dc:description"Figure 1. Females of Megalopta. (A‒C) Lateral view of mesosoma; (A) M. aeneicollis Friese from Novo Airão, Brazil; (B) M. mura sp. n. from Manaus, Brazil; (C) Megalopta yanomami sp. n. from Parauapebas, Brazil; (D, F) posterolateral view of mesosoma; (D) M. sulciventris Friese from Manaus, Brazil; (E) lateral view of head of M. aegis Vachal from Caldas Novas, Brazil; (F) M. guimaraesi Santos & Silveira from Alto Paraíso de Goiás, Brazil. Scale bar 1 mm, except in part E scale bar 0.5 mm.";
dc:description"Figure 2. Females of Megalopta. (A) Lateral view of head of M. guimaraesi Santos & Silveira from Alto Paraíso de Goiás, Brazil; (B‒F). posterolateral view of mesosoma; (B) M. nitidicollis Friese from Rio Branco, Brazil; (C) M. aeneicollis Friese from Novo Airão, Brazil; (D) M. aegis Vachal from Caldas Novas, Brazil; (E) M. chaperi Vachal from Amajari, Brazil; (F) M. amoena Spinola from Alenquer, Brazil. Scale bar 1 mm.";
dc:description"Figure 3. Females of Megalopta. (A, F) Posterolateral view of mesosoma; (B, D) dorsal view of mesoscutum; (C, E) lateral view of mesosoma; (A) M. mura sp. n. from Manaus, Brazil; (B, C) M. guimaraesi Santos & Silveira from Alto Paraíso de Goiás, Brazil; (D, E) M. mura sp. n. from Manaus, Brazil; (F) M. xavante sp. n. (holotype) from Nova Xavantina, Brazil. Scale bar 1 mm.";
dc:description"Figure 4. Females of Megalopta. (A‒E) Posterolateral view of mesosoma; (A) Megalopta yanomami sp. n. from Parauapebas, Brazil; (B) M. piraha sp. n. from Manaus, Brazil; (C) M. munduruku sp. n. from Belterra, Brazil; (D) M. cuprea Friese from Nigrillani, Bolivia; (E) M. sodalis Vachal from Antonina, Brazil; (F) frontal view of head of M. xavante sp. n from Nova Xavantina, Brazil. Scale bar 1 mm.";
dc:description"Figure 5. Females of Megalopta. (A, C) Lateral view of basitibial plate; (A) Megalopta xavante sp. n. from Nova Xavantina, Brazil; (B) frontal view of head in the female of M. piraha sp. n. from Manaus, Brazil; (C) M. piraha sp. n. from Manaus, Brazil; (D) lateral view of mesosoma of M. amoena from Alenquer, Brazil; (E, F) dorsal view of mesosoma; (E) M. yanomami sp. n. from Parauapebas, Brazil; (F) M. piraha sp. n. from Manaus, Brazil. Scale bar 1 mm.";
dc:description"Figure 6. Males of Megalopta. (A, B) Lateral view of mesosoma; (A) M. aeneicollis Friese from Manaus, Brazil; (B) M. yanomami sp. n. from Parauapebas, Brazil; (C‒F) posterolateral view of mesosoma; (C) M. sulciventris Friese from Manaus, Brazil; (D) M. aeneicollis Friese from Manaus, Brazil; (E) M. aegis Vachal from Caldas Nova, Brazil; (F) M. nitidicollis Friese from São Paulo de Olivença, Brazil. Scale bar 1 mm.";
dc:description"Figure 7. Males of Megalopta. (A) Ventral view of sternum 3‒6 of M. aegis Vachal from Caldas Novas, Brazil; (B‒E) posterolateral view of mesosoma; (B) M. chaperi Vachal from Amajari, Brazil; (C) M. amoena Spinola from Alenquer, Brazil; (D) M. guimaraesi Santos & Silveira from Formosa, Brazil; (E) Megalopta mura sp. n. from Presidente Figueiredo, Brazil; (F) lateral view of mesosoma M. mura sp. n. from Ouro Preto do Oeste, Brazil. Scale bar 1 mm.";
