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Melissodes (Ecplectica) tintinnans (Holmberg, 1884)
Ecplectica tintinnans Holmberg, E. L. (1884). Viajes al Tandil y a la Tinta, 2nd Parte, Zoologia, Insectos. I. Himenópteros- Hymenoptera. Act. Acad. Nac. Cienc. Córdoba (Rep. Arg.) 5: 117-136 [125] .
Type data: holotype MACN <F> (According to Michener & Moure (1955:285), only the thorax of the type specimen remains).
Type locality: Argentina, 'Navarro'.

Macrocera curtata Vachal, J. (1904). Voyage de M. G. A. Baer au Tucuman (Argentine). Hymenoptera Mellifera (Familia unica: Apidae). Rev. Entomol. (Caen) 23: 9-26 [21] .
Type data: holotype MNHP <F>.
Type locality: Argentina, Tucumán, Río Sali.

Melissodes montevidensis Bertoni, A. W. & Schrottky, C. (1910). Beitrag zur Kenntnis der mit Tetralonia verwandten Bienen aus Südamerika. Zool. Jahrb. Abt. Syst. Geogr. Biol. Tiere 29: 563-596 [577] .
Type data: holotype MZUSP <M>.
Type locality: Uruguay, Montevideo.

Melissodes rufithorax Brèthes, J. (1910). Himenópteros argentinos. An. Mus. Nac. Buenos Aires (3) 20: 205-316 [303] .
Type data: holotype MACN <M>.
Type locality: Argentina, Jujuy.

Melissodes sobrinus Brèthes, J. (1910). Himenópteros argentinos. An. Mus. Nac. Buenos Aires (3) 20: 205-316 [303] .
Type data: holotype MACN <M>.
Type locality: Argentina, MIsiones.

Melissodes uruguayensis Bertoni, A. W. & Schrottky, C. (1910). Beitrag zur Kenntnis der mit Tetralonia verwandten Bienen aus Südamerika. Zool. Jahrb. Abt. Syst. Geogr. Biol. Tiere 29: 563-596 [574] .
Type data: holotype whereabouts unknown <F>.
Type locality: Uruguay, Montevideo.

Melissodes svastrina Cockerell, T. D. A. (1918). Neotropical bees, principally collected by Professor Bruner in Argentina. Trans. Am. Entomol. Soc. 44: 25-38 [31] .
Type data: syntype UNSM <M>.
Type locality: Argentina, Santa Fe, Carcarañá.

Distribution

Neotropical Region: Argentina (Buenos Aires, Catamarca, Entre Rios, Jujuy, Misiones, Salta, Santa Fé, Tucumán), Bolivia (Cochabamba, La Paz), Brazil (Mato Grosso do Sul [Bonito]), Peru (Cajamarca, Cuzco, Loreto), Uruguay (Montevideo)

References

Bertoni, A. W. (1918). Contribución al conocimiento de las Tetralonias sudamericanas - Hym. An. Cient. Paraguayos (2) 3: 210-218 [212, 213, 218] (Citation (as Melissodes uruguayensis and M. nigroaeneus rufithorax))
Michener, C. D. & Moure, J. S. (1956). The generic positions of certain South American eucerine bees (Hymenoptera, Apoidea). Dusenia 7 (5): 277-290 [285] (Synonymy (as sobrina), descriptive note (as rufithorax))
Moure, J. S. & Michener, C. D. (1955). A contribution toward the classification of Neotropical Eucerini (Hymenoptera, Apoidea). Dusenia 6 (6): 239-331 [294] (Citation (as montevidensis))
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 [345] (Note on type material (as Melissodes montevidensis))
Schrottky, C. (1913). La distribución geográfica de los himenópteros argentinos. An. Soc. Cient. Argent. 75: 180-286 [256, 257] (Catalog, distribution, new combination (as Tetralonia curtata); catalog, distribution (as Melissodes montevidensis, rufithorax and uruguayensis))
Urban, D. (1961). As espécies de Thygater (Nectarodiaeta) Holmberg, 1903. Bol. Univ. Fed. Parana, Zool. 1 (8): 1-14 [2] (Citation, systematic position (as uruguayensis))
Urban, D. (1967). As espécies do gênero Thygater Holmberg, 1884 (Hymenoptera, Apoidea). Bol. Univ. Fed. Parana, Zool. 2 (12): 177-309 [295] (Citation (as uruguayensis))
Urban, D. (1973). As espécies sulamericanas do gênero Milissodes [sic] (Latreille, 1829) (Hymenoptera, Apoidea). Rev. Bras. Biol. 33 (2): 201-220 [208, 216, 217] (Key, synonymy, catalog, redescription, distribution)
Urban, D. (2000). Designação de lectótipos e notas sobre material-tipo de Anthidiinae e Eucerinae (Hymenoptera, Apoidea). Acta Biol. Paran. (Curitiba) 29 (1-4): 71-88 [79] (Notes on type material of Melissodes montevidensis)

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