+Moure's Bee Catalogue

Mesoplia bifrons (Fabricius, 1804)

Centris bifrons Fabricius, J. C. (1804). Systema Piezatorum secundum ordines, genera, species, adjectis synonymis, locis, observationibus, descriptionibus. Brunsvigae: Reichard 1-439 pp. [358] .
Type data: holotype ZMUC <M>.
Type locality: 'Ex. Am. mer.' [probably from Guyana].

Distribution

Neotropical Region: Guyana

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 record (misidentification, as Mesoplia (Mesoplia) bifrons))
Dalla Torre, C. G. (1896). Catalogus Hymenopterorum hucusque descriptorum systematicus et synonymicus. Lipsiae: Guilelmi Engelmann Vol. 10 643 pp. [315] (Catalog (as Melecta bifrons))
Illiger, K. (1806). William Kirby's Familien der bienenartigen Insekten mit Zusätzen, Nachweisungen und Bemerkungen. Mag. Insektenkd. (Illiger) 5: 28-175 [99] (Listed (as Melecta bifrons))
Moure, J. S. (1960). Notes on the types of the Neotropical bees described by Fabricius (Hymenoptera: Apoidea). Stud. Entomol. (Rio J.) 3 (1-4): 97-160 [99, 135] (Catalog, original description, transcription; redescription (as Mesoplia (Mesoplia)))
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 bifrons))

How to cite this page
J. S. Moure & G. A. R. Melo, 2023. Ericrocidini Cockerell & Atkins, 1902. In Moure, J. S., Urban, D. & Melo, G. A. R. (Orgs). Catalogue of Bees (Hymenoptera, Apoidea) in the Neotropical Region - online version. Available at https://www.moure.cria.org.br/catalogue. Accessed Sep/07/2024

Online since: 23 Jul 2008
Last update : 17 Jul 2023