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Mesoplia regalis (Smith, 1854)
Melissa regalis Smith, F. (1854). Catalogue of Hymenopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part II. Apidae. London: British Museum 199-465 pp. [280] .
Type data: syntype BMNH 17B.494 <M><F>.
Type locality: Brazil, Pará, Santarém.

Distribution

Neotropical Region: Brazil (Paraíba [João Pessoa], Pará [Chaves, Santarém])

References

Ayala, R., Griswold, T. L. & Yanega, D. (1996). Apoidea (Hymenoptera) pp. 423-464 in Llorente, J., García-Aldrete, A.N. & González-Soriano, E. (ed.) Biodiversidad, Taxonomía y Biogeografía de Artrópodos Mexicanos: Hacia una Síntesis de su Conocimiento. Mexico: IBUNAM/ UNAM/ CONABIO [458] (Listed, distribution records (misidentification, as Mesoplia (Mesoplia) regalis))
Cheesman, L. E. (1929). Hymenoptera collected on the “St. George” Expedition in Central America and the W. Indies. Trans. Entomol. Soc. Lond. 77 (2): 141-154 [144] (Distribution, description (misidentification, as Mesonychium regalis))
Cockerell, T. D. A. (1905). Notes on some bees in the British Museum. Trans. Am. Entomol. Soc. 31: 309-364 [316] (Key, note (as regalis))
Cockerell, T. D. A. (1912). Descriptions and records of bees- XLIV. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (8) 9: 554-568 [568] (as regalis)
Dalla Torre, C. G. (1896). Catalogus Hymenopterorum hucusque descriptorum systematicus et synonymicus. Lipsiae: Guilelmi Engelmann Vol. 10 643 pp. [324] (Catalog (as Melissa regalis))
Ducke, A. (1901). Beobachtungen über Blütenbesuch, Erscheinungszeit etc. der bei Pará vorkommenden Bienen. Z. Syst. Hymenopterol. Dipterol. 1: 49-67 [66] (Catalog, flower record, distribution (as regalis))
Ducke, A. (1901). Beobachtungen über Blütenbesuch, Erscheinungszeit etc. der bei Pará vorkommenden Bienen. Z. Syst. Hymenopterol. Dipterol. 1: 25-32 [31] (Flower record, as regalis)
Ducke, A. (1902). Beobachtungen über Blütenbesuch, Erscheinungszeit etc. der bei Pará vorkommenden Bienen. Allg. Z. Entomol. 7: 417-421 [421] (Catalog, distribution, flower record (as regalis))
Ducke, A. (1902). Beobachtungen über Blütenbesuch, Erscheinungszeit etc. der bei Pará vorkommenden bienen. Allg. Z. Entomol. 7: 321-326 [323] (Flower record, as regalis)
Ducke, A. (1905). Zur Abgrenzung der neotropischen Schmarotzerbienengattungen aus der nächsten Verwandtschaft vom Melissa Sm. (Hym.). Z. Syst. Hymenopterol. Dipterol. 5: 227-229 [229] (as regalis)
Ducke, A. (1908). Zur Kenntnis der Schmarotzerbienen Brasiliens. (Hym.). Z. Syst. Hymenopterol. Dipterol. 8: 99-104 [99, 100] (Note, citation (as regalis))
Ducke, A. (1910). Zur Synonymie der neotropischen Apidae. (Hym.). Dtsch. Entomol. Z. 1910: 362-369 [366] (Citation, as regalis)
Ducke, A. (1912). Die natürlichen Bienengenera Südamerikas. Zool. Jahrb. Abt. Syst. Geogr. Biol. Tiere 34: 51-116 [106] (Taxonomy (as Mesonychium (Mesoplia) regale))
Friese, H. (1912). Neue and wenig bekannte Bienenarten der neotropischen Region. Arch. Naturgesch., Abt. A 78 (6): 198-226 [201, 205, 207] (Catalog, citation (as regalis))
Martins, C.F., Peixoto, M.P. & Aguiar, C.M.L. (2014). lastic nesting behavior of Centris (Centris) flavifrons (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Centridini) in an urban area. Apidologie 45: 156-171 (Distribution)
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 [94] (Taxonomy (as Mesonychium (Mesoplia) regalis))
Michener, C. D. (1954). Bees of Panamá. Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. 104 (1): 1-175 [146, 147] (Synonymy, note, distribution, flower records, illustrations (misidentification, as Mesoplia regalis))
Moure, J. S. (1960). Notas sobre os tipos de abelhas do Brasil descritas por Perty em 1833 (Hymenoptera - Apoidea). Bol. Univ. Fed. Parana, Zool. 1 (6): 1-23 [5] (Descriptive note (as Mesoplia regalis))
Schrottky, C. (1902). Ensaio sobre as abelhas solitarias do Brazil. Rev. Mus. Paul. 5: 330-613 [499] (Distribution (as regalis))
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)

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