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<emphasis id="0DCF6601FFA2FFF95E9D35933157F80D" bold="true" box="[199,363,2013,2037]" pageId="6" pageNumber="307">New synonymy</emphasis>
.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
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<paragraph id="3F04BA13FFA3FFF85ECD353B35AAF801" blockId="7.[151,1437,1909,2041]" pageId="7" pageNumber="308">
<emphasis id="0DCF6601FFA3FFF85ECD353B3100F875" bold="true" box="[151,316,1909,1933]" pageId="7" pageNumber="308">FIGURES 28.</emphasis>
2. Female of
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<emphasis id="0DCF6601FFA3FFF85F93353B324AF875" box="[457,630,1909,1933]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="308">Megachile soikai</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, dorsal view. 3. Female of
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<emphasis id="0DCF6601FFA3FFF85DD1353833D5F875" box="[907,1001,1909,1933]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="308">M. soikai</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, capitate hairs on underside of hind femur. 4. Male genitalia of
<taxonomicName id="F8BBC190FFA3FFF85F3835D431FCF849" box="[354,448,1945,1969]" class="Insecta" family="Megachilidae" genus="Megachile" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="7" pageNumber="308" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="soikai">
<emphasis id="0DCF6601FFA3FFF85F3835D431FCF849" box="[354,448,1945,1969]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="308">M. soikai</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. 5. Male genitalia of
<taxonomicName id="F8BBC190FFA3FFF85CCD35D43317F849" authorityName="Perez" authorityYear="1907" box="[663,811,1945,1969]" class="Insecta" family="Megachilidae" genus="Megachile" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="7" pageNumber="308" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="leucostoma">
<emphasis id="0DCF6601FFA3FFF85CCD35D43317F849" box="[663,811,1945,1969]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="308">M. leucostoma</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. 5. Head in front view of male of
<taxonomicName id="F8BBC190FFA3FFF85AD835D43529F849" authorityName="Perez" authorityYear="1907" box="[1154,1301,1945,1969]" class="Insecta" family="Megachilidae" genus="Megachile" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="7" pageNumber="308" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="leucostoma">
<emphasis id="0DCF6601FFA3FFF85AD835D43529F849" box="[1154,1301,1945,1969]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="308">M. leucostoma</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, showing the distinct tooth behind the base of the mandible. 7. Clypeus of female of
<taxonomicName id="F8BBC190FFA3FFF85D3635F0343CF82D" authorityName="Perez" authorityYear="1907" box="[876,1024,1981,2005]" class="Insecta" family="Megachilidae" genus="Megachile" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="7" pageNumber="308" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="leucostoma">
<emphasis id="0DCF6601FFA3FFF85D3635F0343CF82D" box="[876,1024,1981,2005]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="308">M. leucostoma</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. 8. Female of
<taxonomicName id="F8BBC190FFA3FFF85ACF35F3356DF82D" authorityName="Dalla Torre" authorityYear="1896" box="[1173,1361,1981,2005]" class="Insecta" family="Megachilidae" genus="Megachile" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="7" pageNumber="308" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="walkeri">
<emphasis id="0DCF6601FFA3FFF85ACF35F3356DF82D" box="[1173,1361,1981,2005]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="308">Megachile walkeri</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, dorsal view. 9. Clypeus and mandibles of female of
<emphasis id="0DCF6601FFA3FFF85C0635AC32ECF801" box="[604,720,2017,2041]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="308">
<taxonomicName id="F8BBC190FFA3FFF85C0635AC32F7F801" authorityName="Dalla Torre" authorityYear="1896" box="[604,715,2017,2041]" class="Insecta" family="Megachilidae" genus="Megachile" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="7" pageNumber="308" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="walkeri">M. walkeri</taxonomicName>
.
</emphasis>
10. Male genitalia of
<taxonomicName id="F8BBC190FFA3FFF85DF635AC3424F801" authorityName="Dalla Torre" authorityYear="1896" box="[940,1048,2017,2041]" class="Insecta" family="Megachilidae" genus="Megachile" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="7" pageNumber="308" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="walkeri">
<emphasis id="0DCF6601FFA3FFF85DF635AC3424F801" box="[940,1048,2017,2041]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="308">M. walkeri</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(left, dorsal view; right, lateral view).
