Megachile (Creightonella) rufa Friese 1903
Creators: name: Nkulu, Alain Tshibungu
name: Pauly, Alain
name: Dorchin, Achik
name: Vereecken, Nicolas J.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Megachilidae
Megachile
Megachile rufa

description: Megachile (Creightonella) rufa Friese, 1903
Creightonella rufa (Friese, 1903)
Material. Cabinet 110, Drawer 50 (72 ♀ and 36 ♂). D.R. CONGO —Bas-Uele • 1 ♀; Bambesa; 3.47, 25.72; 1938; P. Henrard leg.; RMCA • 1 ♂; ibid; 11 May 1938; P. Henrard leg.; RMCA • 1 ♂; ibid; 14 May 1938; P. Henrard leg.; RMCA • 2 ♀; ibid; Feb. 1934; H.J. Brédo leg.; RMCA.— Haut-Katanga • 1 ♀; Elisabethville (Lubumbashi); -11.67, 27.47; 1928/1929; P. Quarré leg.; RMCA • 1 ♀; ibid; Mar. 1930; Dr. M. Bequaert leg.; RMCA • 1 ♀; ibid; Apr. 1933; De Loose leg.; RMCA • 1 ♀; ibid; Jun. 1932; De Loose leg.; RMCA • 1 ♂; Elisabethville (Lubumbashi); -11.67, 27.47; 16 Jun. 1953; Ch. Seydel leg.; RMCA • 1 ♀; ibid; 5/ 9 Oct. 1951; Ch. Seydel leg.; RMCA • 1 ♀; Kundelungu; -10.67, 28.00; Jun. 1949; A. Zielinski leg.; RMCA • 1 ♀; Lukafu; -10.52, 27.55; 6/ 22 Dec. 1930; Dr. M. Bequaert leg.; RMCA • 1 ♀; PNU Kabwe sur Muye; -8.78, 26.87, alt. 1320 m; 11 May 1948; Mis. G.F. de Witte leg.; RMCA • 1 ♀; PNU Kilwezi affl. dr. Lufira; -9.08, 26.75, alt. 750 m; 16/ 21 Mar. 1948; Mis. G.F. de Witte leg.; RMCA • 1 ♀; PNU Lusinga (riv. Kamitungulu); -8.92, 27.20; 13 Jun. 1945; Mis. G.F. de Witte leg.; RMCA.— Haut-Lomami • 2 ♀; Lualaba: Kabongo; -7.33, 25.58; 27 Dec. 1952; Ch. Seydel leg.; RMCA • 1 ♀; ibid; 3 Jan. 1953; F.G. Overlaet leg.; RMCA • 1 ♀; ibid; 31 Dec. 1952; Ch. Seydel leg.; RMCA • 1 ♀; Lulua: Luashi; -7.52, 24.17; 1935; Freyne leg.; RMCA • 2 ♀; ibid; 1936; Freyne leg.; RMCA.— Haut-Uele • 1 ♀; PNG [Parc National de Garamba]; 3.67, 29.00; 23 May 1951; H. De Saeger leg.; RMCA • 1 ♀; ibid; 24 May 1951; H. De Saeger leg.; RMCA • 1 ♀; ibid; 5 May 1950; H. De Saeger leg.; RMCA • 2 ♀; PNG Napokomweli; 3.67, 29.00; 18 Oct. 1950; H. De Saeger leg.; RMCA.— Ituri • 1 ♀; Kibali-Ituri: Mahagi; 2.30, 30.98; 1932; Ch. Scops leg.; RMCA.— Kasaï Central • 1 ♂; Luluabourg (Kananga); -5.90, 31.23; 15 Apr. 1939; J.J. Deheyn leg.; RMCA.— Kinshasa • 1 ♂; Congo belge; -4.32, 15.32; Carpentier leg.; RMCA.