The Megachilidae (Hymenoptera, Apoidea, Apiformes) of the Democratic Republic of Congo curated at the Royal Museum for Central Africa (RMCA, Belgium) Author Nkulu, Alain Tshibungu Agroecology Lab, Brussels Bioengineering School, Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Av. F. D. Roosevelt 50, B- 1050 Brussels, Belgium & Ecology, Restoration Ecology and Landscape, Faculté des Sciences Agronomiques, Université de Lubumbashi (UNILU), Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo Author Pauly, Alain 0000-0002-9030-9786 Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS), O. D. Taxonomy & Phylogeny, Rue Vautier 29, B- 1000 Brussels, Belgium alain. pauly 54 @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 9030 - 9786 alain.pauly54@gmail.com Author Dorchin, Achik 0000-0003-1151-5926 Royal Museum for Central Africa (RMCA), Biology Department, Entomology Section, Leuvensesteenweg 13, B- 3080 Tervuren, Belgium achik. dorchin @ africamuseum. be; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0003 - 1151 - 5926 & University of Mons, Research Institute for Biosciences, Laboratory of Zoology, Place du parc 20, 7000 Mons, Belgium * Corresponding authors: alain. tshibungu. nkulu @ ulb. be; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 3747 - 3456 Phone number: + 243.814.74.52.56 nicolas. vereecken @ ulb. be; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 8858 - 4623 Phone number: + 32.473.60.35.63 achik.dorchin@africamuseum.be Author Vereecken, Nicolas J. Agroecology Lab, Brussels Bioengineering School, Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Av. F. D. Roosevelt 50, B- 1050 Brussels, Belgium text Zootaxa 2023 2023-12-27 5392 1 1 103 https://mapress.com/zt/article/download/zootaxa.5392.1.1/52546 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.5392.1.1 1175-5334 10435063 12024EE2-3FCA-4C6E-A04B-DA590C4A0438 Gronoceras praetextum ( Vachal, 1910 ) Chalicodoma ( Gronoceras ) praetexta ( Vachal, 1910 ) Material. Cabinet 110, Drawer 34 ( 9 ♀ and 23 ♂ ). D.R. CONGO . Holotype — Haut-Katanga • 1 ♂ ; Katumba ; -8.53, 25.98; Oct. 1907 ; Dr. Sheffield Neave leg.; RMCA . Paratype — Haut-Katanga • 1 ♂ ; Kiamokosa ; -11.67, 27.47; Oct. 1907 ; Dr. Sheffield Neave leg.; RMCA . — Haut-Katanga • 1 ♂ ; Elisabethville ( Lubumbashi ); -11.67, 27.47; 12 Nov. 1933 ; Dr. M. Bequaert leg.; RMCA • 1 ♂ ; ibid ; 14 Apr. 1912 ; Dr. J. Bequaert leg.; RMCA • 1 ♂ ; ibid ; 2 Oct. 1926 ; Dr. M. Bequaert leg.; RMCA • 1 ♂ ; ibid ; 6 Apr. 1912 ; Dr. M. Bequaert leg.; RMCA • 1 ♀ ; ibid ; Jul. 1935 ; P. Quarré leg.; RMCA • 1 ♂ ; ibid ; Apr. 1933 ; De Loose leg.; RMCA • 2 ♂ ; ibid ; De Loose leg.; RMCA • 1 ♀ ; ibid ; Oct. 1934 ; P. Quarré leg.; RMCA • 1 ♂ ; Elisabethville ( 60km ruiss. Kasepa ); -11.67, 27.47; 23 Sep. 1923 ; Dr. M. Bequaert leg.; RMCA • 1 ♂ ; Panda (Likasi) ; -11.00, 26.73; 16 Oct. 1920 ; Dr. M. Bequaert leg.; RMCA • 1 ♀ ; Lubumbashi ; -11.67, 27.47; 12 Mar. 1921 ; Dr. M. Bequaert leg.; RMCA .— Haut-Lomami • 1 ♀ ; Lomami : Mutombo-Mukulu ; -7.97, 24.00; Jun. 1931 ; P. Quarré leg.; RMCA • 1 ♂ ; Sankisia ; -9.40, 25.80; 13 Jul. 1911 ; Dr. J. Bequaert leg.; RMCA .— Lomami • 2 ♀ ; Kabinda ; -6.13, 24.48; Dr. Schwetz leg.; RMCA .— Lualaba • 2 ♀ ; Dilolo ; -10.68, 22.35; Aug ; 1931; G.F. de Witte leg.; RMCA • 1 ♀ ; ibid ; Sep. / Oct. 1933 ; H. De Saeger leg.; RMCA • 1 ♂ ; Kapanga ; -8.35, 22.57; Aug. 1934 ; R. Verschueren leg.; RMCA • 1 ♂ ; ibid ; Oct. 1932 ; Dr. J. Schouteden leg.; RMCA • 1 ♂ ; Kipiri ; -7.58, 29.88; Sep. 1912 ; R. Verschueren leg.; RMCA • 2 ♀ and 1 ♂ ; Lulua : Kapanga ; -8.35, 22.57; Nov. 1932 ; F.G. Overlaet leg.; RMCA • 1 ♂ ; ibid ; Nov. 1932 ; Dr. J. Schouteden leg.; RMCA • 1 ♀ and 1 ♂ ; ibid ; Dec. 1933 ; F.G. Overlaet leg.; RMCA • 1 ♂ ; ibid ; Dec. 1932 ; F.G. Overlaet leg.; RMCA • 2 ♂ ; ibid ; Oct. 1932 ; F.G. Overlaet leg.; RMCA • 1 ♂ ; ibid ; Aug. 1934 ; F.G. Overlaet leg.; RMCA .