</paragraph>
</caption>
<subSubSection id="77A1E998FFACFFF75E9D32D9344BFD35" pageId="8" pageNumber="309" type="materials_examined">
<paragraph id="3F04BA13FFACFFF75E9D32D931C5FF02" blockId="8.[151,1437,150,1221]" pageId="8" pageNumber="309">
<emphasis id="0DCF6601FFACFFF75E9D32D9314CFF48" bold="true" box="[199,368,150,177]" pageId="8" pageNumber="309">Type material</emphasis>
: The type material of
<taxonomicName id="F8BBC190FFACFFF75C2D32D93357FF49" authority="Walker" authorityName="Walker" authorityYear="1871" box="[631,875,151,177]" class="Insecta" family="Megachilidae" genus="Megachile" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="8" pageNumber="309" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="fulvescens">
<emphasis id="0DCF6601FFACFFF75C2D32D9332EFF49" box="[631,786,151,177]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="309">M. fulvescens</emphasis>
Walker
</taxonomicName>
was not investigated and it is unknown whether
<typeStatus id="E00004B1FFACFFF75ECD32F530C5FF2D" box="[151,249,187,213]" pageId="8" pageNumber="309" type="syntype">syntypes</typeStatus>
are preserved in BMNH. The identity of this species appears to be clear based the original description (“abdomen tawny at the base”).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="3F04BA13FFACFFF75E9D334D3379FEE5" blockId="8.[151,1437,150,1221]" box="[199,837,259,285]" pageId="8" pageNumber="309">
The
<typeStatus id="E00004B1FFACFFF75EA0334D3160FEE5" box="[250,348,259,285]" pageId="8" pageNumber="309" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
male of
<taxonomicName id="F8BBC190FFACFFF75FE4334D320EFEE5" authorityName="Mitchell" authorityYear="1930" box="[446,562,259,285]" class="Insecta" family="Megachilidae" genus="Megachile" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="8" pageNumber="309" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="blanda">
<emphasis id="0DCF6601FFACFFF75FE4334D320EFEE5" box="[446,562,259,285]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="309">M. blanda</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
was examined (
<collectionCode id="59AA22D6FFACFFF75CBD334D3305FEE5" box="[743,825,259,285]" pageId="8" pageNumber="309">SMFD</collectionCode>
).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="3F04BA13FFACFFF75E9D3368344BFD35" blockId="8.[151,1437,150,1221]" pageId="8" pageNumber="309">
<emphasis id="0DCF6601FFACFFF75E9D3368318FFEB8" bold="true" box="[199,435,294,320]" pageId="8" pageNumber="309">Additional material</emphasis>
:
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<emphasis id="0DCF6601FFACFFF75F9B3368321DFEB8" bold="true" box="[449,545,294,320]" pageId="8" pageNumber="309">
<collectingCountry id="47ACFA83FFACFFF75F9B3368321DFEB8" box="[449,545,294,320]" name="Egypt" pageId="8" pageNumber="309">EGYPT</collectingCountry>
</emphasis>
:
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<specimenCount id="29BD719AFFACFFF75C3B336932B7FEB9" box="[609,651,295,321]" pageId="8" pageNumber="309" type="female">4 ♀</specimenCount>
,
<location id="3A64ECC8FFACFFF75CC233693338FEB9" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:B7120B05FFA2FFF75ECD34F530F1FB3D:3A64ECC8FFACFFF75CC233693338FEB9" box="[664,772,295,321]" country="Egypt" name="Nasr City" pageId="8" pageNumber="309" stateProvince="Al Qahirah">Nasr City</location>
(
<collectingRegion id="FD7F74F1FFACFFF75D493369336AFEBA" box="[787,854,295,322]" country="Egypt" name="Al Qahirah" pageId="8" pageNumber="309">Cairo</collectingRegion>
),
<date id="4B059CD3FFACFFF75D30336833C8FEB9" box="[874,1012,294,321]" pageId="8" pageNumber="309" value="2015-08-30">
<collectingDate id="5B41653BFFACFFF75D30336833C8FEB9" box="[874,1012,294,321]" pageId="8" pageNumber="309" value="2015-08-30">30.viii.2015</collectingDate>
</date>
, leg.
