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species group
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This is a large group comprising small to medium sized species with rather homogeneous morphology. In addition, some of the species exhibit geographic variation in the coloration of the integument or of the vestiture. Consequently, species identification is more complicated in this group than in the other
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, and may require comparing a series of specimens or examining the hidden metasomal sternites of males. Numerous features of the
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species group are shared only with
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<emphasis id="F2C31A03FFF94E31FB50FCEAFA9DFCCC" box="[1181,1348,861,884]" italics="true" pageId="43" pageNumber="294">M. ericetorum</emphasis>
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, in line with the phylogenetic affinities found between these two taxa.
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Western Palaearctic species of the
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species group are characterized by the predominantly dark integument, bright ferruginous tibiae and tarsi, and bright or pale ferruginous, fulvous, or greyish-white hairs, often with appressed scale-like, branched hairs, densely covering the metasoma. Characteristics of the female are: mandible slender, reticulate, shiny, and weakly dentate, with narrow premarginal, smooth area along apical margin (
<figureCitation id="588CDA94FFF94E31FE87FB83FE4DFBF4" box="[330,404,1076,1101]" captionStart="FIGURES 621" captionStartId="10.[151,264,1876,1899]" captionTargetBox="[164,1421,292,1841]" captionTargetId="figure@10.[164,1421,292,1841]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="FIGURES 621. Clypeus and mandibles of females. 6: M. foersteri. 7: M. incana. 8: M. blepharis sp. nov.. 9: M. cinnamomea. 10: M. saussurei. 11: M. nigripes. 12: M. seraxensis. 13: M. ericetorum. 14: M. sanguinipes. 15 (hairs removed on left): M. maxschwarzi sp. nov.. 16 (hairs removed on left): M. flavipes. 17 (hairs removed on left): M. tecta. 18: M. cinnamomea. 19, 20 (profile): M. farinosa. 21: M. riyadhensis (profile). CT: clypeal tooth, APA: apical premarginal area of mandible, HT: clypeal hair tuft, FC: facial comb of hairs." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/2610532/files/figure.png" pageId="43" pageNumber="294">Fig. 9</figureCitation>
), less than 1/3 as long as minimum width of first flagellomere; clypeus flat or weakly convex with anterior margin truncate or inconspicuously emarginated and with short or sometimes inconspicuous premarginal longitudinal tooth (
<figureCitation id="588CDA94FFF94E31FD0DFBCBFC93FB2C" box="[704,842,1148,1173]" captionStart="FIGURES 621" captionStartId="10.[151,264,1876,1899]" captionTargetBox="[164,1421,292,1841]" captionTargetId="figure@10.[164,1421,292,1841]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="FIGURES 621. Clypeus and mandibles of females. 6: M. foersteri. 7: M. incana. 8: M. blepharis sp. nov.. 9: M. cinnamomea. 10: M. saussurei. 11: M. nigripes. 12: M. seraxensis. 13: M. ericetorum. 14: M. sanguinipes. 15 (hairs removed on left): M. maxschwarzi sp. nov.. 16 (hairs removed on left): M. flavipes. 17 (hairs removed on left): M. tecta. 18: M. cinnamomea. 19, 20 (profile): M. farinosa. 21: M. riyadhensis (profile). CT: clypeal tooth, APA: apical premarginal area of mandible, HT: clypeal hair tuft, FC: facial comb of hairs." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/2610532/files/figure.png" pageId="43" pageNumber="294">Figs 1419</figureCitation>
); clypeus surface densely punctate with punctures largely varying in size across species; vertex relatively short, the ocellocciptal distance 0.8 times to about as long as interocellar distance. Common characteristics of the male are: mandible 3-toothed without inferior projection; front coxal spine short, as long as or slightly longer than medially wide, with apical tuft of short velvety golden hairs conspicuous or weak and without red spicules; front tarsi regularly slender, fringed with short to moderately long light posterior hair fringe (
