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Megachile (Chrysosarus) tetrazona Friese, 1908
Megachile tetrazona Friese, H. (1908). Die Apidae (Blumenwespen) von Argentina nach den Reisenergebnissen der Herren A. C. Jensen-Haarup und P. Jörgensen in den Jahren 1904-1907 [reprint with change in pagination (pp. 331-425 in original)]. Flora Fauna 10: 1-94 [67] .
Type data: holotype ZMB <M>.
Type locality: Argentina, Mendoza.

Megachile albopunctata Jörgensen, P. (1909). Beobachtungen über Blumenbesuch, Biologie, Verbreitung usw. der Bienen von Mendoza (Hym.). Dtsch. Entomol. Z. 1909: 211-228 [225] .
Type data: lectotype MLP <F>.
Subsequent designation: Durante, S.P., Torretta, J.P., Cabrera, N.C. & Roig-Alsina, A. (2020). Taxonomic studies on the subgenus Megachile (Dactylomegachile) in Argentina (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae). Rev. Soc. Entomol. Argent. 79 (2): 20-34 [29] .
Type locality: Argentina, Mendoza, Chacras de Coria.

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

Durante, S.P., Torretta, J.P., Cabrera, N.C. & Roig-Alsina, A. (2020). Taxonomic studies on the subgenus Megachile (Dactylomegachile) in Argentina (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae). Rev. Soc. Entomol. Argent. 79 (2): 20-34 [29]

Distribution

Neotropical Region: Argentina (Buenos Aires, Catamarca, Córdoba, La Pampa, La Rioja, Mendoza, Rio Negro, San Juan, San Luis), Chile (Los Andes)

References

Durante, S.P., Torretta, J.P., Cabrera, N.C. & Roig-Alsina, A. (2020). Taxonomic studies on the subgenus Megachile (Dactylomegachile) in Argentina (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae). Rev. Soc. Entomol. Argent. 79 (2): 20-34 [29] (Species revision, as Megachile (Dactylomegachile) tetrazona)
Jörgensen, P. (1909). Beobachtungen über Blumenbesuch, Biologie, Verbreitung usw. der Bienen von Mendoza (Hym.). Dtsch. Entomol. Z. 1909: 211-228 [214, 215] (Citation, flower record)
Jörgensen, P. (1912). Revision der Apiden der Provinz Mendoza, Republica Argentina (Hym.). Zool. Jahrb. Abt. Syst. Geogr. Biol. Tiere 32: 89-162 [127, 130]
Jörgensen, P. (1912). Los crisídidos y los hymenópteros aculeatos de la Provincia de Mendoza. An. Mus. Nac. Hist. Nat. B. Aires (3) 22: 267-338 [309, 310, 312] (Comparative note, distribution, flower record, as Megachile albipunctata [sic] and M. tetrazona)
Raw, A. (2002). New combinations and synonymies of leafcutter and mason bees of the Americas (Megachile, Hymenoptera, Megachilidae). Zootaxa 71: 1-43 [9] (Taxonomy, as Megachile (Chrysosarus) albopunctata)
Schrottky, C. (1913). La distribución geográfica de los himenópteros argentinos. An. Soc. Cient. Argent. 75: 180-286 [246, 248] (Taxonomy, distribution, as Megachile albopunctata and M. tetrazona)
Vachal, J. (1909). Espèces nouvelles ou litigieuses d'Apidae du haut Bassin du Parana et des régions contiguës et délimitation d' une nouvelle sous-famille Diphaglossinae (Hym.). Rev. Entomol. (Caen) 28 (1/2): 5-64 [7] (Key, distribution)

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