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ABSENTMegachile scutellata

Leaf-cutter bee

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General Information

COMMON NAMES: Leaf-cutter bee

GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: NATIVE

COOK ISLANDS STATUS: Absent; Land, lowlands

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Cook Islands Distribution

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Southern Group:    Makatea:
RR 
MG
AT
MK
MT
AK
PL
TK
MN

Northern Group:
TN 
MH
RK
PK
NS
SW

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Pests & Hosts

Relationship Pests
Parasite - external Chaetodactylus ludwigi

Scientific Taxonomy

Megachile scutellata
TAXONOMY: ANIMALIA; ARTHROPODA; ATELOCERATA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; PTERYGOTA; Hymenoptera; Apocrita; Aculeata; Apoidea; MEGACHILIDAE

Vouchers & References

Vouchers:
None Recorded.

References:
None recorded.

Data Update History (information):
zTX, zB03b, ZM03b

Web Resources

Citation Information

McCormack, Gerald (2007) Cook Islands Biodiversity Database, Version 2007.2. Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, Rarotonga. Online at http://cookislands.bishopmuseum.org. Copy citation to system clipboard
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