Megachile inexspectata Rebmann, 1968

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Megachile inexspectata Rebmann, 1968

Figs 25-31

Megachile inexspectata Rebmann, 1968: 43, ♂, "Mut [Turkey, approx. 36.64°N, 33.44°E]". Holotype ♂ (restricted to genitalia) (SMFD).

Material examined.

Type material. Holotype ♂ of M. inexspectata (SMFD) (Fig. 31 ; see above).

Other material.

63 specimens from the following countries: Cyprus, Greece (Rhodes), Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Turkey (Suppl. material 1) .

Distribution.

Morocco, Egypt (Sinai), Israel, Lebanon, Cyprus, Rhodes, Turkey.

Geographic variation.

See above, species delimitation.

Megachile leachella Curtis, 1828

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Figures

Figures 25 - 31. Megachile inexspectata 25 female metasoma 26 female metasomal tergum 4 27 female vertex 28 female scutum 29 male metasomal sterna 3 and 4 30 male genitalia 31 male genitalia, holotype of M. inexspectata.

Figures 32 - 39. Megachile leachella 32 - 36 female metasoma 32 UK, M. leachella leachella 33 Corsica and Sardinia, M. leachella leachella 34 northwestern Africa, M. leachella albipila 35 Crete, M. leachella cretica ssp. nov. 36 Cyprus, M. leachella densipunctata ssp. nov. 37 - 39 female metasomal tergum 4 37 UK, M. leachella leachella 38 Crete, M. leachella cretica ssp. nov. 39 Cyprus, M. leachella densipunctata ssp. nov.

Figures 46 - 56. Megachile leachella 46, 47 male metasoma 46 Switzerland, M. leachella leachella 47 Cyprus, M. leachella densipunctata ssp. nov. 48 - 52 male front tarsi 48 UK, M. leachella leachella 49 Switzerland, M. leachella leachella 50 Corsica and Sardinia, M. leachella leachella 51 Crete, M. leachella cretica ssp. nov. 52 Cyprus, M. leachella densipunctata ssp. nov. 53 male sterna 4 - 6 54 - 56 male genitalia 54 UK, M. leachella leachella 55 northwestern Africa, M. leachella albipila 56 Crete, M. leachella cretica ssp. nov.