Resin bees of genus Megachile, subgenera Callomegachile and Carinula (Hymenoptera, Megachilidae) from Thailand with description of a new species
Author
Chatthanabun, Nontawat
Center of Excellence in Entomology and Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
Author
Ascher, John S.
Insect Diversity Lab, Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, 16 Science Drive 4 S 3 Level 4, 117558, Singapore
Author
Pinkaew, Nantasak
Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture at Kamphaengsaen, Kasetsart University, Kamphaengsaen Campus, Nakhon Pathom, 73140, Thailand
Author
Thanoosing, Chawatat
Department of Life Sciences, The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW 7 5 BD, UK & Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, Exhibition Road, London SW 7 2 AZ, UK
Author
Traiyasut, Prapun
Program in Biology, Faculty of Science, Ubon Ratchathani Rajabhat University, Ubon Ratchathani, 34000, Thailand
Author
Warrit, Natapot
Center of Excellence in Entomology and Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
ich108@hotmail.com
text
ZooKeys
2020
997
95
144
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.997.34935
journal article
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.997.34935
1313-2970-997-95
52E31975D30F4F93BBA3AB628D381281
55136D8014F356BAAB0129717E021D48
Megachile (Callomegachile) tuberculata Smith, 1858
Figs 23
, 24
Megachile tuberculata
Smith, 1858: 46. Female syntype (NHMUK, examined) Borneo, Malaysia.
Megachile longipalpis
Radoszkowski, 1882: 78 [doubtful synonymy].
Chalicodoma (Eumegachilana) tuberculatum
: Michener, 1965: 192.
Diagnosis.
Female can be recognized by its large body size (21-24 mm); black body covered with black hairs throughout (Fig.
24a
); base of clypeus with large protruding tubercle; mandibles elongate with three teeth and small tubercle at base (Fig.
24c
); yellow wings; black scopa.
Figure 23.
Thai distribution of
Megachile (Callomegachile) tuberculata
.
Figure 24.
Megachile (Callomegachile) tuberculata
Smith, 1858, female (NHMUK 013379846)
a
dorsal view
b
frontal view
c
lateral view of mandible
d
front leg
e
lateral view of metasoma and scopa.
Literature records.
India. Sikkim (
Ascher et al. 2016
); Indonesia. Java, Sumatera Barat (
Ascher et al. 2016
); Myanmar. Mergui Archipelago, Bago Yoma (
Bingham 1890
,
1897
); Malaysia. Johor, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Perak, Sabah, Sarawak, Selangor, Terengganu, (
Smith 1858
;
Bingham 1890
,
1897
;
Dover 1929
;
Ascher et al. 2016
); Philippines. (The Philippines record based on the type of
M. longipalpis
Radoszkowski, 1882 is considerably outside the verified range for this species as presently understood, so this synonymy should be re-examined); Singapore. (
Bingham 1897
;
Ascher et al. 2016
).
Material examined.
Female syntype. Malaysia. "Type; B.M. TYPE HYM. 17a. 2840; SAR.;
Megachile tuberculata
Sm. 1857 not 1879; NHMUK 013379846"; Thailand (new record). Ubon Ratchathani Province: 1♀, Na Chaluai district, Phu Jong Nayoy Nat. P., Phalan Pa Chad,
14°26'7.8066"N
,
105°15'34.7394"E
, Alt. 247.17 m, 6-XI-2019, coll. Traiyasut et al. (leg. NC and NW).
Floral records.
Megachile (Callomegachile) tuberculata
was photographed visiting and collecting pollens from
Psophocarpus tetragonolobus
(L.) D.C. (
Soh et al. 2017
), also captured on
Grammatophyllum speciosum
Blume (
Ascher et al. 2016
).
Comments.
The single Thai record is from far to the northeast of the Sundaic Region.