DOI: 10.5061/dryad.xwdbrv1nj
title: Examined specimen data from collection labels in Megachile (Austrochile) taxonomic revision

description: The species in the subgenus Austrochile Michener, 1965 (genus
 Megachile) construct brood cells from resin that are stuck individually to
 twigs or in clusters on the bark of trees. We therefore propose ‘resin pot
 bees’ as common name for the bees in this subgenus. The species are
 revised and redescribed, and 71 additional species are described. The
 following names were synonymized:  Chalicodoma (Austrochile)
 subferox Meade-Waldo, 1915 syn. nov. = Megachile (Austrochile) kirbyana
 Cockerell, 1906 comb. nov.; Chalicodoma (Austrochile) recisa Cockerell,
 1913 syn. nov., Chalicodoma (Austrochile) simpliciformis Cockerell, 1918
 syn. nov., Chalicodoma (Austrochile) kirbiella Rayment, 1953 syn. nov. =
 Megachile (Austrochile) modesta Smith, 1892 comb. nov.; Chalicodoma
 (Austrochile) subremotula Rayment, 1934 syn. nov., Chalicodoma
 (Austrochile) portlandiana Rayment, 1953 syn. nov. = Megachile
 (Austrochile) rottnestensis Rayment, 1934 comb. nov.; Chalicodoma
 (Austrochile) sexmaculata Smith, 1868 syn. nov. = Megachile (Rozenapis)
 ignita Smith, 1853. All descriptions are accompanied by high resolution
 diagnostic images and distribution maps. Data on flower visitation and
 phenology are given. Dichotomous keys to both sexes of the species are
 provided and interactive keys to the species will be available on the
 LUCID website.
description: <em>Specimens examined</em> This
 study is based on examination of specimens from the following
 institutions. Their acronyms are used in the database of the examined
 specimens, which is available as supplementary information associated with
 this paper: AM                      Australian Museum,
 Sydney ANIC                    Australian National
 Insect Collection, Canberra BMNH                 The
 Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom
 MV                      Museum of Victoria Entomology,
 Melbourne QM                      Queensland Museum,
 Brisbane SAMA                  South Australian Museum,
 Adelaide UQIC                   University of
 Queensland Insect Collection, Brisbane, housed at the QM
 WADA                 Department of Primary Industries, Perth,
 Western Australia WAM                  Western
 Australia Museum, Perth
description: # Examined specimen data from collection labels in Megachile (Austrochile)
 taxonomic revision Description of Examined Specimens column headers:
 collection specimen repository (State Museum) for acronymes see paper
 [text] reg.no. repository unique specimen registration number [text] genus
 Megachile (Hymenoptera) [text] subgenus Megachile (subgenus Austrochile)
 [text] species known or newly described species name [text] sex male or
 female, also indicated if specimen is a holotype or allotype [text]
 locality locality description [text] state acronym for Australian state
 [text] date collecting date [date dd/mm/yyyy] dec lat latitude [in decimal
 degrees] dec long longitude [in decimal degrees] collectors specimen
 collector(s) [text] host plant host plant genus or species [text] host
 plant family host plant family [text] empty cells n/a indicate data
 unavailable **Supplementary figure. Neighbour joining tree of Australian
 barcoded Megachilidae species** DNA barcodes from 531 specimens of
 Megachilidae were extracted from the open access BOLD-AUSBS project,
 representing 137 species, including 37 species of *Megachile*
 (*Austrochile)*. For the analyses *Anthidiellum* *turneri* was used as
 outgroup. A simple neighbour joining analysis with uncorrected sequence
 divergence run in PAUP* (Swofford 2001) showed *Austrochile* as a
 monophyletic group (branches in blue)