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Melissoptila dama (Vachal, 1904)
Macrocera dama Vachal, J. (1904). Voyage de M. G. A. Baer au Tucuman (Argentine). Hymenoptera Mellifera (Familia unica: Apidae). Rev. Entomol. (Caen) 23: 9-26 [22] .
Type data: lectotype MNHP <F>.
Subsequent designation: Urban, D. (1968). As espécies do gênero Melissoptila Holmberg, 1884 (Hymenoptera, Apoidea). Rev. Bras. Entomol. 13: 1-94 [56] .
Type locality: Argentina, Tucumán.

Eucera (Tetralonia) nigriceps Friese, H. (1906). Neue Bienenarten aus Chile und Argentina. Z. Syst. Hymenopterol. Dipterol. 6: 169-176 [171] (junior secondary homonym of Tetralonia nigriceps Morawitz, 1895) .
Type data: syntype AMNH 25389 <M> , syntype NMW <M>.
Type locality: Chile, Concepción.

Tetralonia araucana Schulz, W. A. (1906). Spolia Hymenopterologica. Paderborn: Junfermannschen Buchhandlung 355 pp. [252] (nom. nov. for Eucera (Tetralonia) nigriceps Friese, 1906) .

Melissodes (Epimelissodes) pseudogilva 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 [580] .
Type data: holotype MZUSP <M>.
Type locality: Argentina, Neuquén.

Distribution

Neotropical Region: Argentina (Buenos Aires, Jujuy, La Rioja, Mendoza, Tucumán), Chile (Concepción)

References

Bertoni, A. W. (1918). Contribución al conocimiento de las Tetralonias sudamericanas - Hym. An. Cient. Paraguayos (2) 3: 210-218 [214] (Descriptive note (as Epimelissodes pseudogilvus))
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 [580] (Taxonomy (as Melissodes (Epimelissodes) dama))
Dalla Torre, C. G. (1896). Catalogus Hymenopterorum hucusque descriptorum systematicus et synonymicus. Lipsiae: Guilelmi Engelmann Vol. 10 643 pp. [241] (Taxonomy (as Eucera nigriceps))
Ducke, A. (1910). Contribution a la connaissance de la faune hyménoptérologique du Nord-Est du Brésil. Rev. Entomol. (Caen) 28 (3): 78-96 [95] (Citation (as Eucera nigriceps))
Friese, H. (1908). Die Apidae (Blumenwespen) von Argentina nach den Reisenergebnissen der Herren A. C. Jensen-Haarup und P. Jörgensen in den Jahren 1904-1907 [reprint with change in pagination (pp. 331-425 in original)]. Flora Fauna 10: 1-94 [49, 52] (Original description, transcription, citation (as Tetralonia nigriceps))
Friese, H. (1910). Zur Bienenfauna des südlichen Argentinien (Hym.). Zool. Jahrb. Abt. Syst. Geogr. Biol. Tiere 29: 641-660 [643, 645] (Catalog, distribution (as Tetralonia nigriceps))
Friese, H. (1916). Zur Bienenfauna von Costa Rica (Hym.). Stett. Entomol. Ztg. 77: 287-350 [330] (Citation, distribution (as Tetralonia nigriceps))
Gazulla, P. & Ruiz P., F. (1928). Los insectos de la Hacienda de "Las Mercedes". Rev. Chil. Hist. Nat. 32: 288-305 [301] (Taxonomy (as Tetralonia))
Jaffuel, F. & Pirion, A. (1926). Hymenopteros del Valle de Marga-Marga. Rev. Chil. Hist. Nat. 30: 362-383 [371] (Taxonomy (as Tetralonia))
Janvier, H. (1933). Étude biologique de quelques hyménoptères du Chili. Ann. Sci. Nat. Zool. Biol. Anim. (10) 16: 209-356 [326, 351] (Biology (as Tetralonia))
Jensen-Haarup, A. C. (1908). Hoffmanseggia falcaria, Cav., and its visitors amongst bees. Flora Fauna 10: 108-111 [110] (Flower record (as Tetralonia nigriceps))
Jörgensen, P. (1909). Beobachtungen über Blumenbesuch, Biologie, Werbreitung usw. der Bienen von Mendoza. (Hym.). Dtsch. Entomol. Z. 1909: 53-65 [62] (Citation (as Tetralonia nigriceps))
Jörgensen, P. (1912). Los crisídidos y los hymenopteros aculeatos de la Província de Mendoza. An. Mus. Nac. Buenos Aires 22: 267-338 [316, 318] (Parasite, distribution, note (as Epimelissodes))
Jörgensen, P. (1912). Revision der Apiden der Provinz Mendoza, Republica Argentina (Hym.). Zool. Jahrb. Abt. Syst. Geogr. Biol. Tiere 32: 89-162 [153] (Taxonomy (as Epimelissodes))
Laroca, S. (1970). Notas adicionais sôbre a bionomia das espécies de Melissoptila que ocorrem nas vizinhanças de Curitiba, Paraná. (Hymenoptera, Apoidea). Bol. Univ. Fed. Parana, Zool. 3 (15): 293-306 [294, 305] (Citation, comparative notes (as Melissoptila dama))
Michener, C. D. & Lange, R. B. (1958). Observations on the ethology of neotropical anthophorine bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea). Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull. 39 (3): 69-96 [84, 87] (Nest, citation)
Moure, J. S. & Michener, C. D. (1955). A contribution toward the classification of Neotropical Eucerini (Hymenoptera, Apoidea). Dusenia 6 (6): 239-331 [304] (Citation, new combination (as Melissoptila dama), Citation (as Melissoptila pseudogilva))
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 [346] (Note on type material (as Melissodes (Epimelissodes) pseudogilva))
Rasmussen, C., Garcete-Barrett, B. R. & Gonçalves, R. B. (2009). Curt Schrottky (1874-1937): South American entomology at the beginning of the 20th century (Hymenoptera, Lepidoptera, Diptera). Zootaxa 2282: 1–50 [37] (Note on type material of Melissodes (Epimelissodes) pseudogilva)
Ruiz P., F. (1936). Himenopteros de la Provincia de Coquimbo. Rev. Chil. Hist. Nat. 40: 159-169 [167] (Taxonomy (as Tetralonia))
Ruiz P., F. (1940). Apidologia Chilena. I Parte. Rev. Chil. Hist. Nat. 44: 282-377 [295] (Taxonomy (as Tetralonia))
Ruiz P., F. & Stuardo, C. (1935). Insectos colectados en las Termas de Chillan. Rev. Chil. Hist. Nat. 39: 313-322 [322] (Taxonomy (as Tetralonia))
Schrottky, C. (1913). La distribución geográfica de los himenópteros argentinos. An. Soc. Cient. Argent. 75: 180-286 [257] (Catalog, distribution (as Epimelissodes dama and pseudogilvus))
Urban, D. (1968). As espécies do gênero Melissoptila Holmberg, 1884 (Hymenoptera, Apoidea). Rev. Bras. Entomol. 13: 1-94 [25, 27, 29, 32, 54-58, 72] (Listed (as araucana and dama), key, catalog, redescription, distribution, comparative note)
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, 37, 42] (Morphologic note, key)

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