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Melissoptila pacifica (Cockerell, 1914)
Leptometria pacifica Cockerell, T. D. A. (1914). Bees from Ecuador and Peru. J. N. Y. Entomol. Soc. 22: 306-328 [319] .
Type data: holotype SEMK <M>.
Type locality: Ecuador, Guayas, Guayaquil.

Distribution

Neotropical Region: Ecuador (Guayas, Loja)

References

Cockerell, T. D. A. (1926). Descriptions and records of bees- CX. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (9) 17: 510-519 [518]
Genaro, J. A. (2001). Especie nueva de Melissoptila para Cuba y La Espanola (Hymenoptera: Apidae). Avicennia 14: 61-64 [61] (List)
LaBerge, W. E. (1956). Catalogue of the types in the Snow Entomological Museum. Part I (Hymenoptera). Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull. 38 (7): 501-531 [505]
Michener, C. D. (1954). Bees of Panamá. Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. 104 (1): 1-175 [134] (New combination (as Ptilomelissa), distribution)
Moure, J. S. & Michener, C. D. (1955). A contribution toward the classification of Neotropical Eucerini (Hymenoptera, Apoidea). Dusenia 6 (6): 239-331 [304] (Citation)
Urban, D. (1968). As espécies do gênero Melissoptila Holmberg, 1884 (Hymenoptera, Apoidea). Rev. Bras. Entomol. 13: 1-94 [27, 86-88] (Listed, catalog, original description, transcription)
Urban, D. (1998). Espécies novas de Melissoptila Holmberg da América do Sul e notas taxonômicas (Hymenoptera, Anthophoridae). Rev. Bras. Zool. 15 (1): 1-46 [34, 40] (Descriptive note, distribution record, key)

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Last update : 17 Jul 2023