Dalla Torre 1896 : 422 Smith 1853 : 185 M. denticulata Fairmaire, Ferret and Galliner 1847: 453 Vachal 1908 : 243 Mitchell 1930 : 187 Mitchell 1934 : 303 New combinations and synonymies of leafcutter and mason bees of the Americas (Megachile, Hymenoptera, Megachilidae) Raw, Anthony Zootaxa 2002 71 1 43 3YRBW Dalla Torre Dalla Torre [264,554,427,454] Insecta Megachilidae Megachile Animalia Hymenoptera 21 22 Arthropoda species brasiliensis     Megachile brasiliensis  Dalla Torre 1896: 422. New name.    Megachile denticulata  Smith 1853: 185. Male. Typelocality: Rio Tapajoz, Brazil. Typerepository: BMNH 17a2448. Examined. (Not  M. denticulataFairmaire, Ferret and Galliner 1847: 453[ Abyssinia; Madagascar].)    Megachile nigridorsis  Vachal 1908: 243. Male. Typelocality: Rivière du Kourou, GuyaneFrançaise. Typerepository: MNHN. Examined. NEW SYNONYMY.    Megachile brancoensis  Mitchell 1930: 187­188. Female. Typelocality: Pedra Branca, Brazil. Typerepository: ANSP 4141. Examined. NEW SYNONYMY.    Megachile (Melanosarus) brancoensis  Mitchell 1934: 303.