Taxonomic revision of the Western Palaearctic bees of the subgenus Pseudomegachile (Hymenoptera, Apiformes, Megachilidae, Megachile)

• DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4524.3.1
• Publication Date: 2018-11-22T00:45:27Z
• Authors: ACHIK DORCHIN; CHRISTOPHE J. PRAZ
• Keywords: Subgenus; Megachilidae

The subgenus Pseudomegachile Friese of the large genus Megachile Latreille is revised for Western Palaearctic region, Iran, and Arabian Peninsula. Twenty species are recognized, which five new: blepharis Dorchin Praz from Israel, M. plumigera Oman United Arab Emirates, syriaca Syria Turkey, yezidica Turkey maxschwarzi Iran Central Asia. following new synonymies proposed: inermis Radoszkowski 1893 (as well as replacement name mitis Cockerell 1899), albifasciata Rebmann 1970 transgrediens placed in synonymy with saussurei 1874; tuberculata tuberculosa Dalla Torre 1896) seraxensis 1893; rubripes Morawitz 1875 persica 1972 flavipes Spinola 1838; stolzmanni flavidula tecta 1888. Lectotypes designated cinnamomea Alfken 1926, nilotica Pérez 1897, inermis, seraxensis, tuberculata, farinosa Smith 1853, derasa Gerstäcker 1869, erythrocnemis 1930 xanthocnemis 1938. An identification key provided, a phylogenetic hypothesis including most presented, biology briefly summarized.