Megommation insigne (Smith, 1853)
Halictus insignis
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. [65] .
Type data: holotype OUM <M>.
Type locality: South America.
Halictus cherazon
Vachal, J. (1904). Étude sur les Halictus d’Amerique (Hym.). Misc. Entomol. 12: 113-128 [113] .
Type data: holotype MNHP <F>.
Type locality: Brazil, Espírito Santo.
Megalopta virgili
Friese, H. (1911). Neue Bienen aus Süd-Amerika (Hym.). Dtsch. Entomol. Z. 1911: 453-456 [454] .
Type data: syntype ZMB <M>.
Type locality: Brazil, Santa Catarina, Blumenau.
Megalopta (Megaloptella) ipomoeae
Schrottky, C. (1912). Beschreibung von Megalopta (Megaloptella) ipomoeae n. sp. Z. Wiss. Insektenbiol. 8: 271-272 [271] .
Type data: lectotype MZUSP 17644 <M> , paralectotype MZUSP <F>.
Subsequent designation: Gonçalves, R. B. & Santos, L. M. (2010). Notes and new species of the halictine genus Megommation Moure (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Augochlorini). Zootaxa 2685: 57-64 [60] .
Type locality: Brazil, Minas Gerais, Mar de Espanha.
Megalopta pallitarsis
Friese, H. (1926). Die Nachtbienen-Gattung Megalopta Sm. Stett. Entomol. Ztg. 87: 111-135 [125] .
Type data: syntype ZMB <M>.
Type locality: Brazil, 'Espirito Santo, Piauhy'.
Distribution
Neotropical Region: Argentina (Misiones), Brazil (Espírito Santo [Linhares], Minas Gerais [Mar De Espanha], Paraná [Almirante Tamandaré, Antonina, Campo Largo, Curitiba, Guaratuba, Pinhão, Rolândia, Tijucas Do Sul], Rio Grande do Sul [Campo Bom], Rio de Janeiro [Itatiaia, Nova Friburgo, Petrópolis, São José De Ubá], Santa Catarina [Blumenau, Florianópolis, São Bento Do Sul], São Paulo [Barueri, Mogi Das Cruzes, Salesópolis, Ubatuba]), Paraguay (Alto Paraná)
References
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