Megachile cypricola
| Megachile cypricola | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Megachilidae |
| Genus: | Megachile |
| Species: | M. cypricola
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| Binomial name | |
| Megachile cypricola Mavromoustakis, 1938
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Megachile cypricola is a species of bee in the family Megachilidae[2] native to Cyprus.[3] It was described by Mavromoustakis in 1938.[2]
Conservation Status
[edit]This species had not been observed since 1950, and was thought to perhaps be extinct,[1] until research performed to update a list of the bees present in Cyprus found local populations of the bee.[3] Later research revealed that while the species is rare on an island-level, it is relatively abundant locally.[4]
Ecology
[edit]All specimens collected during the re-discovery of the species were found on a native plant species, Onobrychis venosa.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Dewulf, A.; Praz, C. (2015). "Megachile cypricola". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T19199482A69263110. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-1.RLTS.T19199482A69263110.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Megachile". BioLib. 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
- ^ a b c Varnava, Androulla I.; Roberts, Stuart P. M.; Michez, Denis; Ascher, John S.; Petanidou, Theodora; Dimitriou, Stavroula; Devalez, Jelle; Pittara, Marilena; Stavrinides, Menelaos C. (2020-04-06). "The wild bees (Hymenoptera, Apoidea) of the island of Cyprus". ZooKeys (924): 1–114. Bibcode:2020ZooK..924....1V. doi:10.3897/zookeys.924.38328. ISSN 1313-2970. PMC 7154044. PMID 32308528.
- ^ Santerre, Rémi; Benrezkallah, Jordan; Varnava, Androulla I.; Michez, Denis; Stavrinides, Menelaos C. (2025-06-02). "Ecology and population assessment of Megachile cypricola Mavromoustakis, 1938 (Hymenoptera, Megachilidae), a threatened bee endemic to Cyprus". Journal of Insect Conservation. 29 (3): 45. doi:10.1007/s10841-025-00679-3. ISSN 1572-9753.