Megachile (Pseudomegachile) incana Friese 1898

Dorchin, Achik & Praz, Christophe J., 2018, Taxonomic revision of the Western Palaearctic bees of the subgenus Pseudomegachile (Hymenoptera, Apiformes, Megachilidae, Megachile), Zootaxa 4524 (3), pp. 251-307 : 278-279

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scientific name	Megachile (Pseudomegachile) incana Friese 1898
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Megachile (Pseudomegachile) incana Friese 1898 View in CoL

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

ZMHB.

Megachile arlei Benoist 1943: 88 View in CoL , ♀, “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.

References

Alfken, J. D. (1934) Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Megachile - Arten von Aegypten (Hymenoptera: Apoidea). Bulletin de la Societe Royale Entomologique d'Egypte, 18, 146 - 163.

Benoist, R. (1943) Contribution a la connaissance des Hymenopteres de l'Afrique du nord francaise. Bulletin de la Societe entomologie de France, 48, 87 - 88.

Friese, H. (1898) Species aliquot novae vel minus cognitae generis Megachile Latr. (et Chalicodoma Lep.). Termeszetrajzi Fuzetek, 21, 198 - 202.

Praz, C. J. (2017) Subgeneric classification and biology of the leafcutter and dauber bees (genus Megachile Latreille) of the western Palearctic (Hymenoptera, Apoidea, Megachilidae). Journal of Hymenoptera Research, 55, 1 - 54. https: // doi. org / 10.3897 / jhr. 55.11255

Zanden, G. van der (1991) Neue Arten der palaarktischen Osmiini und einige neue Falle von Synonymie (Hymenoptera, Aculeata, Apoidea, Megachilidae). Linzer Biologische Beitrage, 23, 345 - 363.