title: A revision of the Megachile subgenus Litomegachile Mitchell with an illustrated key and description of a new species (Hymenoptera, Megachilidae, Megachilini).
abstract: The species of Megachile subgenus Litomegachile are revised with a review of the species morphology, biology, and plant associations. A new species, Megachile pankus, is described and illustrated. Megachile mendica snowi Mitchell is elevated to species. Megachile var. nupta Cresson and Megachile texana var. cleomis Cockerell are synonymized with Megachile brevis and Megachile texana, respectively. An illustrated key for Litomegachile is also provided.
authors.affiliation: Bohart Museum of Entomology, University of California, Davis, California, 95616, USA.
authors.forename: Emily L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Bzdyk
keywords:  Revision; Megachile; Mexico; bee; illustration; key; leafcutting; morphology; nomenclature