Megachile (Eutricharaea) naevia Kohl, 1906

Straka, Jakub, Batelka, Jan & Pauly, Alain, 2017, Bees of the Socotra Archipelago (Hymenoptera: Anthophila), their biogeography and association with parasites, Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae (Acta. Ent. Mus. Natl. Pragae) 57, pp. 183-219 : 208

Megachile (Eutricharaea) naevia Kohl, 1906

( Figs 94–98 )

Megachile argentata Fabricius, 1793 : KIRBY (1903): 250 (misidentification).

Megachile naevia Kohl, 1906: 15 (type locality: Socotra, Ras Shoab).

Megachile naevia Kohl, 1907: 183 (junior homonym and objective synonym).

Material examined. Sokotra: Ras Shoab, 1 J (lectotype), 1 ♀, i.1899, O. Simony lgt., F. Kohl det., D. B. Baker revid. ( NHMW) ; Noged plain (sand dunes), Sharet Halma vill. env., 20 m, 12°21.9′N, 54°05.3′E, 1 ♀, 10.–11. xi.2010, J. Hájek lgt. ( NMPC) .

Distribution. Endemic to Socotra: Jena-agahan, Homhil ( KIRBY 1903); Ras Shoab ( KOHL 1906, 1907).

Figures

Figs 91–98. 91–93 – Megachile forbesii Cockerell, 1937, female. 91 – dorsal view; 92 – lateral view; 93 – frontal view. 94–98 – Megachile naevia Kohl, 1906. 94 – female, dorsal view; 95 – female, lateral view; 96 – male, dorsal view; 97 – male, lateral view; 98 – female, frontal view.