Megachile apicalis Spinola 1808

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Megachile apicalis Spinola 1808

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

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

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

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

Megachile massiliensis Pérez 1902 : 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).