Megachile (Pseudomegachile) lanata ( Fabricius 1775 )
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6493435 |
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Megachile (Pseudomegachile) lanata ( Fabricius 1775) View in CoL .
Apis lanata Fabricius 1775: 385 , ♀, “America” [Lesser Antilles according to Moure 1960]. Lectotype ♀, ZMUC ( Moure 1960) [ZMUK according to Raw 2007].
Apis purpurea Christ 1791: 168 , ♀, “Siberien” [ Russia, Siberia; probably erroneous locality].
Megachile lanata View in CoL var minhlensis Gribodo 1884, ♀, “Minhla” [ Birmanie].
Megachile martindalei Fox 1891: 344 View in CoL , ♀ ♂, “ Kingston ” [ Jamaica]. Lectotype ♂ (designation of Moure 1960), USNM (see Raw 2007). Synonymy in Moure 1960: 108.
Description: This species was found most closely related to the semivestita species group of the Oriental region (previously known as Largella) ( Trunz et al. 2016), and is morphologically intermediate between the semivestita species group and other Pseudomegachile ( Praz 2017) .
Unique characteristics of this species include: the short, truncate clypeus of female, without or at most with inconspicuous preapical medial protuberance or tooth; and in the male, additionally to the characteristics listed in the key, the simple structure of metasomal sternites, particularly S5 and S6 with moderately dense sclerotized capitate hairs ( Figs 68–70 View FIGURES 65–70 ). Furthermore, the elongate, slender mandible of the female with short premarginal area and surface sculpture shagreened is reminiscent of M. ericetorum ; These morphological characteristics are all suggesting the flavipes species group and M. ericetorum , in agreement with the phylogenetic position of M. lanata ( Fig. 1 View FIGURE 1 ).
Distribution: Oriental zone; Oman (possibly introduced); Central America (introduced).
Pollen hosts: Unknown.
Nesting biology: The nests are mostly built in existing cavities such as hollow plant stems or old nests of Sceliphron Klug , more rarely in trap nests; the cells are built with mud; addition of resin has not been reported ( Jayasingh & Freeman 1980; Raw 1984; Campbell et al. 2017). Reports of brood cells build with leaf discs ( Kapil et al. 1970) are likely based on identification errors.
Material examined: OMAN: Al Hamra N23.1103 E57.2931 654m, 5.3.2008, J. Gibbs leg. GoogleMaps ; Between Ar Rustiq & As Ghasub N23.4231 E 57.4336 302m, 8.3.2008, J. Gibbs leg.; Al Quiwair , Muscat 23°35’48''N 58°26’57''E 18m, 1.3.2008, D. Michez & S. Patiny leg. GoogleMaps
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Megachile (Pseudomegachile) lanata ( Fabricius 1775 )
Dorchin, Achik & Praz, Christophe J. 2018 |
Megachile martindalei
Moure, J. S. 1960: 108 |
Fox, W. F. 1891: 344 |
Apis purpurea
Christ, J. L. 1791: 168 |
Apis lanata
Fabricius, J. C. 1775: 385 |