<figureCitation id="588CDA94FFF94E31FCC4FA98FC4DFAF0" box="[777,916,1327,1352]" captionStart="FIGURES 2237" captionStartId="11.[151,264,1491,1514]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,193,1470]" captionTargetId="figure@11.[151,1436,193,1470]" captionTargetPageId="11" captionText="FIGURES 2237. Diagnostic traits of males. 22: inferior mandibular projection of M. nigripes. Anterior coxal spine of 23: M. nigripes, 24: M. lanata. Front legs of males of 25: M. foersteri (anterior surface), 26: M. cyanipennis (anterior surface), 27: M. ericetorum (ventral surface), 28: M. cinnamomea (ventral surface), 29: M. cyanipennis (ventral surface), 30: M. cinnamomea (dorsal surface), 31: M. farinosa (dorsal surface). T6 and T7 of 32: M. farinosa, 33: M. cinnamomea, 34: M. lanata, 35: M. seraxensis, 36: M. schnabli, 37: M. riyadhensis. IBP: inferior basal projection, ACS: anterior coxal spine, AG: anterior groove, BAM: basitarsal anterior margin, MPS: minute posterior spot, PAC: preapical carina, LS: lateral spine." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/2610536/files/figure.png" pageId="43" pageNumber="294">Figs 30, 31</figureCitation>
) (longest in
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<emphasis id="F2C31A03FFF94E31FBFDFA86FB28FAF0" box="[1072,1265,1327,1352]" italics="true" pageId="43" pageNumber="294">M. maxschwarzi</emphasis>
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,
<figureCitation id="588CDA94FFF94E31FAA0FA98FF1EFAD4" captionStart="FIGURES 171177" captionStartId="49.[151,264,1695,1718]" captionTargetBox="[150,1436,193,1674]" captionTargetId="figure@49.[150,1436,193,1674]" captionTargetPageId="49" captionText="FIGURES 171177. Diagnostic traits of M. maxschwarzi sp. nov.. Female habitus, 171: lateral view, 172: facial view. 173: holotype male (lateral view). 176: holotype male (facial view). Front basitarsus of male, 174: exterior surface, 175: interior surface. 177: tergite 6 of male. PAC: preapical carina." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/2610566/files/figure.png" pageId="43" pageNumber="294">Fig. 174</figureCitation>
); T6 without lateral tooth, with preapical carina emarginated, multidentate (
<figureCitation id="588CDA94FFF94E31FB8EFAE3FB45FAD4" box="[1091,1180,1364,1389]" captionStart="FIGURES 2237" captionStartId="11.[151,264,1491,1514]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,193,1470]" captionTargetId="figure@11.[151,1436,193,1470]" captionTargetPageId="11" captionText="FIGURES 2237. Diagnostic traits of males. 22: inferior mandibular projection of M. nigripes. Anterior coxal spine of 23: M. nigripes, 24: M. lanata. Front legs of males of 25: M. foersteri (anterior surface), 26: M. cyanipennis (anterior surface), 27: M. ericetorum (ventral surface), 28: M. cinnamomea (ventral surface), 29: M. cyanipennis (ventral surface), 30: M. cinnamomea (dorsal surface), 31: M. farinosa (dorsal surface). T6 and T7 of 32: M. farinosa, 33: M. cinnamomea, 34: M. lanata, 35: M. seraxensis, 36: M. schnabli, 37: M. riyadhensis. IBP: inferior basal projection, ACS: anterior coxal spine, AG: anterior groove, BAM: basitarsal anterior margin, MPS: minute posterior spot, PAC: preapical carina, LS: lateral spine." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/2610536/files/figure.png" pageId="43" pageNumber="294">Fig. 32</figureCitation>
), but teeth sometimes inconspicuous (as in
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and some specimens of
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<emphasis id="F2C31A03FFF94E31FCA1FACEFC2FFA28" box="[876,1014,1400,1424]" italics="true" pageId="43" pageNumber="294">M. farinosa</emphasis>
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,
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), and median emargination shallow; S4 usually slender with either sharp or obtuse preapical medial carina followed with concaved depression along margin (
<figureCitation id="588CDA94FFF94E31FE19FA08FDBCFA60" box="[468,613,1471,1496]" captionStart="FIGURES 3846" captionStartId="12.[151,264,1188,1211]" captionTargetBox="[180,1400,257,1170]" captionTargetId="figure@12.[180,1400,257,1170]" captionTargetPageId="12" captionText="FIGURES 3846. Diagnostic traits of males. Profile of T7 of 38: M. ericetorum, 39: M. cinnamomea. Sternite 4 in ventral view of 40: M. saussurei, 41: M. farinosa, 42: M. flavipes, 43: M. lanata. Antenna in dorsal view of 44: M. cyanipennis, 45: M. tecta, 46: M. sanguinipes. AMS: apicomedial spine, IT: inferior tooth, PAR: preapical ridge, PAC: preapical carina, MD: marginal depression, PAMG: preapical medial groove." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/2610538/files/figure.png" pageId="43" pageNumber="294">Figs 41, 42</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="588CDA94FFF94E31FDBBFA77FCF1FA60" box="[630,808,1471,1496]" captionStart="FIGURES 4764" captionStartId="18.[151,264,1906,1929]" captionTargetBox="[193,1400,192,1888]" captionTargetId="figure@18.[185,1406,185,1892]" captionTargetPageId="18" captionText="FIGURES 4764. Sternites 46 (or sternites 5, 6) of males of the flavipes species group. 4749: M. flavipes. 5052: M. tecta. 5355: M. maxschwarzi sp. nov.. 5658: M. cinnamomea. 59, 62: sternites 5, 6 of M. sanguinipes. 60, 61: sternites 5, 6 of M. farinosa. 63, 64: sternites 5, 6 of M. farinosa from the southern Jordan Valley of Israel and Palestine. PAC: preapical carina. Scale bars equal 1 mm" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/2610540/files/figure.png" pageId="43" pageNumber="294">47, 50, 53, 56</figureCitation>
