Taxonomy Profile: Megachile rufa (Friese 1903)

Megachile rufa: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Megachile tshibindensis
Cockerell 1933
Megachile zarhodura
Cockerell 1933
Megachile vomericauda
Cockerell 1933
Megachile polyacantha
Cockerell 1931
Common Name(s):
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Megachile rufa: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
John S. Ascher, PhD
Notes:
Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore
Reference for:
Megachile rufa
Source(s):
Source:
Discover Life bee species guide and world checklist - Draft-54
Acquired:
2020-02-01
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 rufa
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Eardley, Connal, and Rosalind Urban
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2010-05-14 / 2010-05-14
Article/Chapter Title:
Catalogue of Afrotropical bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Apiformes)
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Zootaxa, issue 2455
Page(s):
1-548
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/1175-5326
Notes:
Available online at http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/list/2010/2455.html
Reference for:
Megachile rufa
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Friese, H.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1903-11-01 / 1903-11-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Neue Megachile-Arten des Sunda-Archipel. (Hym.)
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Zeitschrift für systematische Hymenopterologie und Dipterologie, vol. 3, no. 6
Page(s):
349-359
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
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Notes:
Available at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13746919
Reference for:
Megachile rufa
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Friese, H.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1903-09-01 / 1903-09-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Neue afrikanische Megachile-Arten II. (Hym.)
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Zeitschrift für systematische Hymenopterologie und Dipterologie, vol. 3, no. 5
Page(s):
273-290
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
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Notes:
Available at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13746839
Reference for:
Megachile rufa
Megachile rufa: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Africa
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Megachile rufa: Comments
Comment:
Megachile rufa Friese, (September)1903 (TSN 762123) is a senior primary homonym of Megachile rufa Friese, (November)1903 now as Megachile amboinensis Friese, 1909 (TSN 761003)