Megachile (Litomegachile) Mitchell 1935: 9-11. Six species in the subgenus occur in southern Canada and U.S.A. and one is questionably South American. One species, Megachile gentilis Cresson 1872, has become established on Hawaii, probably in recent times (Mitchell 1935: 24). Megachile (Litomegachile) buchwaldi Mitchell Megachile (Litomegachile) buchwaldi Mitchell 1943b: 662. Type locality: Callanga, Peru. Type repository: Unknown. DISTRIBUTION. PERU: CUSCO-Callanga.
Megachile (Litomegachile) Mitchell 1935: 9-11. Six species in the subgenus occur in southern Canada and U.S.A. and one is questionably South American. One species, Megachile gentilis Cresson 1872, has become established on Hawaii, probably in recent times (Mitchell 1935: 24). Megachile (Litomegachile) buchwaldi Mitchell Megachile (Litomegachile) buchwaldi Mitchell 1943b: 662. Type locality: Callanga, Peru. Type repository: Unknown. DISTRIBUTION. PERU: CUSCO-Callanga. This is an unusual case. Not only is the bee greatly separated from its subcongeners, Professor Mitchell (op. cit.) cited the name as “Megachile buchwaldi (anon)”.He gave no indication of a description having been published or a type selected.