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Xenochlora ianthina (Smith, 1861)
Megalopta ianthina Smith, F. (1861). Descriptions of new genera and species of exotic Hymenoptera. J. Entomol. 1: 146-155 [148] .
Type data: holotype BMNH 17A.1023 <F>.
Type locality: Brazil, Amazonas, Tefé ('Ega').

Augochlora calliope Cockerell, T. D. A. (1905). Some American halictine bees in the British Museum. Entomologist 38: 33-37 [37] .
Type data: holotype BMNH 17A.1031 <F>.
Type locality: Brazil, Amazonas, Tefé ('Ega').

Distribution

Neotropical Region: Brazil (Amazonas [Tefé])

References

Cockerell, T. D. A. (1905). Some American halictine bees in the British Museum. Entomologist 38: 33-37 [36, 37] (Taxonomy (key, tax. characters, type as janthina [sic] and as calliope))
Dalla Torre, C. G. (1896). Catalogus Hymenopterorum hucusque descriptorum systematicus et synonymicus. Lipsiae: Guilelmi Engelmann Vol. 10 643 pp. [178] (Catalog (as Megalopta janthina, unjustified emendation))
Ducke, A. (1910). Zur Synonymie der neotropischen Apidae. (Hym.). Dtsch. Entomol. Z. 1910: 362-369 [363] (Taxonomy (tax. status, tax. position as Halictus janthinus and H. calliope))
Engel, M. S., Brooks, R. W. & Yanega, D. (1997). New genera and subgenera of augochlorine bees (Hymenoptera: Halictidae). Sci. Papers, Nat. Hist. Mus., Univ. Kansas 5: 1-21 [7, 11] (Citation, taxonomy, key)
Friese, H. (1926). Die Nachtbienen-Gattung Megalopta Sm. Stett. Entomol. Ztg. 87: 111-135 [119, 123] (Taxonomy (listed, key, tax. position forcalliope))
Ihering, R. (1904). Biologia das abelhas solitárias do Brazil. Rev. Mus. Paul. 6: 461-481 [465] (Biology (nesting site, as janthina))
Meade-Waldo, G. (1916). Notes on the Apidae (Hymenoptera) in the collection of the British Museum, with descriptions of new species. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (8) 17: 448-470 [452] (Taxonomy (tax. status as Halictus))
Moure, J. S. (1958). On the species of Megalopta described by F. Smith (Hymenoptera, Apoidea). J. N. Y. Entomol. Soc. 66: 179-190 [182] (Taxonomy (redescription of type specimen, synonymy))
Sakagami, S. F. (1964). Wiederentdeckung des nestes einer nachtfurchenbiene, Megalopta sp. am Amazonas (Hymenoptera, Halictidae). Kontyu 32 (4): 457-463 [457] (Biology (nesting site), as Megalopta ianthiana [sic])
Sakagami, S. F. & Moure, J. S. (1965). Cephalic polymorphismin in some neotropical halictine bees (Hymenoptera, Apoidea). An. Acad. Bras. Cienc. 37 (2): 303–313 [310] (Taxonomy (cephalic allometry, synonymy), as Megalopta)
Schrottky, C. (1902). Ensaio sobre as abelhas solitarias do Brazil. Rev. Mus. Paul. 5: 330-613 [406] (Taxonomy (redescription, as M. janthina), biology (nesting site))
Silveira, F. A., Melo, G. A. R. & Almeida, E. A. B. (2002). Abelhas Brasileiras: Sistemática e Identificação. Belo Horizonte: F. A. Silveira 253 pp. [182] (Distribution)

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