<collectorName id="924EDFC5FFACFFF75A77336934FCFEB9" box="[1069,1216,295,321]" pageId="8" pageNumber="309">A. Al-Shahat</collectorName>
(
<collectingMethod id="E6FAC204FFACFFF75A943369357CFEB9" box="[1230,1344,295,321]" pageId="8" pageNumber="309">sweep net</collectingMethod>
) (
<collectionCode id="59AA22D6FFACFFF75B0D336935ACFEB9" box="[1367,1424,295,321]" pageId="8" pageNumber="309">EFC</collectionCode>
)
</materialsCitation>
;
<materialsCitation id="8FD3B04EFFACFFF75ECD33053405FE9D" box="[151,1081,330,358]" collectingDate="2015-08-30" collectionCode="EFC" collectorName="A. Al-Shahat" country="Egypt" location="Al-Azhar University" pageId="8" pageNumber="309" specimenCount="4" specimenCount-male="4" stateProvince="Al Qahirah">
<specimenCount id="29BD719AFFACFFF75ECD330530FFFE9D" box="[151,195,331,357]" pageId="8" pageNumber="309" type="male">4 ♂</specimenCount>
,
<location id="3A64ECC8FFACFFF75E973305318FFE9D" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:B7120B05FFA2FFF75ECD34F530F1FB3D:3A64ECC8FFACFFF75E973305318FFE9D" box="[205,435,331,357]" country="Egypt" name="Al-Azhar University" pageId="8" pageNumber="309" stateProvince="Al Qahirah">Al-Azhar University</location>
(
<collectingRegion id="FD7F74F1FFACFFF75F9833053239FE9E" box="[450,517,331,358]" country="Egypt" name="Al Qahirah" pageId="8" pageNumber="309">Cairo</collectingRegion>
),
<date id="4B059CD3FFACFFF75C423304329EFE9D" box="[536,674,330,357]" pageId="8" pageNumber="309" value="2015-08-30">
<collectingDate id="5B41653BFFACFFF75C423304329EFE9D" box="[536,674,330,357]" pageId="8" pageNumber="309" value="2015-08-30">30.viii.2015</collectingDate>
</date>
,
<collectingMethod id="E6FAC204FFACFFF75CF733053322FE9D" box="[685,798,331,357]" pageId="8" pageNumber="309">sweep net</collectingMethod>
, leg.
<collectorName id="924EDFC5FFACFFF75D0D330533D5FE9D" box="[855,1001,331,357]" pageId="8" pageNumber="309">A. Al-Shahat</collectorName>
(
<collectionCode id="59AA22D6FFACFFF75DAD3305340CFE9D" box="[1015,1072,331,357]" pageId="8" pageNumber="309">EFC</collectionCode>
)
</materialsCitation>
;
<materialsCitation id="8FD3B04EFFACFFF75A1E330531D3FE71" collectingDate="1934-04-20" collectionCode="EFC" collectorName="Sh. M." country="Egypt" location="Wadi Elaqa" pageId="8" pageNumber="309" specimenCount="2" specimenCount-female="2" stateProvince="Janub Sina'">
<specimenCount id="29BD719AFFACFFF75A1E33053451FE9D" box="[1092,1133,331,357]" pageId="8" pageNumber="309" type="female">2 ♀</specimenCount>
,
<location id="3A64ECC8FFACFFF75A20330534C7FE9D" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:B7120B05FFA2FFF75ECD34F530F1FB3D:3A64ECC8FFACFFF75A20330534C7FE9D" box="[1146,1275,331,357]" country="Egypt" name="Wadi Elaqa" pageId="8" pageNumber="309" stateProvince="Janub Sina'">Wadi Elaqa</location>
(
<collectingRegion id="FD7F74F1FFACFFF75B53330535B3FE9E" box="[1289,1423,331,358]" country="Egypt" name="Janub Sina'" pageId="8" pageNumber="309">South Sinai</collectingRegion>
),
<date id="4B059CD3FFACFFF75ECD3321312CFE71" box="[151,272,367,393]" pageId="8" pageNumber="309" value="1934-04-20">
<collectingDate id="5B41653BFFACFFF75ECD3321312CFE71" box="[151,272,367,393]" pageId="8" pageNumber="309" value="1934-04-20">20.iv.1934</collectingDate>
</date>
, leg.
