The subgenus Megachile (Dasymegachile) Mitchell with special reference to the Argentine species (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae)

Seventeen species of Megachile (Dasymegachile) are recognized, twelve species from Chile, nine species from Argentina, three from Peru and one from Bolivia. Descriptions, illustrations, and keys for the identification for the Argentinean species are provided. The geographical distributions in Argent...

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Published in:Neotropical entomology 2006-11, Vol.35 (6), p.791-802
Main Authors: Durante, Silvana, Abrahamovich, Alberto H, Lucia, Mariano
Format: Article
Language:eng ; spa
Subjects:
Animals
Apoidea
Argentina
Bees - anatomy & histology
Bees - classification
Bolivia
Chile
Hymenoptera
Megachile
Megachilidae
Peru
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Summary:Seventeen species of Megachile (Dasymegachile) are recognized, twelve species from Chile, nine species from Argentina, three from Peru and one from Bolivia. Descriptions, illustrations, and keys for the identification for the Argentinean species are provided. The geographical distributions in Argentina are revised; M. cinerea and M. melanotricha are recorded for the first time from Argentina. Two species are also newly recorded from Chile.
ISSN:1519-566X
1678-8052
DOI:10.1590/S1519-566X2006000600012