Melissoptila pubescens (Smith, 1879)
Melissodes pubescens
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.853 <M>.
Type locality: Brazil, Amazonas, Vila Nova.
Melissoptila malvacearum
Brèthes, J. (1910). Himenópteros argentinos. An. Mus. Nac. Buenos Aires (3) 20: 205-316 [300] .
Type data: holotype MACN <F>.
Type locality: Argentina, Jujuy.
Distribution
Neotropical Region: Argentina (Jujuy, Salta), Brazil (Amazonas [Parintins], Goiás [Goiânia], Mato Grosso, Rio Grande do Sul [São Lourenço Do Sul])
References
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Dalla Torre, C. G. (1896). Catalogus Hymenopterorum hucusque descriptorum systematicus et synonymicus. Lipsiae: Guilelmi Engelmann Vol. 10 643 pp. [244] (Taxonomy (as Eucera))
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Moure, J. S. & Michener, C. D. (1955). A contribution toward the classification of Neotropical Eucerini (Hymenoptera, Apoidea). Dusenia 6 (6): 239-331 [304] (Citation (as Melissoptila (Ptilomelissa)pubescens and M. malvacearum))
Schrottky, C. (1902). Ensaio sobre as abelhas solitarias do Brazil. Rev. Mus. Paul. 5: 330-613 [523] (Taxonomy (as Macrocera))
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Silveira, F. A., Melo, G. A. R. & Almeida, E. A. B. (2002). Abelhas Brasileiras: Sistemática e Identificação. Belo Horizonte: F. A. Silveira 253 pp. [123] (Distribution)
Urban, D. (1968). As espécies do gênero Melissoptila Holmberg, 1884 (Hymenoptera, Apoidea). Rev. Bras. Entomol. 13: 1-94 [28, 32, 33, 56, 71-74, 85] (Listed, key, comparative note, catalog, note on the type, redescription, distribution)
Urban, D. (1998). Espécies novas de Melissoptila Holmberg da América do Sul e notas taxonômicas (Hymenoptera, Anthophoridae). Rev. Bras. Zool. 15 (1): 1-46 [33, 37, 45] (Taxonomic note, key)
Wittmann, D. & Hoffmann, M. (1990). Bees of Rio Grande do Sul, Southern Brazil (Insecta, Hymenoptera, Apoidea). Iheringia, Sér. Zool. 70: 17-43 [24] (Distribution record)
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