Megachile (Chalepochile) ardua 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

Megachile (Chalepochile) ardua Mitchell

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Megachile ardua Mitchell, 1930: 268 (holotype ♂, examined, ANSP 4124: Chapada dos

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FIGURE 5. Some morphological features used in the phylogenetic analysis.A, B. Pubescence of apex of female sixth sternum. C, D. Pubescence of male clypeus. E–G. Modifications of the male mandible and hypostomal area. H. Modifications of male protarsus.I. Pubescence of posterosuperior surface of male metafemur.A. Megachile (Creightonella) cognata Smith (Uganda, Tororo, SEMC 1177151).B, E, G. M. (Acentron) albitarsis Cresson (♀, Costa Rica, San José, SEMC 1177780; ♂, Costa Rica, Guanacaste, SEMC 1177784). C. M. (Chalepochile) ardua Mitchell (male holotype). D. M. (Aporiochile) tricosa Cockerell (male holotype). F, H. M. (Zonomegachile) gigas Schrottky (Brazil, Mato Grosso, ANSP 4133). I. M. (Chalepochile) tacanensis Moure (Argentina, Tucumán, SEMC 1184302).

FIGURE 11. Male holotype of Megachile (Chalepochile) ardua Mitchell. A. Dorsal habitus. B. Lateral habitus. C. Ventrolateral view of terminal metasomal terga and outer surface of metabasitarsus. D. Dorsal view of T5 and T6.

FIGURE 12. Male of Megachile (Chalepochile) ardua Mitchell (Brazil, Santa Catarina, Nova Teutônia, SEMC 1184289). 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. Lp = lateral projection; Smp = submedian projection.