Megachile (Rhyssomegachile) simillima Smith, 1853
Megachile simillima
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. [185] .
Type data: holotype BMNH 17A.2456 <F>.
Type locality: Brazil, Pará.
Megachile cara
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 [263] .
Type data: neotype NCSU 0020754 <M>.
Type locality: Bolivia, Santa Cruz, Buenavista.
Megachile stabilis
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 [298] .
Type data: neotype NCSU 0005853 <F>.
Type locality: Bolivia, Santa Cruz, Buenavista.
Distribution
Neotropical Region: Argentina (Mendoza, Misiones), Bolivia (El Beni, La Paz, Santa Cruz), Brazil (Acre, Amazonas [Tefé], Mato Grosso [Sinop], Paraná [Bituruna], Pará [Jacareacanga], Rondônia [Porto Velho]), Colombia (Amazonas), Ecuador (Napo), Peru (Madre de Dios), Venezuela (Amazonas)
References
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Friese, H. (1911). Das Tierreich. Apidae I. Megachilinae. Berlin: R. Friedlander und Sohn Vol. 28 440 pp. [271]
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 [33] (Species review, as Megachile (Rhyssomegachile) simillima)
Jensen-Haarup, A. C. (1908). Hoffmanseggia falcaria, Cav., and its visitors amongst bees. Flora Fauna 10: 108-111 [111] (Flower record)
Jensen-Haarup, A. C. (1908). Biological researches amongst the Argentine bees with special reference to flowers they visit. Flora Fauna 10: 95-107 [105] (Flower records)
Mitchell, T. B. (1943). On the classification of neotropical Megachile (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae). Ann. Entomol. Soc. Am. 36: 656-671 [668] (Taxonomic position, as M. (Ptilosarus) cara)
Raw, A. (2002). New combinations and synonymies of leafcutter and mason bees of the Americas (Megachile, Hymenoptera, Megachilidae). Zootaxa 71: 1-43 [33] (Taxonomy, as M. (Ptilosarus) stabilis)
Schrottky, C. (1913). As especies brazileiras do genero Megachile. Rev. Mus. Paul. 9: 134-223 [183] (Transcription, note)
Schrottky, C. (1920). Himenopteros nuevos o poco conocidos sudamericanos. Rev. Mus. Paul. 12 (2): 179-227 [210] (Comparative note)
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 (Rhyssomegachile) simillima))
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) 27 (11/12 [1908]): 221-244 [239] (Citation)
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