dc:description"Figure 8. Males of Megalopta. (A‒C) Ventral view of sternum 3‒4; (A) M. chaperi Vachal Amajari, Brazil; (B) M. amoena Spinola from Alenquer, Brazil; (C) M. mura sp. n. from Parauapebas, Brazil; (D, E) Dorsal view of posterior surface of F6‒F11; (D) M. sulciventris Friese from Manaus, Brazil; (E) M. aegis Vachal from Parauapebas, Brazil; (F) dorsal view of flagellum of M. amoena from Alenquer, Brazil. Scale bar 1 mm.";
dc:description"Figure 9. Males of Megalopta. (A) Dorsal view of flagellum of M. guimaraesi from Formosa, Brazil; (B) ventral view of sternum 3‒4 of M. amoena from Alenquer, Brazil; (C, E) dorsal view of head; (D, F) Frontal view of head; (C) M. guarani sp. n. from Chapada dos Guimarães, Brazil; (D) M. mapinguari sp. n. from Rio Branco, Brazil; (E) M. xavante sp. n. from Nova Xavantina, Brazil; (F) M. atlantica Santos & Silveira from Ipanema, Brazil. Scale bar 1 mm.";
dc:description"Figure 10. Males of Megalopta. (A, C) Frontal view of head; (B, D) frontal view of flagellomeres; (A) M. purpurata Smith (holotype) from Tefé, Brazil; (B) M. atlantica Santos & Silveira from Ipanema, Brazil; (C) M. yanomami sp. n. from Parauapebas, Brazil; (D) M. piraha sp. n. from Manaus, Brazil; (E) lateral view of sternum 4 of M. guarani sp. n. from Chapada dos Guimarães, Brazil; (F) posterolateral view of basal area of mesosoma M. guarani sp. n. from Chapada dos Guimarães, Brazil. Scale bar 1 mm, except in E, scale bar 0.1 mm.";
dc:description"Figure 11. Males of Megalopta. (A, C, D). Posterolateral view of mesosoma; (A) M. karitiana sp. n. from Ouro Preto do Oeste, Brazil; (B) ventral view of sternum 3‒4 of M. mapinguari sp. n. from Rio Branco, Brazil; (C) M. mapinguari sp. n. from Rio Branco, Brazil; (D) M. xavante sp. n. from Nova Xavantina, Brazil; (E) dorsal view of mesosoma of M. atlantica Santos & Silveira from Ipanema, Brazil; (F) posterior view of mesosoma of M. purpurata Smith (holotype) from Tefé, Brazil. Scale bar 1 mm.";
dc:description"Figure 12. Males of Megalopta. (A‒C) Habitus, dorsal view; (A) M. xavante sp. n. from Nova Xavantina, Brazil; (B) M. atlantica Santos & Silveira from Ipanema, Brazil; (C) M. purpurata (holotype) Smith from Tefé, Brazil; (D‒F) posterolateral view of mesosoma; (D) M. yanomami sp. n. from Parauapebas, Brazil; (E) M. piraha sp. n. from Manaus, Brazil; (F) M. munduruku sp. n. from Belterra, Brazil. Scale bar 1 mm.";
dc:description"Figure 13. Males of Megalopta. (A, B) Posterolateral view of mesosoma; (C, E) frontal view of head; (D) frontal view of flagellomeres; (A) M. cuprea Friese from Santa Cruz, Bolivia; (B) M. sodalis Vachal from Antonina, Brazil; (C, D) M. yanomami sp. n. from Parauapebas, Brazil; (E) M. piraha sp. n. from Manaus, Brazil; (F) M. cuprea Friese from Espejo, Santa Cruz, Bolivia. Scale bar 1 mm.";
dc:description"Figure 14. Distribution records of Megalopta species. (A) M. aegis Vachal (grey circles) and M. aeneicollis Friese (black squares); (B) M. nitidicollis Friese; (C) M. sulciventris Friese; (D) M. amoena Spinola.";
