APIDAE Apinae Eucerini Peponapis
Peponapis melonis (Friese, 1925)
Tetralonia (Xenoglossa) melonis
Friese, H. (1925). Neue neotropische Bienenarten, zugleich II. Nachtrag zur Bienenfauna von Costa Rica. (Hym.). Stett. Entomol. Ztg. 86 (2): 1-41 [21] .
Type data: lectotype ZMB <M>.
Subsequent designation: Hurd, P. D., Jr. & Linsley, E. G. (1967). South American squash and gourd bees of the genus Peponapis (Hymenoptera: Apoidea). Ann. Entomol. Soc. Am. 60 (3): 647-661 [659] .
Type locality: Ecuador, Guayas, Guayaquil.
Distribution
Neotropical Region: Ecuador
References
Hurd, P. D., Jr. & Linsley, E. G. (1967). South American squash and gourd bees of the genus Peponapis (Hymenoptera: Apoidea). Ann. Entomol. Soc. Am. 60 (3): 647-661 [648, 650, 651, 652, 657, 659, 660] (New combination, distribution, flower record, key)
Hurd, P. D., Jr., Linsley, E. G. & Whitaker, T. W. (1971). Squash and gourd bees (Peponapis, Xenoglossa) and the origin of the cultivated Cucurbita. Evolution 25 (1): 218-234 [226, 228] (Taxonomy (as Peponapis (Austropeponapis)))
Moure, J. S. & Michener, C. D. (1955). A contribution toward the classification of Neotropical Eucerini (Hymenoptera, Apoidea). Dusenia 6 (6): 239-331 [300]
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Last update : 17 Jul 2023