45. Megachile insularis Smith, 1859

Fig. 46

Megachile insularis Smith, 1859: 134, ♀.

Type material examined

Holotype

INDONESIA • ♀; Aru; [8 Jan.–2 Jul. 1857]; OUMNH, ENT-HYME2804.

Type locality

Aru.

Notes

Baker (1993: 207) wrote the following:

“A ♀ in the UMO type collection, labelled ‘Aru’ [white disc] and ‘ Megachile insularis Smith’ [blue paper, Smith], is the HOLOTYPE of this species and it has now been labelled accordingly. [Aru, most probably at Wanumbai (central Kobroör), March-May 1857 (Wallace).]”.

Current status

Megachile (Aethomegachile) insularis Smith, 1859 (Ascher & Pickering 2024).

Distribution

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