Megachile aterrima Smith 1862

Abstract

66. Megachile aterrima Smith, 1862 Fig. 64 Megachile aterrima Smith, 1862: 60, ♀. Type material examined Holotype INDONESIA • ♀; Tond. [Tondano, Sulawesi]; [10 Jun.–23 Sep. 1859]; OUMNH, ENT-HYME2820. Type locality Celebes (Tondano). Notes Baker (1993: 223) wrote the following: “A ♀ in the UMO type collection, labelled ‘Tond.’ [white disc] and ‘ Megachile aterrima Smith. ’, is the HOLOTYPE of this species and it has now been labelled accordingly. It is substantially intact and in good condition. Two ♀♀ in NHM, labelled ‘ Celebes / 5 5 2 2 ’, are not conspecific with the Oxford ♀ but are Creightonella frontalis (F., 1804)”. Wallace was in Manado on Sulawesi between 10 Jun.–23 Sep. 1859, and Tondano is some 20 kilometers to the south-east of this city. Current status Megachile (Alocanthedon) aterrima Smith, 1862. Ascher & Pickering (2024) list this species as part of the subgenus Callomegachile Michener, 1962. However, they were separated into the subgenus Alocanthedon Engel & Gonzalez, 2011 that was first outlined by Baker (1993: 108). Given the distinctive morphology of this group, we list M. aterrima within this subgenus. Distribution Indonesia (Sulawesi) (Smith 1862; Baker 1993; Engel & Gonzalez 2011).

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