Megachile nevadensis Cresson, 1879
Properties
Scientific Name: Megachile nevadensis Cresson, 1879
Common Name: Nevada Leafcutter Bee
Taxonomy
Megachile nevadensis Cresson, 1879: 209 [♀, ♂].
Lectotype ♂‚ designated by Cresson (1916: 125). USA, Nevada, by Morrison [ANSP no. 2468]
Taxonomic notes: Mitchell (1936: 362) (and see Sheffield and Westby 2007: 180) suggested that M. hookeri Cockerell, 1915, known only from the ♀, might be a synonym of M. nevadensis Cresson, 1879; in his original description, Cockerell (1915: 534) indicated that it resembled M. manifesta, but larger and otherwise different. Mitchell’s (1936: 362) account was that it might represent a colour variety, with only subtle structural differences.
DNA Barcode Index Number (BIN): BOLD:AAE8685
Distribution in Canada: Sheffield pers. obs. [BC].
References
Cresson ET (1879) Descriptions of new North American Hymenoptera in the collection of the American Entomological Society. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 7: 201-214.https://doi.org/10.2307/25076373
Mitchell TB (1936) A revision of the genus Megachile in the Nearctic region. Part V. Taxonomy of the subgenus Xeromegachile (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae). Transactions of the American Entomological Society 62(4): 323-382.https://www.jstor.org/stable/25077381
Sheffield CS, Westby SM (2007) The male of Megachile nivalis Friese, with an updated key to members of the subgenus Megachile s. str. (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) in North America. Journal of Hymenoptera Research 16: 178-191.
Cresson ET (1916) The Cresson types of Hymenoptera. Memoirs of the American Entomological Society 1: 1-141.
Sociality: Solitary
Nesting: Ground
Pollen Specialization: Polylectic
Wintering Stage: Mature Larva
Crop Preference: Not Available
Non Crop Preference: Not Available
Distribution: British Columbia
Ecozone: Western Interior Basin