) (compared to broad preapical ridge in most other species:
<figureCitation id="588CDA94FFF94E31FF31FA53FE8CFA44" box="[252,341,1508,1533]" captionStart="FIGURES 3846" captionStartId="12.[151,264,1188,1211]" captionTargetBox="[180,1400,257,1170]" captionTargetId="figure@12.[180,1400,257,1170]" captionTargetPageId="12" captionText="FIGURES 3846. Diagnostic traits of males. Profile of T7 of 38: M. ericetorum, 39: M. cinnamomea. Sternite 4 in ventral view of 40: M. saussurei, 41: M. farinosa, 42: M. flavipes, 43: M. lanata. Antenna in dorsal view of 44: M. cyanipennis, 45: M. tecta, 46: M. sanguinipes. AMS: apicomedial spine, IT: inferior tooth, PAR: preapical ridge, PAC: preapical carina, MD: marginal depression, PAMG: preapical medial groove." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/2610538/files/figure.png" pageId="43" pageNumber="294">Fig. 40</figureCitation>
); sternites 5 and 6 scattered with sclerotized capitate or spatulate hairs varying in density on posterior portion, never as dense as in other species, thus hairs not covered by overlapping hairs; S5 typically with some bifid hairs on basomedian area (
<figureCitation id="588CDA94FFF94E31FD61F99BFBF6F9FD" box="[684,1071,1580,1605]" captionStart="FIGURES 4764" captionStartId="18.[151,264,1906,1929]" captionTargetBox="[193,1400,192,1888]" captionTargetId="figure@18.[185,1406,185,1892]" captionTargetPageId="18" captionText="FIGURES 4764. Sternites 46 (or sternites 5, 6) of males of the flavipes species group. 4749: M. flavipes. 5052: M. tecta. 5355: M. maxschwarzi sp. nov.. 5658: M. cinnamomea. 59, 62: sternites 5, 6 of M. sanguinipes. 60, 61: sternites 5, 6 of M. farinosa. 63, 64: sternites 5, 6 of M. farinosa from the southern Jordan Valley of Israel and Palestine. PAC: preapical carina. Scale bars equal 1 mm" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/2610540/files/figure.png" pageId="43" pageNumber="294">Figs 48, 51, 54, 57, 59, 60, 63</figureCitation>
); S6 with 35 usually thicker spatulate hairs forming a lateral sloping line at each side of disc (but smaller in
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<emphasis id="F2C31A03FFF94E31FB8EF9E6FB7AF9D0" box="[1091,1187,1617,1640]" italics="true" pageId="43" pageNumber="294">M. tecta</emphasis>
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and
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<emphasis id="F2C31A03FFF94E31FB11F9E6FA45F9D0" box="[1244,1436,1615,1640]" italics="true" pageId="43" pageNumber="294">M. maxschwarzi</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="F2C31A03FFF94E31FF5AF9C3FF2FF935" bold="true" box="[151,246,1652,1677]" pageId="43" pageNumber="294">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="E9F0A778FFF94E31FF5AF9C3FF2FF935" box="[151,246,1652,1677]" pageId="43" pageNumber="294" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
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) (
<figureCitation id="588CDA94FFF94E31FEDDF9C3FDA4F935" box="[272,637,1652,1677]" captionStart="FIGURES 4764" captionStartId="18.[151,264,1906,1929]" captionTargetBox="[193,1400,192,1888]" captionTargetId="figure@18.[185,1406,185,1892]" captionTargetPageId="18" captionText="FIGURES 4764. Sternites 46 (or sternites 5, 6) of males of the flavipes species group. 4749: M. flavipes. 5052: M. tecta. 5355: M. maxschwarzi sp. nov.. 5658: M. cinnamomea. 59, 62: sternites 5, 6 of M. sanguinipes. 60, 61: sternites 5, 6 of M. farinosa. 63, 64: sternites 5, 6 of M. farinosa from the southern Jordan Valley of Israel and Palestine. PAC: preapical carina. Scale bars equal 1 mm" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/2610540/files/figure.png" pageId="43" pageNumber="294">Figs 49, 52, 55, 58, 61, 62, 64</figureCitation>
); S8 spear-shaped triangular, fringed along margins with long hairs that extend well beyond margin (Fig. 95); gonoforceps slender, linear, slightly tapering apically, with dense, long branched hairs directed mesally on posterior portion but with no apparent hairs at apex as seen in dorsal view (Fig. 96); penis valve simple, almost linear, with apex bluntly pointed (Fig. 96).
