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Gaesochira obscura (Smith, 1879)
Melissodes obscura Smith, F. (1879). Descriptions of New Species of Hymenoptera in Collection of the British Museum. London: British Museum 240 pp. [113] .
Type data: holotype BMNH 17B.852 <F>.
Type locality: Brazil, Amazonas, São Paulo de Olivença ('St. Paulo') [LaBerge & Moure (1962:4) and Urban (1974:319) erroneously give 'Pará, Brasil' as type locality].

Eucera obscurior Dalla Torre, C. G. (1896). Catalogus Hymenopterorum hucusque descriptorum systematicus et synonymicus. Lipsiae: Guilelmi Engelmann Vol. 10 643 pp. [242] (unnecessary nom. nov. for Melissodes obscura Smith, 1879. Proposed by Dalla Torre due to secondary homonymy with Macrocera obscura Brullé, 1832. Although Michener (2000:707) argued for use of this replacement name based on Art. 59.(b) of the 3rd. edition of the ICZN, according to Art. 59.3 of the current edition, a secondary homonym replaced before 1961 can be reinstated when the substitute name is not in use and the relevant taxa are no longer considered congeneric) .

Gaesochira complanata Moure, J. S. & Michener, C. D. (1955). A contribution toward the classification of Neotropical Eucerini (Hymenoptera, Apoidea). Dusenia 6 (6): 239-331 [283] .
Type data: holotype DZUP <F>.
Type locality: Brazil, Rondônia, Porto Velho.

Distribution

Neotropical Region: Brazil (Amazonas [Atalaia Do Norte, São Gabriel Da Cachoeira, São Paulo De Olivença, Tabatinga, Tefé], Pará [Óbidos], Rondônia [Porto Velho]), Colombia

References

Cockerell, T. D. A. (1905). Notes on some bees in the British Museum. Trans. Am. Entomol. Soc. 31: 309-364 [329] (Type redescription, systematic position (as Melissodes obscura Smith))
Dalla Torre, C. G. (1896). Catalogus Hymenopterorum hucusque descriptorum systematicus et synonymicus. Lipsiae: Guilelmi Engelmann Vol. 10 643 pp. [242] (Catalog (as Eucera obscurior))
LaBerge, W. E. & Moure, J. S. (1962). Type specimens of American Eucerini bees deposited in the British Museum (Hymenoptera- Apoidea). Bol. Univ. Fed. Paraná, Zool. 1 (11): 1-12 [4] (New combination, distribution, note, synonymy (as Gaesochira obscura (Smith)))
Michener, C. D. (2000). The Bees of the World. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press 913 pp. [707] (Note on species name, distribution record (as Gaesochira obscurior (Dalla Torre)))
Michener, C. D. & Moure, J. S. (1956). The generic positions of certain South American eucerine bees (Hymenoptera, Apoidea). Dusenia 7 (5): 277-290 [288-289] (Description (as Gaesochira complanata))
Silveira, F. A., Melo, G. A. R. & Almeida, E. A. B. (2002). Abelhas Brasileiras: Sistemática e Identificação. Belo Horizonte: F. A. Silveira 253 pp. [122] (Distribution)
Urban, D. (1974). O gênero Gaesochira Moure & Michener, 1955 (Hymenoptera, Apoidea). Rev. Bras. Biol. 34 (3): 315-321 [319-321] (Redescription, distribution, parasite (as Gaesochira obscura))

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