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Megachile (Rhyssomegachile) ardua Mitchell, 1930
Megachile ardua 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 [268] .
Type data: holotype ANSP 4124 <M>.
Type locality: Brazil, Mato Grosso, Chapada dos Guimarães.

Remarks

This species is tentatively placed in the subgenus Rhyssomegachile.

Distribution

Neotropical Region: Argentina (Misiones), Bolivia (Santa Cruz), Brazil (Mato Grosso [Chapada Dos Guimarães], Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul [Caçapava Do Sul], Santa Catarina [Seara], São Paulo), Paraguay (Caaguazú, Guairá, San Pedro)

References

Gonzalez, V. H., Griswold, T. L. & Engel, M. S. (2018). South American leaf cutter bees (genus Megachile) of the subgenera Rhyssomegachile and Zonomegachile, with two new subgenera (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae). Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. 425: 1-73 [24] (Species review, as Megachile (Chalepochile) ardua)
Raw, A. (2002). New combinations and synonymies of leafcutter and mason bees of the Americas (Megachile, Hymenoptera, Megachilidae). Zootaxa 71: 1-43 [32] (Taxonomy, synonymy (partim, as Megachile (Ptilosarus) ardua))
Schlindwein, C. (1998). Frequent oligolecty characterizing a diverse bee-plant community in a xerophytic bushland of subtropical Brazil. Stud. Neotrop. Fauna Environ. 33 (1): 46-59 [53] (Flower record (as Megachile ("Ptilosaroides" [sic]) ardua))
Silveira, F. A., Melo, G. A. R. & Almeida, E. A. B. (2002). Abelhas Brasileiras: Sistemática e Identificação. Belo Horizonte: F. A. Silveira 253 pp. [214] (Listed, distribution (as Megachile (Ptilosarus) ardua))

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