AuthorPerkins, R.C.L.
Year1925
TitleThe British Species of Megachile, with Descriptions of Some New Varieties from Ireland, and a Species new to Britain in F. Smith’s Collection
TypePaper
How CompleteAll the British species known at the time.
SourceEnt. Mon. Mag.: 95-101.
Review (by Malcolm Storey)Separate keys to males and females of the British Species of Megachile, with notes on each species.
Examine Stereo Microscope
Specimen PreparationPinned specimens, with the scopa cleared of pollen to see the colour of the hairs.
Identification difficultyQuite tricky with much play being made of the colour of the hairs of the scopa.

Notes & PurposeStatusTaxonEnglishClassification
For identificationCurrentMegachileleaf-cutter and mud beesAnimalia: Hymenoptera: Megachilidae
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