Megachile (Eutricharaea) rotundata (Baker, 1975)
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https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5586.1.1 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/1458879A-FFBF-FFC7-FF50-5977FD9AFEEC |
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Plazi |
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Megachile (Eutricharaea) rotundata |
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Megachile (Eutricharaea) rotundata View in CoL (Fabricius, 1787)
Alfalfa Leafcutter
Notes: This is a widespread species of Megachile (Eutricharaea) , an exotic subgenus of Palearctic origin. It is often found visiting Fabaceae . Critical identifications should be made since the similar Megachile (Eutricharaea) pusilla Pérez, 1884 [“1883”] is well known from New York City and may appear in nearby southwestern Connecticut (or further afield). Megachile pusilla was until recently known in the United States as Megachile concinna (e.g., Parker 1978). It is evidently M. pusilla , not true M. concinna that has been redescribed from Japan (Soltani et al. 2017) and reported from Taiwan.
Subgenus Litomegachile Mitchell
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