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Megachile punctatissima  (Kirby, 1802)
Taxonomic Serial No.: 762499

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Common Name(s):    
  Valid Name: Stelis punctulatissima (Kirby, 1802)
 
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: invalid - unavailable, literature misspelling   
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: John S. Ascher, PhD  
  Notes: Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore   
  Reference for: Megachile punctatissima    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: Discover Life bee species guide and world checklist - Draft-54, website (version Draft-54)  
  Acquired: 2020   
  Notes: Ascher, J. S. and J. Pickering. 1 February, 2020. Discover Life bee species guide and world checklist (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila). http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?guide=Apoidea_species   
  Reference for: Megachile punctatissima   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Latreille, P. A.  
  Publication Date: 1805   
  Article/Chapter Title:    
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Histoire Naturelle, Genérale et Particuliere, des Crustacés et des Insectes, vol. 14   
  Page(s): 1-412   
  Publisher: De L'Imprimerie de F. Dufart   
  Publication Place: Paris   
  ISBN/ISSN:    
  Notes: Available at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15702015   
  Reference for: Megachile punctatissima   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Nieto, Ana, Stuart P.M. Roberts, James Kemp, Pierre Rasmont, Michael Kuhlmann, et. al.  
  Publication Date: 2014   
  Article/Chapter Title:    
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: European Red List of Bees   
  Page(s): x + 84   
  Publisher: Publication Office of the European Union   
  Publication Place: Luxembourg   
  ISBN/ISSN: 9789279445125   
  Notes: DOI:10.2779/77003   
  Reference for: Megachile punctatissima   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Praz, Christophe J.  
  Publication Date: 2017   
  Article/Chapter Title: Subgeneric classification and biology of the leafcutter and dauber bees (genus Megachile Latrielle) of the western Palearctic (Hymenoptera, Apoidea, Megachilidae)   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Journal of Hymenoptera Research, vol. 55   
  Page(s): 1-54   
  Publisher:    
  Publication Place:    
  ISBN/ISSN: 1070-9428   
  Notes: DOI:10.3897/jhr.55.11255   
  Reference for: Megachile punctatissima   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Spinola, Maximilianus  
  Publication Date: 1806   
  Article/Chapter Title:    
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Insectorum Liguriae Species Novae aut Rariores, quas in Agro Ligustico Nuper Detexit, Descripsit, et Iconibus Illustravit Maximilianus Spinola, Adjecto Catalogo Spiecierum Auctoribus Jam Enumeratarum, Quae in Eadam Regione Occurrunt, vol. 1   
  Page(s): xviii + 160   
  Publisher: Gravier   
  Publication Place: Genuae (Genoa), Italy   
  ISBN/ISSN:    
  Notes: Available at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42170902   
  Reference for: Megachile punctatissima   
       

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 Comments
       
  Comment: Praz (2017), page 7, states: "Megachile punctatissima Spinola, 1806 has been mentioned as a valid species of the genus Megachile (e.g. Nieto et al. 2014, Ascher and Pickering 2016). The entry in Spinola (1806: 135) under M. punctatissima is "3. MEGACHILE PUNCTATISSIMA. Latr. hist. des. inst. [SIC] 14. p. 54. n. 5" and was not meant as a species description. M. punctatissima Latreille is likely an incorrect spelling of "Apis punctulatissima Kirby, 1802, [=Stelis punctulatissima (Kirby, 1802)]", given that the entry in Latreille (1805) was "Apis punctatissima. Kirby, tab. 16, fig. 9", thus precisely referring to Kirby's species. Lastly, Heriades pusilla Spinola, 1808 and Heriades sinuata Spinola, 1808 have been included in the genus Megachile (Schletterer 1889, Ungricht et al. 2008); based on their original descriptions (no existing syntype is known: Casolari and Casolari-Moreno 1980) both are considered to belong to the Osmiini...Based on its original description (axillae with spine) and especially on the account of its nesting biology (nests in Rubus stems, partitions made of masticated leaf material), H. pusilla likely refers to a species of the genus Osmia Panzer, 1806 subgenus Hoplosmia Thomson, 1872. Heriades pusilla is probably best placed in synonymy with Osmia (Hoplosmia) ligurica Morawitz, 1868 and treated as a nomen oblitum; however I do not formally transfer this species into Osmia for now as this would create a homonymy with the valid species Osmia pusilla Cresson, 1864. To resolve this case study of the Spinola collection and the designation of a lectotype or neotype appear to be necessary."  
    Megachile punctatissima (Kirby, 1802) (TSN 762499) (now as Stelis punctulatissima (Kirby, 1802) (TSN 756152)), a subsequent combination and misspelling by Latreille (1805) of Apis punctulatissima Kirby, 1802, is a senior secondary homonym of Megachile punctatissima W. F. Kirby, 1900 (now as Megachile wfkirbyi Kohl, 1906)  
 

 

    

 
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