Megachile (Callomegachile) ornata Smith, 1853

Chatthanabun, Nontawat, Ascher, John S., Pinkaew, Nantasak, Thanoosing, Chawatat, Traiyasut, Prapun & Warrit, Natapot, 2020, Resin bees of genus Megachile, subgenera Callomegachile and Carinula (Hymenoptera, Megachilidae) from Thailand with description of a new species, ZooKeys 997, pp. 95-144 : 95

Megachile (Callomegachile) ornata Smith, 1853 Figs 19 , 20

Megachile ornata Smith, 1853: 183; female syntype (NHMUK, examined) Indonesia.

Megachile miniata Bingham, 1896: 199.

Megachile ruficorbis Cockerell, 1927: 6.

Diagnosis.

Female can be recognized by its black large body size (17-19 mm); T1-T4 covered with black hairs; T2 with small patch of brick-red hairs laterally; T5-T6 covered with pale light yellow hairs (Fig. 20a ); mandible three teeth (Fig. 20b ); second spine of pro- and mesotibiae bifurcate (Fig. 20c ); metatibiae with spine at apex (Fig. 20d ); brick-red scopa.

Literature records.

Brunei. ( Ascher and Pickering 2020); India. ( Tadauchi and Tasen 2009); Indonesia. Borneo, Sumatra: including Deli ( Kirby 1894; Meade-Waldo 1912; Tadauchi and Tasen 2009; Ascher et al. 2016); Malaysia. Kuala Lumpur, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Sabah, Sarawak, Selangor ( Cockerell 1927a; Ascher et al. 2016; Ascher and Pickering 2020); Myanmar. ( Cockerell 1927a); Nepal. ( Tadauchi and Tasen 2009; Ascher and Pickering 2020); Singapore. ( Ascher et al. 2016); Thailand. Chiang Mai ( Tadauchi and Tasen 2009).

Material examined.

Female syntype. Indonesia. "56 43; Locality unknown, pre-1853, Exchanged unit, Mr. Baly, B.M. 1856-43; Syntype, female, Megachile ornata Smith, F., 1853:183, det. D. Notton 2018 (ICZN Rec. 73F); B.M. TYPE HYM. 17a. 3215; NHMUK 013379840".

Comments.

Trunz et al. 2016 's phylogenetic analysis suggested M. ornata belongs to a distinct lineage of Callomegachile sensu lato.

Floral records.

Megachile (Callomegachile) ornata was captured on Grammatophyllum speciosum Blume ( Ascher et al. 2016).

Figures

Figure 19. Thai distribution of Megachile (Callomegachile) ornata.

Figure 20. Megachile (Callomegachile) ornata Smith, 1853, female (NHMUK 013379840) a dorsal view b frontal view c spine at front tibia d spine at hind tibia e lateral view of mesosoma and scopa.