<collectorName id="924EDFC5FFACFFF75F15332131A1FE71" box="[335,413,367,393]" pageId="8" pageNumber="309">Sh. M.</collectorName>
(
<collectionCode id="59AA22D6FFACFFF75FF7332131DAFE71" box="[429,486,367,393]" pageId="8" pageNumber="309">EFC</collectionCode>
)
</materialsCitation>
;
<materialsCitation id="8FD3B04EFFACFFF75FA63320355FFE71" box="[508,1379,366,394]" collectingDate="1943-08-12" collectionCode="EFC" collectorName="Efflatoun &amp; Sh. M." country="Egypt" location="Wadi Elaqa" pageId="8" pageNumber="309" specimenCount="5" specimenCount-male="5" stateProvince="Janub Sina'">
<specimenCount id="29BD719AFFACFFF75FA633203216FE71" box="[508,554,366,393]" pageId="8" pageNumber="309" type="male">5 ♂</specimenCount>
,
<location id="3A64ECC8FFACFFF75C6D33213287FE71" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:B7120B05FFA2FFF75ECD34F530F1FB3D:3A64ECC8FFACFFF75C6D33213287FE71" box="[567,699,367,393]" country="Egypt" name="Wadi Elaqa" pageId="8" pageNumber="309" stateProvince="Janub Sina'">Wadi Elaqa</location>
(
<collectingRegion id="FD7F74F1FFACFFF75C9133213368FE72" box="[715,852,367,394]" country="Egypt" name="Janub Sina'" pageId="8" pageNumber="309">South Sinai</collectingRegion>
),
<date id="4B059CD3FFACFFF75D33332133CFFE71" box="[873,1011,367,393]" pageId="8" pageNumber="309" value="1943-08-12">
<collectingDate id="5B41653BFFACFFF75D33332133CFFE71" box="[873,1011,367,393]" pageId="8" pageNumber="309" value="1943-08-12">12.viii.1943</collectingDate>
</date>
, leg.
<collectorName id="924EDFC5FFACFFF75A69332134A0FE71" box="[1075,1180,367,393]" pageId="8" pageNumber="309">Efflatoun</collectorName>
&amp;
<collectorName id="924EDFC5FFACFFF75A993321352DFE71" box="[1219,1297,367,393]" pageId="8" pageNumber="309">Sh. M.</collectorName>
(
<collectionCode id="59AA22D6FFACFFF75B7833213567FE71" box="[1314,1371,367,393]" pageId="8" pageNumber="309">EFC</collectionCode>
)
</materialsCitation>
;
<materialsCitation id="8FD3B04EFFACFFF75B2A33213393FE55" collectingDate="1998-06-23" collectionCode="SMNH" collectorName="Freiberg &amp; Kaplan" country="Egypt" location="Wadi Tubug" pageId="8" pageNumber="309" specimenCount="5" specimenCount-female="2" specimenCount-male="3" stateProvince="Shamal Sina'">
<specimenCount id="29BD719AFFACFFF75B2A332135A0FE71" box="[1392,1436,367,393]" pageId="8" pageNumber="309" type="female">2 ♀</specimenCount>
<specimenCount id="29BD719AFFACFFF75ECD33DD30FAFE55" box="[151,198,403,429]" pageId="8" pageNumber="309" type="male">3 ♂</specimenCount>
,
<collectingRegion id="FD7F74F1FFACFFF75E8E33DD312CFE55" box="[212,272,403,429]" country="Egypt" name="Shamal Sina'" pageId="8" pageNumber="309">Sinai</collectingRegion>
,
<location id="3A64ECC8FFACFFF75F4433DD3190FE55" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:B7120B05FFA2FFF75ECD34F530F1FB3D:3A64ECC8FFACFFF75F4433DD3190FE55" box="[286,428,403,429]" country="Egypt" name="Wadi Tubug" pageId="8" pageNumber="309" stateProvince="Shamal Sina'">Wadi Tubug</location>
,
<date id="4B059CD3FFACFFF75FE033DD3216FE55" box="[442,554,403,429]" pageId="8" pageNumber="309" value="1998-06-23">
<collectingDate id="5B41653BFFACFFF75FE033DD3216FE55" box="[442,554,403,429]" pageId="8" pageNumber="309" value="1998-06-23">23.6.1998</collectingDate>
</date>
leg.
