Megachile apicalis Spinola 1808

Praz, Christophe, Al-Shahat, Ahmed M. & Gadallah, Neveen S., 2021, Taxonomic revision of the subgenus Eutricharaea Thomson in Egypt, with a key to the species and the description of two new species (Hymenoptera, Anthophila Megachilidae, genus Megachile Latreille), Zootaxa 5032 (3), pp. 301-330 : 312

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Megachile apicalis Spinola 1808 View in CoL

Megachile apicalis Spinola 1808: 259 View in CoL , ♀, “in agro albisolensi [ Albisola Superiore , Liguria, Italy]“.

Megachile albopicta Smith 1853: 154 View in CoL , ♀, “ Algeria “. Holotype ♀, BMNH.

Megachile mixta Costa 1863: 44 View in CoL , ♀, “ Calabria Ulteriore [Calabria, Italy]“.

Megachile dimidiativentris Dours 1873: 300 View in CoL , ♀, “Algérie. Montp. [ Algeria. Montpellier , France]”.

Megachile massiliensis Pérez 1902 View in CoL : CXXI, ♀ [erroneously given as male in description], [no locality given: Marseille , France]. Holotype ♀, MNHN.

Megachile virginica Mitchell 1926: 113 , ♀, Virginia [ USA, introduced].

Type material: The holotypes of M. albopicta and of M. massiliensis have been examined.

Additional material: EGYPT: 1 ♂, Munsa (Ashmun, Minufiya), 5.v.2016, leg. A. Al-Shahat (sweep net) ( EFC) ; 1 ♀ Marsa Matrouh, 1.v.2016, leg. A. Al-Shahat (sweep net) ( EFC) .

Distribution: Southern Europe and most of the Western Palearctic.

Diagnosis: See Amiet et al. (2004), Scheuchl (2006).

References

Amiet, F., Hermann, M., Muller, A. & Neumeyer, R. (2004) Apidae 4: Anthidium, Chelostoma, Coelioxys, Dioxys, Heriades, Lithurgus, Megachile, Osmia, Stelis. Fauna Helvetica, 9, 1 - 274.

Costa, A. (1863) Nuovi studii sulla entomologia della Calabria ulteriore. Atti dell'Accademia nazionale delle scienze fisiche e matematiche (Napoli), 1, 1 - 80. https: // doi. org / 10.5962 / bhl. title. 34236

Dours, L. (1873) Hymenopteres du bassin Mediterraneen. Andrena (suite). Revue et Magasin de Zoologie Pure et Appliquees, ser. 3, 1, 274 - 325, pl. 14.

Mitchell, T. B. (1926) New species of Megachile, with notes and corrections (Hymenoptera). Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 52, 111 - 118.

Scheuchl, E. (2006) Illustrierte Bestimmungstabellen der Wildbienen Deutschlands und Osterreichs. Band II: Megachilidae - Melittidae. Second, revised edition. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark, 192 pp.

Smith, F. (1853) Catalogue of the Hymenopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part I. Andrenidae and Apidae. British Museum (Natural History), London, 197 pp.

Spinola, M. (1808) Insectorum Liguriae species novae aut rariores quas in agro ligustico nuper deterit. Vol. 2. Gravier, Genova, 262 pp.