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Megachile (Pseudocentron) botucatuna Schrottky, 1913
Megachile botucatuna Schrottky, C. (1913). As especies brazileiras do genero Megachile. Rev. Mus. Paul. 9: 134-223 [212] .
Type data: holotype MZUSP <M>.
Type locality: Brazil, São Paulo, Botucatu, Vitoriana ('Victoria').

Megachile arabilis Mitchell, T. B. (1930). A contribution to the knowledge of neotropical Megachile with descriptions of new species (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae). Trans. Am. Entomol. Soc. 56: 155-305 [201] .
Type data: holotype ANSP 4145 <M>.
Type locality: Brazil, Mato Grosso, Chapada dos Guimarães.

Distribution

Neotropical Region: Brazil (Mato Grosso [Chapada Dos Guimarães], Minas Gerais [Santana Do Riacho], São Paulo [Botucatu])

References

Fernandes, G. W. & Ferrari, R. R. (2012). Fruits of Mimosa foliolosa (Fabales: Fabaceae) as Sleeping Shelter for Megachile (Pseudocentron) botucatuna (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae)). Neotrop. Entomol. 41 (6): 518-520 [519] (Distribution records)
Mitchell, T. B. (1933). A revision of the genus Megachile in the Nearctic region. Part I. Classification and descriptions of new species (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae). Trans. Am. Entomol. Soc. 59: 295-361 [303] (Taxonomy, as arabilis)
Mitchell, T. B. (1943). On the classification of neotropical Megachile (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae). Ann. Entomol. Soc. Am. 36: 656-671 [664] (Synonymy)
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 [337] (Note on type material)
Silveira, F. A., Melo, G. A. R. & Almeida, E. A. B. (2002). Abelhas Brasileiras: Sistemática e Identificação. Belo Horizonte: F. A. Silveira 253 pp. [213] (Listed, distribution (as Megachile (Pseudocentron) botucatuna))

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