<collectorName id="924EDFC5FFACFFF75C3C33DD32F8FE55" box="[614,708,403,429]" pageId="8" pageNumber="309">Freiberg</collectorName>
&amp;
<collectorName id="924EDFC5FFACFFF75CB733DD3302FE55" box="[749,830,403,429]" pageId="8" pageNumber="309">Kaplan</collectorName>
(
<collectionCode id="59AA22D6FFACFFF75D0A33DD339BFE55" box="[848,935,403,429]" country="Sweden" name="Department of Paleozoology, Swedish Museum of Natural History" pageId="8" pageNumber="309">SMNH</collectionCode>
)
</materialsCitation>
;
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<specimenCount id="29BD719AFFACFFF75DE733DD33D5FE55" box="[957,1001,403,429]" pageId="8" pageNumber="309" type="female">2 ♀</specimenCount>
,
<collectingRegion id="FD7F74F1FFACFFF75DA033DD340AFE55" box="[1018,1078,403,429]" country="Egypt" name="Shamal Sina'" pageId="8" pageNumber="309">Sinai</collectingRegion>
,
<location id="3A64ECC8FFACFFF75A1E33DD34EAFE55" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:B7120B05FFA2FFF75ECD34F530F1FB3D:3A64ECC8FFACFFF75A1E33DD34EAFE55" box="[1092,1238,403,429]" country="Egypt" name="Oasis Feiran" pageId="8" pageNumber="309" stateProvince="Shamal Sina'">Oasis Feiran</location>
, 2842N 3339E,
<date id="4B059CD3FFACFFF75ECD33F9312CFE29" box="[151,272,439,465]" pageId="8" pageNumber="309" value="2000-04-17">
<collectingDate id="5B41653BFFACFFF75ECD33F9312CFE29" box="[151,272,439,465]" pageId="8" pageNumber="309" value="2000-04-17">17.iv.2000</collectingDate>
</date>
, leg.
<collectorName id="924EDFC5FFACFFF75F0833F93225FE29" box="[338,537,439,465]" pageId="8" pageNumber="309">C. Schmid-Egger</collectorName>
(
<collectionCode id="59AA22D6FFACFFF75C7033F93244FE29" box="[554,632,439,465]" pageId="8" pageNumber="309">CPCN</collectionCode>
,
<collectionCode id="59AA22D6FFACFFF75CDD33F93283FE29" box="[647,703,439,465]" pageId="8" pageNumber="309">CSE</collectionCode>
)
</materialsCitation>
;
<materialsCitation id="8FD3B04EFFACFFF75C8C33F93264FE0D" collectingDate="2018-04-01" collectionCode="CES" collectorName="C. Schmid-Egger" country="Egypt" latitude="25.694" location="Westbank of Nile River" longLatPrecision="74" longitude="32.628" pageId="8" pageNumber="309" specimenCount="2" specimenCount-female="1" specimenCount-male="1" stateProvince="Al Uqsur">
<specimenCount id="29BD719AFFACFFF75C8C33F9333FFE29" box="[726,771,439,465]" pageId="8" pageNumber="309" type="female">1 ♀</specimenCount>
<specimenCount id="29BD719AFFACFFF75D5433F93301FE29" box="[782,829,439,465]" pageId="8" pageNumber="309" type="male">1 ♂</specimenCount>
,
<collectingRegion id="FD7F74F1FFACFFF75D1733F933AFFE29" box="[845,915,439,465]" country="Egypt" name="Al Uqsur" pageId="8" pageNumber="309">Luxor</collectingRegion>
,
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,
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,
<geoCoordinate id="5A8FDCD4FFACFFF75B6D33F935A5FE29" box="[1335,1433,439,465]" degrees="32.628" direction="east" orientation="longitude" pageId="8" pageNumber="309" precision="55" value="32.628">32.628E</geoCoordinate>
,
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easily recognizable by the presence of thickened, shortened setae on the underside of the mesosoma and the hind femur (cf.