— Kongo Central • 1 ♂; Boma; -5.85, 13.05; 28 Mar. 1913; Lt. Styczynski leg.; RMCA • 1 ♂; Kisantu (Madimba); -5.13, 15.10; 1921; P. Van Wing leg.; RMCA • 3 ♀; ibid; 1927; R. P. Vanderyst leg.; RMCA • 5 ♂; ibid; 1927; R. P. Vanderyst leg.; RMCA • 1 ♂; ibid; 1932; R. P. Vanderyst leg.; RMCA • 1 ♂; ibid; Jan. / Apr. 1930; R. P. Vanderyst leg.; RMCA • 1 ♂; ibid; Dec. 1927; R. P. Vanderyst leg.; RMCA • 2 ♂; Lemfu (Madimba); -5.30, 15.22; 1945; Rév. P. De Beir leg.; RMCA • 1 ♂; ibid; Jan. 1945; Rév. P. De Beir leg.; RMCA • 2 ♂; ibid; May 1945; Rév. P. De Beir leg.; RMCA • 1 ♂; ibid; Oct. / Dec. 1944; Rév. P. De Beir leg.; RMCA • 2 ♀; Mayidi (Madimba); -5.18, 15.15; 1942; 1942; Rév. P. Van Eyen leg.; RMCA • 3 ♂; ibid; 1942; Rév. P. Van Eyen leg.; RMCA.— Lomami • 1 ♀; Gandajika; -6.75, 23.95; 22 Nov. 1950; P. de Francquen leg.; RMCA • 1 ♀; ibid; 24 Nov. 1950; P. de Francquen leg.; RMCA • 1 ♀; Kanda Kanda; -6.93, 23.62; 1935; J. Drion leg.; RMCA • 1 ♀; Lomami-Luputa; -11.00, 26.73; May 1935; Dr. Bouvier leg.; RMCA • 2 ♀; Sankuru: Mwene-Ditu; -7.0, 23.45; 25 Nov. 1952; R. Maréchal leg.; RMCA.— Lualaba • 1 ♂; Biano; -10.33, 27.00; Apr. 1927; R. Mayné leg.; RMCA.— Lualaba • 1 ♂; Kapanga; -8.35, 22.57; Aug. 1934; F.G. Overlaet leg.; RMCA • 3 ♀; ibid; Oct. 1933; F.G. Overlaet leg.; RMCA • 1 ♀; ibid; Nov. 1933; F.G. Overlaet leg.; RMCA • 1 ♀; Kayembe Mukulu; -9.05, 23.95; 29 Nov. 1911; Dr. J. Bequaert leg.; RMCA • 1 ♂; Lulua: Kapanga; -8.35, 22.57; Sep. 1932; F.G. Overlaet leg.; RMCA • 3 ♀; ibid; Oct. 1932; F.G. Overlaet leg.; RMCA • 3 ♂; ibid; Oct. 1932; F.G. Overlaet leg.; RMCA • 4 ♀; ibid; Nov. 1932; F.G. Overlaet leg.; RMCA • 2 ♀; ibid; Dec. 1932; F.G. Overlaet leg.; RMCA • 1 ♀; Lulua: r. Kapelekese; -8.35, 22.57; 16 Nov. 1933; F.G. Overlaet leg.; RMCA.— Maniema • 1 ♂; Kibombo; -9.68, 23.73; 18 Jan. 1910; Dr. J. Bequaert leg.; RMCA • 1 ♂; ibid; Oct. 1930; H.J. Brédo leg.; RMCA • 1 ♂; Malela; -4.37, 26.13; Jan. 1948; L. Burgeon leg.; RMCA • 1 ♂; Nyangwe; -4.22, 26.18; Apr. / May 1918; R. Mayné leg.; RMCA.— Nord-Kivu • 1 ♂; PNA: S.L. Edouard Kitembo; -0.33, 29.50; 4 Apr. 1936; L. Lippens leg.; RMCA.— Sankuru • 1 ♀; Lusambo: Sangale; -4.97, 23.43; Nov. 1934; Mme. Gillardin leg.; RMCA.— Sud-Kivu • 1 ♀; Rég. Des Grands Lacs; -2.48, 28.85; Thys leg.; RMCA.— Tanganyika • 1 ♂; Shausele N. Kabemba; -5.95, 29.2; Mar. 1939; Mevr. Bequaert leg.; RMCA.
description: Published as part of Nkulu, Alain Tshibungu, Pauly, Alain, Dorchin, Achik & Vereecken, Nicolas J., 2023, The Megachilidae (Hymenoptera, Apoidea, Apiformes) of the Democratic Republic of Congo curated at the Royal Museum for Central Africa (RMCA, Belgium), pp. 1-103 in Zootaxa 5392 (1) on page 24, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5392.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/10435063