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Mesonychium asteria (Smith, 1854)
Mesocheira asteria Smith, F. (1854). Catalogue of Hymenopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part II. Apidae. London: British Museum 199-465 pp. [282] .
Type data: holotype BMNH 17B.498 <F>.
Type locality: Brazil [according to Moure's notes, the type specimen is from Santarém, in Pará].

Melissa maculata Friese, H. (1900). Neue exotische Schmarotzerbienen. Entomol. Nachr. 26 (5): 65-67 [66] .
Type data: holotype ZMB <F>.
Type locality: Brazil, São Paulo.

Distribution

Neotropical Region: Brazil (Amapá [Calçoene, Macapá], Ceará [Baturité], Pará [Chaves, Santarém], Rio Grande do Sul [Quaraí])

References

Cockerell, T. D. A. (1905). Notes on some bees in the British Museum. Trans. Am. Entomol. Soc. 31: 309-364 [316, 317] (Key, note, type locality)
Cockerell, T. D. A. (1910). Some neotropical bees. Psyche 17: 142-144 [143] (Citation (as Melissa maculata))
Cockerell, T. D. A. (1912). New bees from Brazil. Psyche 19: 41-61 [60] (Distribution (as Melissa maculata))
Dalla Torre, C. G. (1896). Catalogus Hymenopterorum hucusque descriptorum systematicus et synonymicus. Lipsiae: Guilelmi Engelmann Vol. 10 643 pp. [324]
Ducke, A. (1902). Beobachtungen über Blütenbesuch, Erscheinungszeit etc. der bei Pará vorkommenden Bienen. Allg. Z. Entomol. 7: 417-421 [421] (Flower record, distribution (as Melissa maculata))
Ducke, A. (1902). Beobachtungen über Blütenbesuch, Erscheinungszeit etc. der bei Pará vorkommenden bienen. Allg. Z. Entomol. 7: 321-326 [323] (Flower record (as Melissa maculata))
Ducke, A. (1905). Zur Abgrenzung der neotropischen Schmarotzerbienengattungen aus der nächsten Verwandtschaft vom Melissa Sm. (Hym.). Z. Syst. Hymenopterol. Dipterol. 5: 227-229 [229] (Citation (as Melissa maculata))
Ducke, A. (1907). Contribution a la connaissance de la faune hyménoptérologique du Nord-Est du Brésil. Rev. Entomol. (Caen) 26 (5/6): 73-96 [86] (Distribution (as Melissa maculata))
Ducke, A. (1908). Contribution à la connaissance de la faune hyménoptérologique du Nord-Est du Brésil. Rev. Entomol. (Caen) 27 (6): 57-87 [78] (Distribution (as Melissa maculata))
Ducke, A. (1908). Zur Kenntnis der Schmarotzerbienen Brasiliens. (Hym.). Z. Syst. Hymenopterol. Dipterol. 8: 99-104 [100] (Note (as Melissa maculata))
Ducke, A. (1908). Zur Kenntnis der Schmarotzerbienen Brasiliens. (Hym.). Z. Syst. Hymenopterol. Dipterol. 8: 44-47 [45] (Citation (as Melissa maculata))
Ducke, A. (1910). Explorações botânicas e entomológicas no Estado do Ceará. Rev. Trim. Inst. Ceará 24: 3-61 [50] (Distribution (as Melissa))
Ducke, A. (1910). Contribution a la connaissance de la faune hyménoptérologique du Nord-Est du Brésil. Rev. Entomol. (Caen) 28 (4/5): 97-122 [103] (Taxonomy (as Melissa))
Ducke, A. (1910). Zur Synonymie der neotropischen Apidae. (Hym.). Dtsch. Entomol. Z. 1910: 362-369 [366] (New combination (as Melissa))
Ducke, A. (1912). Die natürlichen Bienengenera Südamerikas. Zool. Jahrb. Abt. Syst. Geogr. Biol. Tiere 34: 51-116 [105]
Friese, H. (1906). Neue Schmarotzerbienen aus der neotropischen Region. Z. Syst. Hymenopterol. Dipterol. 6: 118-121 [119] (Citation (as Melissa))
Friese, H. (1908). Die Apidae (Blumenwespen) von Argentina nach den Reisenergebnissen der Herren A. C. Jensen-Haarup und P. Jörgensen in den Jahren 1904-1907 [reprint with change in pagination (pp. 331-425 in original)]. Flora Fauna 10: 1-94 [91] (Distribution (as Melissa maculata))
Friese, H. (1912). Neue and wenig bekannte Bienenarten der neotropischen Region. Arch. Naturgesch., Abt. A 78 (6): 198-226 [201, 210, 211] (Catalog, original description, transcription, distribution, redescription (as Melissa asteria and maculata))
Jensen-Haarup, A. C. (1908). Biological researches amongst the Argentine bees with special reference to flowers they visit. Flora Fauna 10: 95-107 [107] (Flower record (as Melissa maculata))
Jörgensen, P. (1909). Beobachtungen über Blumenbesuch, Biologie, Verbreitung usw. Der Bienen von Mendoza. (Hym.). Dtsch. Entomol. Z. 1909: 211-227 [220] (Flower record, distribution (as Melissa maculata))
Jörgensen, P. (1912). Revision der Apiden der Provinz Mendoza, Republica Argentina (Hym.). Zool. Jahrb. Abt. Syst. Geogr. Biol. Tiere 32: 89-162 [151] (Taxonomy (as Melissa maculata))
Jörgensen, P. (1912). Los crisídidos y los hymenopteros aculeatos de la Província de Mendoza. An. Mus. Nac. Buenos Aires 22: 267-338 [317] (Distribution, flower record (as Melissa maculata))
Meade-Waldo, G. (1913). Notes on the Apidae (Hymenoptera) in the collection of the British Museum, with descriptions of new species. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (8) 12: 92-103 [93]
Moure, J. S. (1944). Apoidea da coleção do Conde Amadeu A. Barbiellini (Hym. Apoidea). Rev. Entomol. (Rio J.) 15 (1-2): 1-18 [14, 15] (Citation (as Melissa maculata))
Schrottky, C. (1901). Biologische Notizen solitärer Bienen von S. Paulo (Brasilien). Allg. Z. Entomol. 6: 209-216 [214] (Taxonomy (as Melissa maculata))
Schrottky, C. (1902). Ensaio sobre as abelhas solitarias do Brazil. Rev. Mus. Paul. 5: 330-613 [500, 503] (Taxonomy (as Melissa maculata))
Schrottky, C. (1913). La distribución geográfica de los himenópteros argentinos. An. Soc. Cient. Argent. 75: 180-286 [265] (Catalog, distribution (as Melissa maculata))
Silveira, F. A., Melo, G. A. R. & Almeida, E. A. B. (2002). Abelhas Brasileiras: Sistemática e Identificação. Belo Horizonte: F. A. Silveira 253 pp. [111] (Distribution)
Wittmann, D. & Hoffmann, M. (1990). Bees of Rio Grande do Sul, Southern Brazil (Insecta, Hymenoptera, Apoidea). Iheringia, Sér. Zool. 70: 17-43 [24] (Distribution record)

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