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; see also
<bibRefCitation id="5B2AC7E2FFACFFF75DE1310D347CFCA5" author="Engel, M. S." box="[955,1088,835,861]" pageId="8" pageNumber="309" pagination="151 - 156" refId="ref24235" refString="Engel, M. S. (2008) A new species of Megachile (Eutricharaea) from Western Saudi Arabia related to Megachile walkeri (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae). Acta Entomologica Slovenica, 16, 151 - 156." type="journal article" year="2008">Engel 2008</bibRefCitation>
: fig. 5), and the orange integument of T1T2 (
<figureCitation id="A780A696FFACFFF75F0A312931A9FC79" box="[336,405,871,897]" captionStart="FIGURES 28" captionStartId="7.[151,264,1909,1933]" captionTargetBox="[234,1355,181,1885]" captionTargetId="figure-20@7.[232,1355,181,1885]" captionTargetPageId="7" captionText="FIGURES 28. 2. Female of Megachile soikai, dorsal view. 3. Female of M. soikai, capitate hairs on underside of hind femur. 4. Male genitalia of M. soikai. 5. Male genitalia of M. leucostoma. 5. Head in front view of male of M. leucostoma, showing the distinct tooth behind the base of the mandible. 7. Clypeus of female of M. leucostoma. 8. Female of Megachile walkeri, dorsal view. 9. Clypeus and mandibles of female of M. walkeri. 10. Male genitalia of M. walkeri (left, dorsal view; right, lateral view)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5494657" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5494657/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="309">Fig. 8</figureCitation>
). The former feature is only shared with
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<emphasis id="0DCF6601FFACFFF75D3B312933F5FC79" box="[865,969,871,897]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="309">M. soikai</emphasis>
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, in which the integument of all tergites is dark brown (
<figureCitation id="A780A696FFACFFF75F7C31C53156FC5D" box="[294,362,907,933]" captionStart="FIGURES 28" captionStartId="7.[151,264,1909,1933]" captionTargetBox="[234,1355,181,1885]" captionTargetId="figure-20@7.[232,1355,181,1885]" captionTargetPageId="7" captionText="FIGURES 28. 2. Female of Megachile soikai, dorsal view. 3. Female of M. soikai, capitate hairs on underside of hind femur. 4. Male genitalia of M. soikai. 5. Male genitalia of M. leucostoma. 5. Head in front view of male of M. leucostoma, showing the distinct tooth behind the base of the mandible. 7. Clypeus of female of M. leucostoma. 8. Female of Megachile walkeri, dorsal view. 9. Clypeus and mandibles of female of M. walkeri. 10. Male genitalia of M. walkeri (left, dorsal view; right, lateral view)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5494657" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5494657/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="309">Fig. 2</figureCitation>
). As in most members of the
<emphasis id="0DCF6601FFACFFF75CF531C53323FC5D" box="[687,799,907,933]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="309">leachella-</emphasis>
group, the apical clypeal margin has a narrow impunctate margin (Fig. 9).
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<emphasis id="0DCF6601FFACFFF75E9D319D3138FC15" bold="true" box="[199,260,979,1005]" pageId="8" pageNumber="309">Male</emphasis>
: Easily recognizable by the following combination of characters: integument of T1 and T2 orange; gonostylus with short preapical process (Fig. 10). In contrast to
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<emphasis id="0DCF6601FFACFFF75D7131B93384FBE9" box="[811,952,1015,1041]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="309">M. leachella</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
or
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<emphasis id="0DCF6601FFACFFF75D8731B934BEFBE9" box="[989,1154,1015,1041]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="309">M. leucostoma</emphasis>
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, there is no tooth or only a short, truncate, blunt tooth behind the base of the mandible. In contrast to
<taxonomicName id="F8BBC190FFACFFF75DA63655352AFBCD" authority="Alfken 1924" authorityName="Alfken" authorityYear="1924" box="[1020,1302,1051,1077]" class="Insecta" family="Megachilidae" genus="Megachile" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="8" pageNumber="309" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="pilidens">
<emphasis id="0DCF6601FFACFFF75DA636553440FBCD" box="[1020,1148,1051,1077]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="309">M. pilidens</emphasis>
Alfken 1924
</taxonomicName>
, which also lacks this tooth, the median part of S4 is not elevated; it is covered by a dense patch of yellow hairs (with a small median tubercule covered by whitish-grey hairs in
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<emphasis id="0DCF6601FFACFFF75C89362D336EFB85" box="[723,850,1123,1149]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="309">M. pilidens</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
). We could not confirm the presence of
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<emphasis id="0DCF6601FFACFFF75B4D362D35AAFB85" box="[1303,1430,1123,1149]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="309">M. pilidens</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, mentioned by
<bibRefCitation id="5B2AC7E2FFACFFF75F6F36C931E8FB59" author="Alfken, J. D." box="[309,468,1159,1185]" pageId="8" pageNumber="309" pagination="146 - 163" refId="ref23669" refString="Alfken, J. D. (1934) Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Megachile - Arten von Aegypten. Bulletin de la Societe Royale Entomologique d'Egypte, 18, 146 - 163." type="journal article" year="1934">Alfken (1934)</bibRefCitation>
in
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, and suggest that this species is removed from the list of Egyptian species for now.
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