Megachile (Pseudomegachile) incana Friese 1898

Megachile incana Friese 1898: 200, ♀ ♂, “Aegypten” [Egypt]. Lectotype ♀, paralectotype ♂, designated by Alfken 1934: 149,

ZMHB.

Megachile arlei Benoist 1943: 88, ♀, “Aïn Sefra” [Algeria]. Holotype ♀, MNHN. Synonymy in Zanden 1991: 354.

Distribution: Algeria, Egypt.

Note: The female paratype of Megachile pasteelsi (Zanden 1998), described from the Sinai Peninsula, may belong to this species; the male holotype is a member of the subgenus Chalicodoma (Praz 2017) .

Pollen hosts: unknown.

Nesting biology: unknown.

Material examined: Type material: Lectotype ♀ of Megachile incana (ZMHB); Holotype ♀ of Megachile arlei (MNHN) .

Additional material: EGYPT: Luxor, A.3.1988, W. Schlaefle leg.; Abu Qurquas Beni Hassan, 16.03.1988 , Mart. Schwarz leg.