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Megachile habilis

species of insect

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJun 23, 2018
Entity authorityQ10792205 ↗
Source-derived summary

Megachile habilis is a species of bee in the family Megachilidae. It was described by Mitchell in 1930.

Editorial summary

The public source identifies “Megachile habilis” as species of insect. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Megachile, habilis and species.

Editorial reviewA practical orientation to terminology and classification, particularly when read beside dated observations, specimens or technical literature. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1930—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Megachile, habilis and species providing the first useful test.
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Why this record matters

A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “Megachile habilis”, the useful work is to connect “species of insect” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.

Evidence profile

Datasets, specimens, observations and peer-reviewed methods provide the appropriate test for the technical claims summarized here. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jun 23, 2018. The linked authority identifier is Q10792205. None of the 0 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1930.

Critical limits

Scientific names, classifications and consensus can change while older terminology persists in catalogues and historical literature. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

How to read it

Check terminology, classification and the date of the cited evidence. Scientific names and technical consensus can change while older records retain historical value.

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  • Finding cited technical literature
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  1. Establish the record: confirm the title “Megachile habilis”, its source revision and the description used here.
  2. Expand the search: follow Megachile habilis primary sources, Megachile habilis archive and Megachile research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
  3. Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.

Questions for further research

  1. Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “Megachile habilis”?
  2. Which observation, specimen, dataset or publication supports the account?
  3. Has classification or technical consensus changed since the cited source?
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This entry incorporates text from “Megachile habilis” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.