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<emphasis id="F2C31A03FFF94E31FF0AF8B3FE1FF8A4" box="[199,454,1796,1821]" italics="true" pageId="43" pageNumber="294">Megachile grisescens</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="A426BBE0FFF94E31FE1CF8B3FD53F8A5" author="Morawitz, F." box="[465,650,1796,1821]" pageId="43" pageNumber="294" pagination="1 - 160" refId="ref47771" refString="Morawitz, F. (1875) Bees (Mellifera) I. Apidae genuinae. In: Fedtschenko, A. P., Travel to Turkestan. C. - Petepvypgъ, Mockva [Moscow], pp. 1 - 160." type="book chapter" year="1875">Morawitz 1875</bibRefCitation>
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, described from Central Asia (“valle Sarafschan” [
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or
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], in Ferghana [
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]) is an additional, Central Asian species of the
<taxonomicName id="07B7BD92FFF94E31FB43F890FB33F8F8" ID-CoL="3YRM3" authorityName="Spinola" authorityYear="1838" box="[1166,1258,1831,1856]" class="Insecta" family="Megachilidae" genus="Megachile" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="43" pageNumber="294" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="flavipes">
<emphasis id="F2C31A03FFF94E31FB43F890FB33F8F8" box="[1166,1258,1831,1856]" italics="true" pageId="43" pageNumber="294">flavipes</emphasis>
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species group. To our knowledge it does not occur in the western Palaearctic. This species is unusual within the
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<emphasis id="F2C31A03FFF94E31FA8DF8FBFA45F8DD" box="[1344,1436,1868,1893]" italics="true" pageId="43" pageNumber="294">flavipes</emphasis>
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group in the entirely dark integument of all legs. In addition, the female can be recognized by the coarsely and sparsely punctured clypeus; beside this characteristic, it is similar to a small female of
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<emphasis id="F2C31A03FFF94E31FB59F822FAE2F814" box="[1172,1339,1941,1964]" italics="true" pageId="43" pageNumber="294">M. ericetorum</emphasis>
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, but the vertex is shorter, as in species of the
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<emphasis id="F2C31A03FFF94E31FDAFF80FFD67F869" box="[610,702,1976,2001]" italics="true" pageId="43" pageNumber="294">flavipes</emphasis>
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species group. In the male, the front tarsi bear linear, black maculations on the underside. In addition,
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<emphasis id="F2C31A03FFF94E31FD5EF86AFCECF84D" box="[659,821,2012,2037]" italics="true" pageId="43" pageNumber="294">M. nigrofulva</emphasis>
Hedicke 1940
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, described from “Kintschou, Provinz Liauhsi” [Jinzhou,
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,
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], as well as the subspecies
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<emphasis id="F2C31A03FFFE4E36FBDFFF2EFAF6FF08" box="[1042,1327,151,176]" italics="true" pageId="44" pageNumber="295">M. nigrofulva ordonosa</emphasis>
Hedicke 1940
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, from “Ordos,
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” [Ordos,
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Autonomous Region,
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], probably both belong to the
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<emphasis id="F2C31A03FFFE4E36FF09FF68FEF9FF40" box="[196,288,223,248]" italics="true" pageId="44" pageNumber="295">flavipes</emphasis>
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species group. We have not examined the
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specimens but some specimens from
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, which agree with the description of
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<emphasis id="F2C31A03FFFE4E36FD82FEB2FCB3FEA5" box="[591,874,260,285]" italics="true" pageId="44" pageNumber="295">M. nigrofulva ordonosa</emphasis>
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; these specimens are very similar to
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<emphasis id="F2C31A03FFFE4E36FAFCFEB2FA4DFEA4" box="[1329,1428,261,284]" italics="true" pageId="44" pageNumber="295">M. tecta</emphasis>
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, although slightly larger, with bright fulvous vestiture and the integument of T1 and T2 is ferruginous. It is possible that this taxon is conspecific with
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<emphasis id="F2C31A03FFFE4E36FD5CFEFAFD28FEDC" box="[657,753,333,356]" italics="true" pageId="44" pageNumber="295">M. tecta</emphasis>
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.
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