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Megalopta guimaraesi Santos & Silveira, 2009
Megalopta (Megalopta) guimaraesi Santos, L. M. & Silveira, F. A. (2009). Taxonomic notes on Megalopta Smith, 1853 (Hymenoptera: Halictidae: Augochlorini) with a synopsis of the species in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Zootaxa 2194: 1-20 [10] .
Type data: holotype DZMG <F> , paratype DZMG <M><F> , paratype DZUP <F><M> , paratype MZUSP <F> , paratype RPSP <F> , paratype MEUFV <F>.
Type locality: Brazil, Minas Gerais, Jaboticatubas, 'Serra do Cipó'.

Distribution

Neotropical Region: Brazil (Bahia, Distrito Federal, Goiás, Minas Gerais [Jaboticatubas], Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo [Agudos, Alvinlândia, Bauru, Gália])

References

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)
Knoll, F.R.N & Santos, L.M (2012). Orchid bee baits attracting bees of the genus Megalopta (Hymenoptera, Halictidae) in Bauru region, São Paulo, Brazil: abundance, seasonality, and the importance of odors for dim-light bees. Rev. Bras. Entomol. 56 (4): 481-488 [482] (Distribution)
Ramos, K.S., Kawada, R. & Brandão, C.R.F. (2015). Type specimens of bees (Hymenoptera, Apidae) deposited in the Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil. Pap. Avul. Dep. Zool., S. Paulo 55 (24): 335-361 [353] (Note on type material)

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