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Xenochlora nigrofemorata (Smith, 1879)
Megalopta nigro-femorata Smith, F. (1879). Descriptions of New species of Hymenoptera in Collection of the British Museum. London: British Museum 240 pp. [48] .
Type data: holotype BMNH 17A.1020 <F>.
Type locality: Brazil, Amazonas, Tefé ('Ega').

Megalopta opacicollis Friese, H. (1926). Die Nachtbienen-Gattung Megalopta Sm. Stett. Entomol. Ztg. 87: 111-135 [119, 121, 131] .
Type data: holotype ZMB <F>.
Type locality: Brazil, Amazonas, Santo Antonio do Içá.

Distribution

Neotropical Region: Brazil (Acre [Rio Branco], Amazonas [Manaus, Santo Antônio Do Içá, Tefé], Maranhão [Buriticupu], Rondônia [Porto Velho]), Guyana (Demerara-Mahaica), Peru (Madre de Dios)

References

Cockerell, T. D. A. (1905). Some American halictine bees in the British Museum. Entomologist 38: 33-37 [36] (Taxonomy (key, tax. notes based on types specimen))
Dalla Torre, C. G. (1896). Catalogus Hymenopterorum hucusque descriptorum systematicus et synonymicus. Lipsiae: Guilelmi Engelmann Vol. 10 643 pp. [178] (Catalog (as Megalopta nigrofemorata))
Ducke, A. (1910). Zur Synonymie der neotropischen Apidae. (Hym.). Dtsch. Entomol. Z. 1910: 362-369 [363] (Taxonomy (tax. position, as Halictus))
Engel, M. S., Brooks, R. W. & Yanega, D. (1997). New genera and subgenera of augochlorine bees (Hymenoptera: Halictidae). Sci. Papers, Nat. Hist. Mus., Univ. Kansas 5: 1-21 [7, 11] (Comparative note, taxonomy, key)
Friese, H. (1926). Die Nachtbienen-Gattung Megalopta Sm. Stett. Entomol. Ztg. 87: 111-135 [119, 123] (Taxonomy (listed, key))
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 [452] (Taxonomy (tax. position, as Halictus))
Moure, J. S. (1958). On the species of Megalopta described by F. Smith (Hymenoptera, Apoidea). J. N. Y. Entomol. Soc. 66: 179-190 [183] (Taxonomy (redescription of the type specimen))
Santos, L.M. & Melo, G.A.R. (2013). Taxonomic notes and description of the male of Xenochlora nigrofemorata (Smith, 1879) (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Halictinae). Zootaxa 3670 (3): 371–377 [372] (Taxonomy, synonymy, comparative note, descriptive note, distribution record)
Schrottky, C. (1902). Ensaio sobre as abelhas solitarias do Brazil. Rev. Mus. Paul. 5: 330-613 [408] (Taxonomy (redescription))
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, 182] (Distribution (also (as Megalopta opacicollis))

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Last update : 22 Mar 2022