Alayoapis notabilis (Smith, 1861)
Megacilissa notabilis
Smith, F. (1861). Descriptions of new genera and species of exotic Hymenoptera. J. Entomol. 1: 146-155 [149] .
Type data: holotype BMNH <F>.According to Moure's notes and Michener (1966), a male (17A.408) at BMNH is labeled as type, but the description refers to a female..
Type locality: Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo.
Distribution
Neotropical Region: Dominican Republic
References
Ashmead, W. H. (1900). Report upon the Aculeate Hymenoptera of the Islands of St. Vincent and Grenada, with additions to the parasitic Hymenoptera and a list of the described Hymenoptera of the West Indies. Trans. Entomol. Soc. Lond. 2: 207-367 [305] (Catalog, distribution)
Cockerell, T. D. A. (1905). Notes on some bees in the British Museum. Trans. Am. Entomol. Soc. 31: 309-364 [343] (Key (as Caupolicana))
Dalla Torre, C. G. (1896). Catalogus Hymenopterorum hucusque descriptorum systematicus et synonymicus. Lipsiae: Guilelmi Engelmann Vol. 10 643 pp. [191] (Catalog)
Friese, H. (1898). Monographie der Bienengattungen Megacilissa, Caupolicana, Diphaglossa und Oxaea. Ann. K-K. Naturhist. Mus. Wien 13 (1): 59-88 [62, 69] (Key, redescription, distribution)
Friese, H. (1902). Beitrag zur Apidenfauna der grossen Antillen. (Hym). Z. Syst. Hymenopterol. Dipterol. 2: 196-201 [196, 197] (Distribution, catalog)
Michener, C. D. (1966). The classification of the Diphaglossinae and North American species of the genus Caupolicana (Hymenoptera, Colletidae). Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull. 46 (20): 717-751 [749] (Taxonomic notes, note on type material, distribution, as Caupolicana (Alayoapis))
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Last update : 07 Feb 2022