A new subgenus of Megachile from Borneo with arolia (Hymenoptera, Megachilidae)

Title Variants

Alternative: Megachile alticola from Borneo

Related Titles

Series: American Museum novitates, no. 3505

By

Baker, Donald B.

Engel, Michael S.

Type

Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

New York, NY American Museum of Natural History c2006

Notes

Caption title.

"January 12, 2006."

A new subgenus of the bee genus Megachile (Megachilinae: Megachilini) is described from Mt. Matang in Borneo. Matangapis, new subgenus, is proposed for Megachile alticola Cameron, and is most noteworthy for the possession of arolia on all pretarsi of both sexes. The significance of arolia on M. alticola is briefly discussed in the context of the distinctiveness of the tribes Megachilini and Osmiini. Notes on two Oriental subgenera of Megachile, Orientocressoniella and Neocressoniella, are appended. The following taxonomic changes are proposed: Orientocressoniella is a new junior synonym of Callomegachile, Neocressoniella is a new junior synonym of Xanthosarus, Anthophora barbata Fabricius is a new synonym (senior but suppressed) of M. carbonaria Smith, M. amputatiformis Cockerell is a new junior synonym of M. saigonensis Cockerell, M. saphira Cockerell is a new junior synonym of M. ulrica Nurse. In addition, the following five species are newly transferred to subgenus Chelostomoda: M. ulrica, M. lefroma Cameron, M. albolineata Cameron, M. funnelli Cockerell, and M. bougainvillea Cockerell. Lectotypes are newly designated for M. alticola and M. anthracina Smith.

Subjects

Bees , Borneo , Classification , Insects , Matangapis , Megachile alticola , Megachilidae , Nomenclature

Call Number

QL1 .A436 no.3505 2006

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1206/0003-0082(2006)505[0001:ANSOMF]2.0.CO;2
OCLC: 62883579