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Megalopta amoena (Spinola, 1853)
Halictus amoenus Spinola, M. (1853). Compte rendu des hyménoptères inédits provenants du voyage entomologique de M. Ghiliani dans le Para en 1846. Mem. R. Accad. Sci. Torino (2) 13: 19-94 [85] .
Type data: holotype MSNT <M>.
Type locality: Brazil, Pará.

Megalopta idalia Smith, F. (1853). Catalogue of Hymenopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part I. Andrenidae and Apidae. London: British Museum 1-198 pp. [84] .
Type data: syntype BMNH <F><M>.
Type locality: Brazil: Amazonas; Pará, Santarém.

Halictus argoides Vachal, J. (1904). Étude sur les Halictus d’Amerique (Hym.). Misc. Entomol. 12: 113-128 [115] .
Type data: holotype MNHP <M>.
Type locality: Guyana.

Halictus ochrias Vachal, J. (1904). Étude sur les Halictus d’Amerique (Hym.). Misc. Entomol. 12: 113-128 [115] .
Type data: holotype MNHP <M>.
Type locality: Brazil, Goiás, Jataí.

Megalopta centralis Friese, H. (1926). Die Nachtbienen-Gattung Megalopta Sm. Stett. Entomol. Ztg. 87: 111-135 [119, 121, 128] .
Type data: lectotype ZMB <M>.
Subsequent designation: Engel, M. S. (2006). A new nocturnal bee of the genus Megalopta, with notes on other Central American species (Hymenoptera: Halictidae). Mitt. Internat. Entomol. Ver. 31 (1/2): 37-49 [43] .
Type locality: Guatemala.

Megalopta ecuadoria Friese, H. (1926). Die Nachtbienen-Gattung Megalopta Sm. Stett. Entomol. Ztg. 87: 111-135 [119, 121, 122, 127] .
Type data: lectotype ZMB <F>.
Subsequent designation: Engel, M. S. (2006). A new nocturnal bee of the genus Megalopta, with notes on other Central American species (Hymenoptera: Halictidae). Mitt. Internat. Entomol. Ver. 31 (1/2): 37-49 [43] .
Type locality: Ecuador, Guayas, Guayaquil.

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

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 [5]

Distribution

Neotropical Region: Belize, Brazil (Amapá, Amazonas [Manaus], Bahia [Belmonte], Ceará [Maranguape], Espírito Santo, Goiás [Jataí], Maranhão [Barreirinhas], Mato Grosso [Chapada Dos Guimarães], Pará [Conceição Do Araguaia, Santarém], Rio de Janeiro, Roraima, São Paulo [Agudos, Alvinlândia, Bauru, Gália]), Colombia, Costa Rica (Guanacaste, San José), Ecuador, Guatemala, Guyana

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