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Geodiscelis megacephala Michener & Rozen, 1999
Geodiscelis megacephala Michener, C. D. & Rozen, J. G., Jr. (1999). A new ground-nesting genus of Xeromelissine bees from Argentina and the tribal classification of the subfamily (Hymenoptera: Colletidae). Am. Mus. Novit. 3281: 1-10 [2] .
Type data: holotype AMNH <F> , paratype MACN , paratype SEMK , paratype AMNH.
Type locality: Argentina, San Juan, 16 km W of Media Agua.

Distribution

Neotropical Region: Argentina (San Juan)

References

Michener, C. D. (2002). The bee genus Chilicola in the tropical Andes, with observations on nesting biology and a phylogenetic analysis of the subgenera (Hymenoptera: Colletidae, Xeromelissinae). Sci. Papers, Nat. Hist. Mus., Univ. Kansas 26: 1-47 [5-7] (Phylogeny)
Michener, C. D. & Rozen, J. G., Jr. (1999). A new ground-nesting genus of Xeromelissine bees from Argentina and the tribal classification of the subfamily (Hymenoptera: Colletidae). Am. Mus. Novit. 3281: 1-10 [7] (Biology (flower record, nest))
Packer, L. (2005). A new species of Geodiscelis (Hymenoptera: Colletidae: Xeromelissinae) from the Atacama desert of Chile. J. Hym. Res. 14 (1): 84-91 [84, 85, 86, 88, 89, 90] (Comparative notes, illustration)

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