A remarkable new leaf-cutter bee from Thailand (Hymenoptera: Magachilidae).

Abstract

A remarkable new species of leaf-cutter bee, Megachile trichorhytisma Engel sp. n., is described and figured from two males collected in northern Thailand. The species is placed in a new subgenus, Aethomegachile Engel & Baker subgen. n., and is differentiated from previously known lineages of Megachile.

Keywords

Apoidea, Anthophila, Megachilinae, Megachilini, Southeast Asia, taxonomy.

Nomenclatural Acts

Aethomegachile Engel & Baker, 2006 (Megachile), sgen. n.
trichorhytisma Engel, 2006 (Megachile (Aethomegachile)), spec. n.