Megalopta aegis (Vachal, 1904)
Halictus aegis
Vachal, J. (1904). Étude sur les Halictus d’Amerique (Hym.). Misc. Entomol. 12: 113-128 [115] .
Type data: lectotype MNHP <M>.
Subsequent designation: Moure, J. S. & Hurd, P. D., Jr. (1987). An Annotated Catalog of the Halictid Bees of the Western Hemisphere (Hymenoptera: Halictidae). Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press 405 pp. [235] .
Type locality: Brazil, Goiás, Jataí.
Distribution
Neotropical Region: Brazil (Goiás [Jataí], São Paulo [Agudos, Alvinlândia, Bauru, Gália])
References
Cockerell, T. D. A. (1919). Bees in the collection of the United States Museum.- 3. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 55: 167-221 [208] (Taxonomy (comp. tax. characters))
Cockerell, T. D. A. (1923). Two nocturnal bees and a minute Perdita. Am. Mus. Novit. 66: 1-4 [1] (Taxonomy (comp. tax. notes))
Friese, H. (1926). Die Nachtbienen-Gattung Megalopta Sm. Stett. Entomol. Ztg. 87: 111-135 [119, 121, 134] (Taxonomy (listed, key))
Knoll, F.R.N. & Penatti, N.C. (2012). Habitat Fragmentation Effects on the Orchid Bee Communities in Remnant Forests of Southeastern Brazil. Neotrop. Entomol. 41: 355-365 [360] (Distribution)
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 [453] (Taxonomy (key, tax. position, as Megalopta))
Santos, L.M., Tierney, S.M. & Wcislo, W.T. (2010). Nest descriptions of Megalopta aegis (Vachal) and M. guimaraesi Santos & Silveira (Hymenoptera, Halictidae) from the Brazilian Cerrado. Rev. Bras. Entomol. 54 (2): 332-334 [333] (Distribution)
Silveira, F. A., Melo, G. A. R. & Almeida, E. A. B. (2002). Abelhas Brasileiras: Sistemática e Identificação. Belo Horizonte: F. A. Silveira 253 pp. [179] (Distribution)
Online since: 23 Jul 2008
Last update : 22 Mar 2022