Amegilla (Glossamegilla) insularis

Abstract

15. Anthophora insularis Smith, 1857 Fig. 18 Anthophora insularis Smith, 1857: 48–49, ♀. Type material examined Holotype MALAYSIA • ♀; Sar. [Sarawak]; [29 Oct. 1854 – 10 Feb. 1856]; OUMNH, ENT-HYME2776. Type locality Borneo (Sarawak). Notes Baker (1993: 197) wrote the following: “A ♀ in the UMO type collection, labelled ‘SAR.’ [white disc] and ‘ Anthophora insularis Smith’ [Smith], is the HOLOTYPE of this species and it has now been labelled accordingly [specimen referred to by Lieftinck, 1956, as holotype, but not so labelled]. The type has lost the distal segments of tarsi L II and III and R III and the metasoma has been wetted; it is otherwise in good condition”. Lieftinck (1956a: 12) did indeed refer to the specimen as the holotype, and we agree with Baker’s position. The specimen has now been labelled as the holotype. Current status Amegilla (Glossamegilla) insularis (Smith, 1857) (Lieftinck 1956a; Brooks 1988; Carion et al. 2025). Distribution Malaysia (Peninsula, Borneo), Singapore, and Indonesia (Sumatra, Bangka Belitung, Kalimantan, Anambas) (Lieftinck 1956a; Ascher et al. 2022; Carion et al. 2025).

Authors 4

1. Thomas James Wood Aachen Naturalis Biodiversity Center

   Naturalis Biodiversity Center

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   Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Darwinweg 2, 2333 CR, Leiden, the Netherlands

2. Stephan Risch
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   Imbacher Weg 59, Leverkusen, 51379, Germany

3. Michael C. Orr

   Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Stuttgart

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   Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Stuttgart, Rosenstein 1, 70191, Stuttgart, Germany

4. J. E. Hogan

   University of Oxford

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   Life Collections, Oxford University Museum of Natural History, Oxford, OX 1 3 PW, UK