Amegilla mongolica Wu, 1990

2. Amegilla mongolica Wu, 1990 View in CoL

( Figs 2a–h View FIGURE 2 , holotype; Figs 3a–h View FIGURE 3 , paratype (original allotype ))

Amegilla mongolica Wu, 1990: 248 View in CoL , ♂, ♀.

Holotype: [♂], 内AE, āă, 右ª [Inner Mongolia, Alashan Meng, Alashanyou Qi, 39°12'N 101°40'E], 1986.VI.27, īåx: 吕Żt [27.VI.1986, leg. Yong-Cai LV] // HOLOTYPE <red label> // M0254 // Amegilla (s. str.) mongolica Wu , ♂, ǎîx: Dzě如 [det. Yan-Ru Wu] // IOZ (E)205499 <blue label> // Amegilla (Amegilla) mongolica Wu , det. P. Rasmont, 2019.

Paratypes: [♀], 内AE, āă, 右ª [Inner Mongolia, Alashan Meng, Alashanyou Qi , 39°12'N 101°40'E], 1986. VI.27 GoogleMaps , īåx: 张利Ḧ [27.VI.1986, leg. Li-Zhu Zhang] // ALLOTYPE <green label> // M0686 // IOZ (E)205500 <blue label> // Amegilla (Amegilla) mongolica Wu , det. P. Rasmont, 2019; [♀], 内AE, āă, 右ª [Inner Mongolia, Alashan Meng, Alashanyou Qi , 39°12'N 101°40'E], 1986.VI.27, īåx: ữṳ尔 [27.VI.1986, leg. Lin-Er AO] // GoogleMaps PARATYPE <yellow label> // M0685 // IOZ (E)205602 <blue label> // Amegilla (Amegilla) mongolica Wu , det. P. Rasmont, 2019; [♂] 内AE, āă, 右ª [Inner Mongolia, Alashan Meng, Alashanyou Qi , 39°12'N 101°40'E], 1986. VI.27, īåx: Dz ẚ云 [leg. Hai-Yun HU] // GoogleMaps PARATYPE <yellow label> // M0258 // IOZ (E)205602 <blue label> // Amegilla (Amegilla) mongolica Wu , det. P. Rasmont , 2019.

Current status: Amegilla (Micramegilla) mongolica Wu, 1990 View in CoL .

Remark: The subgeneric status of this taxon was not designated by Wu (1990: 248). The holotype identification label with the subgeneric status was added by Wu in 2000. Despite this classification in Amegilla s.s., several features are more relevant to Micramegilla, especially in the shape of male gonocoxae, as the external brush at top of gonocoxae and the small patch of strong setae at the middle of external side of gonocoxae. The pale facial marking is also more in accordance to Micramegilla. Amegilla mongolica Wu appears quite similar to the Mediterranean species Amegilla (Micramegilla) andresi (Friese, 1914) (type serie NHMB examined by PR) but it is difficult to go further in assessing synonymy beyond this superficial ressemblance.

Distribution: China (Inner Mongolia).