Megachile (Rhyssomegachile), Mitchell

Gonzalez, Victor H., Griswold, Terry & Engel, Michael S., 2018, South American Leaf-Cutter Bees (Genus Megachile) Of The Subgenera Rhyssomegachile And Zonomegachile, With Two New Subgenera (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae), Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 2018 (425), pp. 1-73 : 1-73

Subgenus Rhyssomegachile Mitchell

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Cressoniella (Rhyssomegachile) Mitchell, 1980: 63 .

Figures

FIGURE 1. Female mandible of Megachile (Rhyssomegachile) simillima Smith. A. Outer view. B. Anterior view. C. Inner view. Abbreviations: Mt = mandibular tooth; IdL = interdental lamina, OR = outer ridge (Colombia: Amazonas, SEMC 1184307).

FIGURE 4. Some morphological features used in the phylogenetic analysis. A–C. Punctation of mesoscutum. D–F. Pubescence of outer surface of female protarsi. A. Megachile (Rhyssomegachile) simillima Smith (female holotype). B. M. (Aporiochile) tricosa Cockerell (male holotype). C. M. (Rhyssomegachile) guayaqui Schrottky (female neotype). D, E. M. (Rhyssomegachile) kartaboensis Mitchell (female holotype). F. M. (Zonomegachile) moderata Smith (female holotype).

FIGURE 14. Collection localities for species of Megachile (Rhyssomegachile).

FIGURE 15. Female neotype of Megachile (Rhyssomegachile) guayaqui Schrottky. A. Facial view. B. Lateral habitus. C. Dorsal habitus. D. Detail of the left anterolateral area of mesoscutum and gena with arrows pointing to the carinate preoccipital margin.

FIGURE 16. Female holotype of Megachile (Rhyssomegachile) kartaboensis Mitchell. A. facial view. B. Detail of clypeus and supraclypeal area. C. Lateral habitus. D. Dorsal habitus.

FIGURE 17. Female holotype of Megachile (Rhyssomegachile) simillima Smith, except figure C (Colombia: Amazonas, SEMC 1184307). A. Facial view. B. Lateral habitus. C. Outer Surface of posterior leg showing modified setae. D. Dorsal habitus. E. Dorsal view of metasoma.

FIGURE 18. Male neotype of Megachile cara Mitchell, a junior subjective synonym of M. (Rhyssomegachile) simillima Smith. A. Facial view. B. Lateral habitus. C. Dorsal habitus. D. Dorsal view of T5 and T6.

FIGURE 19. Male of Megachile (Rhyssomegachile) simillima Smith (Brazil, Acre, SEMC 1205353). A. Sixth tergum, inner view. B, C. Seventh tergum in dorsal and ventral views. D. Fifth sternum. E. Sixth sternum. F. Eighth sternum. G–I. Genital capsule in dorsal, ventral, and lateral views.

FIGURE 20. Female holotype of Megachile (Rhyssomegachile) urbana Smith. A. Facial view. B. Lateral habitus. C. Dorsal habitus. D. Detail of mesoscutum and mesoscutellum. E. Dorsal view of metasoma.