Bzdyk Emily L
Bohart Museum of Entomology, University of California, Davis, California, 95616, USA.
Zookeys. 2012(221):31-61. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.221.3234. Epub 2012 Sep 13.
The species of Megachile subgenus Litomegachile are revised with a review of the species morphology, biology, and plant associations. A new species, Megachile pankus, is described and illustrated. Megachile mendica snowi Mitchell is elevated to species. Megachile var. nupta Cresson and Megachile texana var. cleomis Cockerell are synonymized with Megachile brevis and Megachile texana, respectively. An illustrated key for Litomegachile is also provided.
对大切叶蜂属Litomegachile亚属的物种进行了修订,回顾了物种的形态、生物学及与植物的关联。描述并图示了一个新物种——潘库大切叶蜂Megachile pankus。米切尔描述的雪氏大切叶蜂Megachile mendica snowi被提升为一个物种。克雷斯描述的Megachile var. nupta和科克雷尔描述的Megachile texana var. cleomis分别被认定为短翅大切叶蜂Megachile brevis和德克萨斯大切叶蜂Megachile texana的同义词。还提供了Litomegachile亚属的图示检索表。