Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) ➔ Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods) ➔ Class Insecta (Insects) ➔ Order Hymenoptera (Sawflies, wasps, ants, bees) ➔ Family Megachilidae (Leaf-cutter bees, mason bees, and allies)

Megachile (Chalicodoma) sicula (Rossi, 1792)

Sizilianische Mörtelbiene

Synonyms and other combinations:

Apis sicula Rossi, 1792 |

  • Megachile sicula, male  2039
    Megachile sicula (Rossi, 1792)  Sizilianische Mörtelbiene   
    Megachile sicula, male, det. Christian Schmid-Egger
    ES, Fuerteventura, Costa Calma; 2007-03-10 15:43:22
    Image number: 2039
    male
    ES, Fuerteventura, Costa Calma
    2007-03-10 15:43:22
    det. Christian Schmid-Egger
  • Megachile sicula, male  2090
    Megachile sicula (Rossi, 1792)  Sizilianische Mörtelbiene   
    Megachile sicula, male
    ES, Fuerteventura, Costa Calma; 2009-03-19 14:55:42
    Image number: 2090
    male
    ES, Fuerteventura, Costa Calma
    2009-03-19 14:55:42

  • Megachile sicula, female  2040
    Megachile sicula (Rossi, 1792)  Sizilianische Mörtelbiene   
    Megachile sicula, female, det. Christian Schmid-Egger
    ES, Fuerteventura, Costa Calma; 2007-03-10 15:23:02
    Image number: 2040
    female
    ES, Fuerteventura, Costa Calma
    2007-03-10 15:23:02
    det. Christian Schmid-Egger
  • Megachile sicula, female  2067
    Megachile sicula (Rossi, 1792)  Sizilianische Mörtelbiene   
    Megachile sicula, female
    ES, Fuerteventura, Costa Calma; 2008-02-20 11:30:15
    Image number: 2067
    female
    ES, Fuerteventura, Costa Calma
    2008-02-20 11:30:15

  • Megachile sicula, female  2077
    Megachile sicula (Rossi, 1792)  Sizilianische Mörtelbiene   
    Megachile sicula, female
    ES, Fuerteventura, Costa Calma; 2009-03-28 14:01:14
    Image number: 2077
    female
    ES, Fuerteventura, Costa Calma
    2009-03-28 14:01:14

  • Megachile sicula, female  2078
    Megachile sicula (Rossi, 1792)  Sizilianische Mörtelbiene   
    Megachile sicula, female
    ES, Fuerteventura, Costa Calma; 2009-03-28 14:03:59
    Image number: 2078
    female
    ES, Fuerteventura, Costa Calma
    2009-03-28 14:03:59

  • Megachile sicula, female  2068
    Megachile sicula (Rossi, 1792)  Sizilianische Mörtelbiene   
    Megachile sicula, female
    ES, Fuerteventura, Costa Calma; 2008-02-16 11:19:11
    Image number: 2068
    female
    ES, Fuerteventura, Costa Calma
    2008-02-16 11:19:11

  • Megachile sicula, nest  2069
    Megachile sicula (Rossi, 1792)  Sizilianische Mörtelbiene   
    Megachile sicula, nest
    ES, Fuerteventura, Costa Calma; 2008-02-17 17:25:59
    Image number: 2069
    nest
    ES, Fuerteventura, Costa Calma
    2008-02-17 17:25:59

  • Megachile sicula, nest  2076
    Megachile sicula (Rossi, 1792)  Sizilianische Mörtelbiene   
    Megachile sicula, nest
    ES, Fuerteventura, Costa Calma; 2009-03-19 14:52:07
    Image number: 2076
    nest
    ES, Fuerteventura, Costa Calma
    2009-03-19 14:52:07

  • Megachile sicula, female  8638
    Megachile sicula (Rossi, 1792)  Sizilianische Mörtelbiene   
    Megachile sicula, female
    ES, Fuerteventura, Costa Calma; 2019-03-17 10:29:15
    Image number: 8638
    female
    ES, Fuerteventura, Costa Calma
    2019-03-17 10:29:15

  • Megachile sicula, female  8639
    Megachile sicula (Rossi, 1792)  Sizilianische Mörtelbiene   
    Megachile sicula, female
    ES, Fuerteventura, Costa Calma; 2019-03-06 14:35:24
    Image number: 8639
    female
    ES, Fuerteventura, Costa Calma
    2019-03-06 14:35:24

  • Megachile sicula, female  8640
    Megachile sicula (Rossi, 1792)  Sizilianische Mörtelbiene   
    Megachile sicula, female
    ES, Fuerteventura, Costa Calma; 2019-03-06 14:35:45
    Image number: 8640
    female
    ES, Fuerteventura, Costa Calma
    2019-03-06 14:35:45


Classification:
Megachile sicula belongs to the subfamily Megachilinae, tribe Megachilini.
Distribution:
Spanish mainland, French mainland, Italian mainland, Balearic Is., Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily, Canary Is., North Africa
Note:
Megachile (Chalicodoma) sicula (Rossi, 1792) is also named Chalicodoma sicula (Rossi, 1792), since Chalicodoma is considered by some authors as a genus and by others as a subgenus.

References, further reading, links:
  1. de Jong, Y.S.D.M. (ed.) (2013) Fauna Europaea version 2.6.2 Web Service available online at https://fauna-eu.org/
  2. Praz CJ (2017) Subgeneric classification and biology of the leafcutter and dauber bees (genus Megachile Latreille) of the western Palearctic (Hymenoptera, Apoidea, Megachilidae). Journal of Hymenoptera Research 55: 1–54. https://doi.org/10.3897/jhr.55.11255