87. Megachile apicata Smith, 1865

Fig. 86

Megachile apicata Smith, 1865: 93, ♂.

Type material examined

Holotype

INDONESIA • ♂; M. [Morty]; [probably between 1 Oct. 1860 – 31 Jan. 1861]; OUMNH, ENT-HYME2841.

Type locality

Morty Island [= Morotai].

Current status

Megachile (Callomegachile) mortyana Dalla Torre, 1896 . Megachile apicata Smith, 1865 is a junior primary homonym of Megachile apicata Smith, 1853 (described from Australia). Dalla Torre (1896: 440) noticed this, and provided a replacement name. For collecting date, see Section 84.

Distribution

Indonesia (North Maluku: Morotai) (Smith 1865; Ascher & Pickering 2024).