Mesonychium garleppi (Schrottky, 1910)
Cyphomelissa garleppi
Schrottky, C. (1910). Two new Nomadidae (Hymenoptera) from South America. J. N. Y. Entomol. Soc. 18: 208-210 [209] .
Type data: holotype whereabouts unknown <F>.
Type locality: Peru, Apurímac.
Melissa porteri
Herbst, P. (1917). Nuevas avispas antófilas de Chile (Adipae [sic] Hymenopt.). Rev. Chil. Hist. Nat. 21 (4/5): 105-112 [105] .
Type data: syntype MCZ 17211 <F><M>.
Type locality: Chile, Arica, 'Valle de Azapa'.
Melissa andina viridescens
Friese, H. (1930). Corrigenda zu 'Neue neotropische Bienenarten' in : Stettin. Ent. Zeitg., v 86, 1925. Stett. Entomol. Ztg. 91: 127 [127] (Friese (1925:31) proposed this name as a variety of Melissa andina, but it was omitted from the publication. The name was then published in 1930 in a corrigenda to the 1925 paper) .
Type data: holotype ZMB <M>.
Type locality: Ecuador, Guayas, Guayaquil.
Distribution
Neotropical Region: Chile (Antofagasta, Santiago), Ecuador (Guayas), Peru (Apurímac, Tacna)
References
Cockerell, T. D. A. (1926). Descriptions and records of bees. CVIII. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (9) 17: 214-226 [214] (Redescription (as Mesonychium porteri))
Friese, H. (1925). Neue neotropische Bienenarten, zugleich II. Nachtrag zur Bienenfauna von Costa Rica. (Hym.). Stett. Entomol. Ztg. 86 (2): 1-41 [31] (Description, as a variety of Melissa andina)
Herbst, P. (1918). Nuevas avispas antófilas de Chile (Apidae. Hymenoptera). Rev. Chil. Hist. Nat. 22 (4): 149-152 [152] (Taxonomy (as Melissa porteri))
Ramos, K.S., Kawada, R. & Brandão, C.R.F. (2015). Type specimens of bees (Hymenoptera, Apidae) deposited in the Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil. Pap. Avul. Dep. Zool., S. Paulo 55 (24): 335-361 [344] (Note on type material (as Cyphomelissa garleppi))
Wagenknecht H., R. (1969). Contribución a la biología de los Apoidea chilenos. An. Mus. Hist. Nat., Valparaiso 2: 171-181 [174-175] (Synonymy, distribution, biology (as Mesonychium porteri))
Online since: 23 Jul 2008
Last update : 17 Jul 2023