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| - Neochelynia Schrottky 1920: 187. Type species: Neochelynia paulista Schrottky 1920. Megachile (Neomegachile) Mitchell 1934: 302, 306. Type species: Megachile chichimeca Cresson. Original designation. Michener et al 1994: 149. Synonymy of Michener 2000: 562. Cressoniella (Neomegachile) Mitchell 1980: 63. The subgenus includes 17 species. They range from southern U.S.A. to Paraguay. 1. Megachile (Neochelynia) aegra Mitchell Megachile aegra Mitchell 1930: 283-284. Male. Type locality: Chapada [dos Guimarães, MT], Brazil (H. H. Smith). Type repository: ANSP 4137. Examined. Megachile (Neomegachile) aegra : Mitchell 1934: 302. Megachile (Neochelynia) aegra : Raw 2002 # 7: 26. Mitchell 1943b: 662 suggested aegra is the male of chichimeca Cresson, but see Hurd (1979: 2055). ADDITIONAL REFERENCES. Mitchell 1935: 40-41 (D, R-M); Michener 1951: 1173 (D); Hurd 1979: 2055 (D). DISTRIBUTION. GUATEMALA: Los Amatos. GUYANA: Georgetown. BRAZIL: MT- Chapada dos Guimarães. The distribution of this species is improbable. U.S.A.: TX- near San Antonio. 2. Megachile (Neochelynia) alta Mitchell Megachile alta Mitchell 1930: 284-285. Female. Type locality: Costa Rica. Type repository: ANSP 4125. Examined. Megachile (Neomegachile) alta : Mitchell 1934: 302. Megachile (Neochelynia) alta : Raw 2002 # 7: 26. DISTRIBUTION. COSTA RICA. 3. Megachile (Neochelynia) bicarinis Vachal Megachile bicarinis Vachal 1909: 7. Male. Type locality: Pachitea, Peru. Type repository: MNHN. Examined. Megachile (Neochelynia) bicarinis : Raw 2002 # 7: 26. DISTRIBUTION. PERU: HUANUCO- Pachitea. 4. Megachile (Neochelynia) bodkini Cockerell Megachile bodkini Cockerell 1923a: 452-453. Female. Type locality: Issororo, NWD, British Guiana, Dec 1918 (G. E. Bodkin). Type repository: NHML 17a2461. Examined. Megachile (Neochelynia) bodkini : Raw 2002 # 7: 26. DISTRIBUTION. TRINIDAD. GUYANA. 5. Megachile (Neochelynia) brethesi Schrottky Megachile Brethesi Schrottky 1909a: 220. Female. Type locality: Asuncion, Paraguay. Type repository: MZSP ? Megachile atricostifera Strand 1910: 534. Female. Type locality: Unknown. Type repository: Unknown. Synonymy of Schrottky 1913a: 194. Megachile (Neochelynia) brethesi : Raw 2002 # 7: 27. ADDITIONAL REFERENCES. Schrottky 1913a: 145 (K), 194 (D, R-F); Martins 1994: 230; Zanella 2000: 590 (D); Silveira et al 2002: 213. Aguiar & Martins 2003: 213 (D); Zanella 2003: 234 (D). DISTRIBUTION. BRAZIL: BA- Casa Nova; DF- Brasilia (Raw), Planaltina (Raw); GO- Goias (Raw); MG; PB- Mamanguape; RN- Serra Negra do Norte; SP. PARAGUAY: Asuncion. 6. Megachile (Neochelynia) chichimeca Cresson Megachile chichimeca Cresson 1878: 130. Female. Type locality: Mexico (Sumichrast). Type repository: ANSP 2434. Examined. Megachile disparipennis W. P. Cockerell 1917: 192. Female. Type locality: Point Isabel, Texas, U.S.A. Type repository: USNM 23133. Synonymy of Mitchell 1935: 39. Megachile (Neomegachile) chichimeca : Mitchell 1934: 302. Megachile (Neochelynia) chichimeca : Raw 2002 # 7: 27. ADDITIONAL REFERENCES. Cresson 1916: 115 (T); Cockerell 1932: 13 (K); Mitchell 1935: 39- 40 (D, R-F); Michener 1954: 99-100 (D, F, L); Ayala et al 1997: 455 (D); Silveira et al 2002: 213 (D). DISTRIBUTION. BRAZIL: MT. MEXICO: JA; MI; MO; NA; PU; QR; SI; SO; TA; VC; YU. PANAMA: Canal Zone- Corozal, Juan Mina, Rio Pescado; Old Panamá. U.S.A.: TX. FLOWERS. Cuphea balsamona, Cornuta grandiflora, Elvira biflora, Hibiscus tiliaceus. LIFE HISTORY. In Panamá adults fly January to September. 