoidea) in the Neotropical Region. Available online at http://www.moure.cria.org.br/catalogue   
  Reference for: Megalopta amoena   
       
  Source: Discover Life bee species guide and world checklist - Draft-57, website (version Draft-57)  
  Acquired: 2024   
  Notes: Ascher, J. S. and J. Pickering. 27 February, 2024. Discover Life bee species guide and world checklist (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila). http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?guide=Apoidea_species   
  Reference for: Megalopta amoena   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Santos, L. M., and G. A. R. Melo  
  Publication Date: 2014   
  Article/Chapter Title: Updating the taxonomy of the bee genus Megalopta (Hymenoptera: Apidae, Augochlorini) including revision of the Brazilian species   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Journal of Natural History, vol. 49, no. 11-12   
  Page(s): 575-674   
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  ISBN/ISSN: 1464-5262   
  Notes: doi: 10.1080/00222933.2014.946106   
  Reference for: Megalopta amoena   
       

 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: South America  
       
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