Megachile (Callomegachile) monticola 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) monticola Smith, 1853 Figs 15 , 16

Megachile monticola Smith, 1853: 179. Female syntype (NHMUK, examined).

Megachile felderi Radoszkowski, 1882: 79.

Megachile rhinoceros Mocsáry, 1892: 131.

Megachile samson Cameron, 1897: 128.

Megachile koshunensis Strand, 1913: 60.

Chalicodoma (Eumegachilana) monticola : Michener, 1965: 192.

Diagnosis.

Female can be recognized by its black large body size (20-26 mm); mesosoma and T1 covered with fulvous hairs (Fig. 16a ); base of clypeus with large protruding tubercle (Fig. 16b ); mandibles elongate with three teeth and small tubercle at base; labrum oblong with lateral impression (Fig. 16c ); black scopa.

Literature records.

Bangladesh. Sylhet ( Smith 1853; Bingham 1897); China. Anhui, Fujian, Shanghai ( Smith 1853); Hong Kong.; India. Assam, Sikkim ( Bingham 1897); Indonesia. Lombien Island ( Ascher and Pickering 2020); Japan. Okinawa, Uragami ( Ascher and Pickering 2020); Myanmar. Tenasserim ( Bingham 1897); Taiwan. Taihoku-shu ( Ascher and Pickering 2020); Vietnam. Thua Thien-Hue ( Ascher and Pickering 2020). Also reported from Chiang Mai Province on iNaturalist (credit: entomokot 2019).

Material examined.

Female syntype. "Type; B.M. TYPE HYM. 17. a. 2155; Sylhet, 4[?]7 51; Megachile monticola , TYPE, Sm.; monticola Type Sm.; NHMUK 013379845"; Thailand. Chiang Mai Province: 1♀, Mueang district, Chang Phuag subdistrict, Nong Hoe, 17-VII-1996, coll. Adul (leg. NC and NW); 1♀, longan plantation, 10-II-2009, coll. Paveenun (leg. NC and NW); 1♀, 20-IX-1985, coll. Sumrid (leg. NC and NW). Chiang Rai Province: 1♀, Mae Chan district, Mae Chan subdistrict, 14-VIII-1960, coll. unknown (leg. NC and NW).

Figures

Figure 15. Thai distribution of Megachile (Callomegachile) monticola.

Figure 16. Megachile (Callomegachile) monticola Smith, 1853, female a lateral view b protruding tubercle at base of clypeus (arrow) c frontal view of mandible and labrum d dorsal view of metasoma e spine at apical tibia f lateral view of metasoma and scopa.