15. Anthophora insularis Smith, 1857

Fig. 18

Anthophora insularis Smith, 1857: 48–49, ♀.

Type material examined

Holotype

MALAYSIA • ♀; Sar. [Sarawak]; [29 Oct. 1854 – 10 Feb. 1856]; OUMNH, ENT-HYME2776.

Type locality

Borneo (Sarawak).

Notes

Baker (1993: 197) wrote the following:

“A ♀ in the UMO type collection, labelled ‘SAR.’ [white disc] and ‘ Anthophora insularis Smith’ [Smith], is the HOLOTYPE of this species and it has now been labelled accordingly [specimen referred to by Lieftinck, 1956, as holotype, but not so labelled]. The type has lost the distal segments of tarsi L II and III and R III and the metasoma has been wetted; it is otherwise in good condition”.

Lieftinck (1956a: 12) did indeed refer to the specimen as the holotype, and we agree with Baker’s position. The specimen has now been labelled as the holotype.

Current status

Amegilla (Glossamegilla) insularis (Smith, 1857) (Lieftinck 1956a; Brooks 1988; Carion et al. 2025).

Distribution

Malaysia (Peninsula, Borneo), Singapore, and Indonesia (Sumatra, Bangka Belitung, Kalimantan, Anambas) (Lieftinck 1956a; Ascher et al. 2022; Carion et al. 2025).