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Megachile (Chrysosarus) opifex Smith, 1879

Megachile opifex Smith, F. (1879). Descriptions of New Species of Hymenoptera in Collection of the British Museum. London: British Museum 240 pp. [71] .
Type data: syntype BMNH 17A.2446 <F> , syntype BMNH <M>.
Type locality: Brazil, Amazonas, São Paulo de Olivença.

Distribution

Neotropical Region: Brazil (Amazonas [São Paulo De Olivença])

References

Dalla Torre, C. G. (1896). Catalogus Hymenopterorum hucusque descriptorum systematicus et synonymicus. Lipsiae: Guilelmi Engelmann Vol. 10 643 pp. [443]
Friese, H. (1911). Das Tierreich. Apidae I. Megachilinae. Berlin: R. Friedlander und Sohn Vol. 28 440 pp. [269]
Raw, A. (2002). New combinations and synonymies of leafcutter and mason bees of the Americas (Megachile, Hymenoptera, Megachilidae). Zootaxa 71: 1-43 [11] (Taxonomy)
Schrottky, C. (1913). As especies brazileiras do genero Megachile. Rev. Mus. Paul. 9: 134-223 [170] (Original description (translation), comparative note)
Silveira, F. A., Melo, G. A. R. & Almeida, E. A. B. (2002). Abelhas Brasileiras: Sistemática e Identificação. Belo Horizonte: F. A. Silveira 253 pp. [215] (Listed, distribution (as Megachile opifex))

How to cite this page
J. S. Moure & G. A. R. Melo, 2022. Megachilini Latreille, 1802. In Moure, J. S., Urban, D. & Melo, G. A. R. (Orgs). Catalogue of Bees (Hymenoptera, Apoidea) in the Neotropical Region - online version. Available at https://www.moure.cria.org.br/catalogue. Accessed May/12/2024

Online since: 23 Jul 2008
Last update : 07 Apr 2022