Checklist of the bees (Hymenoptera, Apoidea) of New Caledonia Author Zakardjian, Marie https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7300-3921 Aix Marseille Univ, Avignon Univ, CNRS, IRD, IMBE, Marseille, France marie.zakardjian@imbe.fr Author Jourdan, Herve https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3756-4008 Aix Marseille Univ, Avignon Univ, CNRS, IRD, IMBE, Noumea, France Author Cochenille, Thomas https://orcid.org/0009-0007-9446-4971 Aix Marseille Univ, Avignon Univ, CNRS, IRD, IMBE, Marseille, France Author Mahe, Prisca https://orcid.org/0009-0004-9939-021X Aix Marseille Univ, Avignon Univ, CNRS, IRD, IMBE, Noumea, France Author Geslin, Benoit https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2464-7998 Aix Marseille Univ, Avignon Univ, CNRS, IRD, IMBE, Marseille, France benoit.geslin@imbe.fr text Biodiversity Data Journal 2023 2023-07-31 11 105291 105291 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.11.e105291 journal article http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.11.e105291 1314-2828-11-e105291 DAAF563E5F025D4288672BF4180D76B8 Megachile (Aethomegachile) laticeps Smith, 1853 Megachile gadara Cameron, 1903; Megachile mcgregori Cockerell, 1918; Megachile metallescens Cockerell, 1918; Megachile otriades Cameron, 1902; Megachile penangensis Cockerell, 1918; Megachile robbii Ashmead, 1904; Megachile semperi Friese, 1905; Megachile subignita Cockerell, 1918; Megachile varidens Cameron, 1905; Megachile caecina Cameron, 1903; Megachile cinyras Cameron, 1902 Feeds on Duranta repens ( Pauly and Munzinger 2003 ); Convolvulaceae : Ipomoea pes-caprae (native); Myrtaceae : Sannantha pinifolia (native); Verbenaceae : Duranta erecta (alien) ( Donovan et al. 2013 ); Antigonon leptopus , Cosmos sp., Cuphea hyssopifolia , Duranta erecta , Ossinum basilicum , Schinus terebinthifolius , Tridax sp. (new records). Native status Likely alien. Pauly & Munzinger (2003) hypothesised that this species could be alien because it was captured in Noumea, while visiting an alien plant species. Distribution Native range: India to Malaysia, Nepal, Vietnam. Alien rage: Singapore, Maldives, South Africa (remains to be confirmed), widely distributed in the Pacific Region (Vanuatu, Fiji, French Polynesia). Historical data in New Caledonia: Noumea , Jul 1957, one female. Dec 1979-Sep 2008, one male and one female ( Donovan et al. 2013 ). Noumea , 5 Feb 1999 one male and one female ( Pauly and Munzinger 2003 ). Noumea : Parc Zoologique et Forestier, 27 Feb 2019, one individual; 23 Mar 2019, one female; 04 Apr 2022, one individual; 22 Apr 2022, one individual; Centre culturel Tjibaou, 23 Mar 2019, two females; Riviere Salee , 14 Mar 2022, one individual; 16 Mar 2022, one individual; Petite Normandie, 29 Mar 2022, two individuals; 14 Apr 2022, one individual; Magenta Tours, 31 Mar 2022, four individuals; 12 Apr 2022, one individual; Tuband, 19 Apr 2022, one individual. Paita - La Tontouta: La Tontouta, 5 Apr 2019, one female. Mont Dore: La Conception, 23 Mar 2022, one individual; Rue Andre Burck, 1 Apr 2022, one individual; Vallon Dore, 20 Apr 2022, one individual ( Zakardjian et al. 2023b ).