7. Megachile (Neochelynia) clara Mitchell Megachile clara Mitchell 1930: 281. Male. Type locality: Prieta, Honduras. Type repository: Meyer. Megachile (Neomegachile) clara : Ayala et al 1997: 455. Megachile (Neochelynia) clara : Raw 2002 # 7: 27. DISTRIBUTION. HONDURAS. MEXICO: HI; VC. 8. Megachile (Neochelynia) coelioxoides Cresson Megachile coelioxoides Cresson 1878: 130. Male. Type locality: Mexico (Sumichrast). Type repository: ANSP 2435. Examined. (Not M. coelioxoides Schrottky 1909a [=M. (Sayapis) coelioxiformis Schrottky 1910].) Megachile (Neomegachile) coelioxoides : Mitchell 1934: 302. Megachile (Sayapis) coelioxoides Mitchell 1943b: 664. Cresson 1878 (not Schrottky 1909a). Megachile (Neochelynia) coelioxoides : Raw 2002 # 7: 27. ADDITIONAL REFERENCES. Cresson 1916: 115 (T); Ayala et al 1997: 455 (D). DISTRIBUTION. MEXICO: JA; NA. 9. Megachile (Neochelynia) fumata Mitchell Megachile fumata Mitchell 1930: 293-295. Female. Type locality: Guapiles, Costa Rica. Type repository: ANSP 4131. Examined. Megachile (Neochelynia) fumata : Raw 2002 # 7: 27. DISTRIBUTION. COSTA RICA. 10. Megachile (Neochelynia) paulista Schrottky Megachile (Neochelynia) paulista Schrottky 1920. Female ? Type locality: S. Paulo, Brasil. Type repository: Unknown. Megachile uniformis Mitchell 1928: 349-351. Male. Type locality: Chapada [dos Guimarães, MT], Brazil, January (H. H. Smith). Type repository: ANSP 4110. Examined. Synonymy of Michener 2000: 562. (Not M. uniformis Alfken 1934: 154-155. Egypt.] Megachile (Neomegachile) uniformis : Mitchell 1934: 302. ADDITIONAL REFERENCE. Silveira et al 2002: 213 (D). DISTRIBUTION. BRAZIL: BA; GO- Goias; MG; MT- Chapada dos Guimarães; SP. MORPHOLOGY. Intersex female described. 11. Megachile (Neochelynia) pedalis Fox Megachile pedalis Fox 1891: 347. Male. Type locality: Kingston, Jamaica. Type repository: ANSP 10403. Examined. Megachile liguanensis Cockerell 1912c: 486. Female. Type locality: Liguanea Plain, Kingston, Jamaica, Nov-Dec 1911 (Mrs. C. T. Brues). Type repository: AMNH. Examined. Synonymy Unknown. Megachile (Neomegachile) pedalis : Raw 1984a: 495. Megachile (Neochelynia) pedalis : Raw 2002 # 7: 27. ADDITIONAL REFERENCES. Gowdey 1926: 100 (D); 10 (D as M. liguanensis); Cresson 1928: 70 (T); Raw 1985: 2-13 (D, L, M, F). DISTRIBUTION. JAMAICA. The species occurs on the plains and the coast. FLOWERS. Cassia emarginata, Ipomaea pescaprae, Portulaca sp., Sesuvium portulacastrum, Croton linearis, Bidens pilosa. LIFE HISTORY. Adults fly throughout the year. NESTING. The adults are active for most of the year. 12. Megachile (Neochelynia) perpunctata Cockerell Megachile perpunctata Cockerell 1896: 286-287. Female. Type locality: San Rafael, Vera Cruz, Mexico, 18 March (C. H. T. Townsend). Type repository: USNM 58111. Examined. Megachile (Neomegachile) perpunctata : Ayala et al 1997: 455. Megachile (Neochelynia) perpunctata : Raw 2002 # 7: 27. DISTRIBUTION. MEXICO: VC. 13. Megachile (Neochelynia) praecipua Mitchell Megachile praecipua Mitchell 1930: 282-283. Female. Type locality: Rio Frio, Magdalena, Colombia, 8 May 1927 (Salt). Type repository: NHML 17a2468. Examined. Megachile (Neochelynia) praecipua : Raw 2002 # 7: 27. DISTRIBUTION. COLOMBIA: Magdalena. 14. Megachile (Neochelynia) rodriguesi Moure Megachile rodriguesi Moure 1943: 173. Female. Type locality: Batatais, Estado de São Paulo, November 1941. Type repository: UFPR. Megachile (Neochelynia) rodriguesi : Raw 2002 # 7: 28. DISTRIBUTION. BRAZIL: SP- Batatais. 15. Megachile (Neochelynia) rufobarbata Cockerell Megachile rufobarbata Cockerell 1936: 250-251. Female. Type locality: Plu Ruimveldt, British Guiana, 19 December 1935 (J. Ogilvie). Type repository: AMNH. Examined. Megachile (Neochelynia) rufobarbata : Raw 2002 # 7: 28. DISTRIBUTION. GUYANA. 16. Megachile (Neochelynia) stomatura Cockerell Megachile stomatura Cockerell 1917b: 237-238. Male. Type locality: Trinidad, West Indies, 6 June (Aug. Busck). Type repository: USNM 22903. Examined. Megachile (Neomegachile) stomatura : Mitchell 1934: 302. Megachile (Neochelynia) stomatura : Raw 2002 # 7: 28. ADDITIONAL REFERENCE. Cockerell 1923a: 453, 458 (D, P, R-F). DISTRIBUTION. GUYANA: Berbice. TRINIDAD. NESTING. Disused borings in timber. PREDATION. Coelioxys rostrata. 17. Megachile (Neochelynia) zernyi Alfken Megachile zernyi Alfken 1933: 306-307. Female. Type locality: Taperinha (near Santarém), Brazil, 21-31 July (H. Zerny). Type repository: NHMW. Megachile (Neochelynia) zernyi : Raw 2002 # 7: 28. ADDITIONAL REFERENCE. Silveira et al 2002: 213 (D). DISTRIBUTION. BRAZIL: PA; SP.
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