43. Megachile lateritia Smith, 1859

Fig. 44

Megachile lateritia Smith, 1859: 134, ♀.

Type material examined

Holotype

INDONESIA • ♀; Aru; [8 Jan.–2 Jul. 1857]; OUMNH, ENT-HYME2802.

Type locality

Aru.

Notes

Baker (1993: 206) wrote the following:

“A ♀ labelled ‘Aru’ [white disc, Wallace] and ‘ Megachile lateritia Smith’, from W.W. Saunders’ collection, standing as lateritia in the UMO type collection, is the HOLOTYPE of this species and it has now been labelled accordingly. A second ♀, labelled ‘Aru Islands’ and ‘ lateritius [sic] Sm.’. in NHM, is not regarded as a syntype since its labelling departs materially from that customary for Wallace/Saunders specimens. It has been labelled as of no type status”.

Current status

Megachile (Callomegachile) lateritia Smith, 1859 (Ascher & Pickering 2024).

Distribution

Indonesia (Maluku: Aru) (Smith 1859; Ascher & Pickering 2024).