Megalopta Smith, 1853
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https://doi.org/ 10.11606/1807-0205/2024.64.006 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/D3777C51-FFC1-5847-FEB4-FCB2FD4FFB5E |
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Felipe |
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Megalopta Smith |
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Genus Megalopta Smith View in CoL
The species of genus Megalopta are relatively large halictine bees that have crepuscular or nocturnal behaviors and therefore exhibiting the typical large ocelli and pale integumental pigmentation ( Engel, 2000). There are 35 valid species of Neotropical distribution ( Moure & Melo, 2022) and Santos & Melo (2015) review the Brazilian species and update the taxonomy of the genus.
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