Megachile simonyi

{{short description|Species of leafcutter bee (Megachile)}}

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|authority=Friese, 1903}}

Megachile simonyi is a species of bee in the family Megachilidae.{{cite web|url=https://www.biolib.cz/en/formsearch/?action=execute&searcharea=1&string=megachile|title=Megachile|year=2014|work=BioLib|accessdate=18 October 2014}} It was described by Heinrich Friese in 1903.

It is found in Yemen and Eritrea. The specific name is named after {{ill|Oskar Simony|de}}, who discovered one of the syntypes in Ra's Fartak, Yemen.

The male is {{convert|13|–|14|mm|abbr=on}} long and {{convert|4|–|4.5|mm|abbr=on}} wide; the female is {{convert|11|mm|abbr=on}} long and {{convert|4|mm|abbr=on}} wide.

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{{cite journal|last1=Friese|first1=H.|title=Neue afrikanische Megachile-Arten II (Hym.)|journal=Zeitschrift für systematische Hymenopterologie und Dipterologie|date=1903|volume=3|pages=287–288|url=http://www.zobodat.at/pdf/Zeitschr-syst-Hymen-Dipt_3_0273-0290.pdf}}

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Simonyi

Category:Insects described in 1903

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