Megachile (Callomegachile) odontophora (Engel, 2011)

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) odontophora (Engel, 2011) Figs 17 , 18

Chalicodoma (Alocanthedon) odontophorum Engel, 2011: 55-60; Female paratype (NHMUK, examined) Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand.

Diagnosis.

Female superficially resembles M. (Callomegachile) atratiformis (Meade-Waldo, 1914) in overall appearance and size: large body size (20-24 mm); black body covered with black hairs throughout; mesoscutum with weak transverse wrinkle pattern on disc, also posteriorly with weakly transverse wrinkle pattern; yellow wings (except apical margin of clypeus with median tubercle (Fig. 18e ); mandibles four teeth with three stout apical teeth at apex and small tooth basally; labrum oblong with pointed apical margin and two lateral teeth (Fig. 18d )). Male can be easily recognized by clypeus covered with densely long hairs; forewings with black setae patch on medial cell; modified front tarsi ( Engel and Gonzalez 2011).

Literature records.

Myanmar. Thaungyin valley (Middle Tenasserim) ( Engel and Gonzalez 2011); Thailand. Nakhon Ratchasima ( Engel and Gonzalez 2011).

Material examined.

Type material. Female paratype. Myanmar. "Middle Tenasserim; Thaungyin [= Moei River] Valley, 5/93, C.T. Bingham; Col. C.T. Bingham 96-30; Paratype, Chalicodoma odontophorum Michael S. Engel; NHMUK 013380271"; Thailand. Chiang Mai Province: 1♀, 13-VII-2006, coll. M. Rungrote (leg. NC and NW).

Floral record.

Engel and Gonzalez (2011) noted the species was captured on Sindora siamensis Teijsman & Miquel.

Figures

Figure 17. Thai distribution of Megachile (Callomegachile) odontophora.

Figure 18. Megachile (Callomegachile) odontophora (Engel, 2011), female a dorsal view b lateral view c frontal view d frontal view of mandible and labrum e tubercle at clypeal margin (arrow) f dorsal view of mesoscutum g lateral view of metasoma and scopa h dorsal view of metasoma.