10 Megachile architecta Smith, 1857

Fig. 9

Megachile architecta Smith, 1857: 46, ♀.

Type material examined

Holotype

MALAYSIA • ♀; Sar. [Sarawak]; [29 Oct. 1854 – 10 Feb. 1856]; OUMNH, ENT-HYME2771.

Type locality

Borneo (Sarawak).

Notes

Baker (1993: 195) wrote the following:

“A ♀ in the UMO type collection, labelled ‘SAR.’ [white disc] and ‘ Megachile architectus [sic] Smith.’ [blue paper, Smith] is the HOLOTYPE of this species and it has now been labelled accordingly. Modern material from SABAH [Jesselton, 25 iii 1967 (C.G. Roche)] agrees well with the type. The species occurs also in peninsular Malaya [Perak, Larut Hills, 4000-4500 ft, ii 1905 (R. Shelford)]”.

Current status

Megachile (Aethomegachile) architecta Smith, 1857 . Ascher & Pickering (2024) list this species within the subgenus Amegachile Friese, 1909, but we believe that it is better placed within the subgenus Aethomegachile Engel & Baker, 2006 due to the structure of the mandibles.

Distribution

Malaysia (Borneo) (Ascher & Pickering 2024), possibly also Peninsula Malaya based on Baker’s comments. A revision of material is required.