Lithurgus scabrosus

Abstract

44. Megachile scabrosa Smith, 1859 Fig. 45 Megachile scabrosa Smith, 1859: 134, ♀. Type material examined Holotype INDONESIA • ♀; Aru; [8 Jan.–2 Jul. 1857]; OUMNH, ENT-HYME2803. Type locality Aru. Notes Baker (1993: 206) wrote the following: “A ♀ in the UMO type collection, labelled ‘Aru’ [white disc] and ‘ Megachile scabrosus. Smith’ [blue paper, Smith], is the HOLOTYPE of this species and it has now been labelled accordingly. The type has apparently been extensively broken, and excess of glue obscures much of the ventral surface of the mesosoma; the right antenna is glued to the pin; and tarsi L II and R II alone are intact. A second ♀ in the same collection, labelled ‘B’ (Bouru] and ‘ Megachile scabrosus. [rule] Smith.’ [both on blue paper], no doubt the basis of Smith’s record from Bouru, has no type status and has been labelled accordingly”. Current status Lithurgus scabrosus (Smith, 1859) (Michener 2007; Ascher & Pickering 2024). Distribution Bangladesh through Southeast Asia to Polynesia (Ascher & Pickering 2024); present also on Hawaii, but unclear how or when it was introduced (Snelling 2003).

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