Thygater (Thygater) aethiops (Smith, 1854)
Melissodes aethiops
Smith, F. (1854). Catalogue of Hymenopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part II. Apidae. London: British Museum 199-465 pp. [314] .
Type data: lectotype OUM <M>.
Subsequent designation: LaBerge, W. E. & Moure, J. S. (1962). Type specimens of American Eucerini bees deposited in the British Museum (Hymenoptera- Apoidea). Bol. Univ. Fed. Paraná, Zool. 1 (11): 1-12 [2] .
Type locality: Colombia.
Melissodes albilabris
Cresson, E. T. (1878). Descriptions of new species of North American bees. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila. 30: 181-221 [209] .
Type data: holotype ANSP 2324 <M>.
Type locality: Mexico.
Melissodes atramentata
Cockerell, T. D. A. (1918). Neotropical bees, principally collected by Professor Bruner in Argentina. Trans. Am. Entomol. Soc. 44: 25-38 [30] .
Type data: holotype USNM 22919 <F>.
Type locality: Colombia.
Distribution
Neotropical Region: Argentina (Córdoba, Tucumán), Bolivia (La Paz), Colombia (Boyaca, Cauca, Cundinamarca, Magdalena, Nariño, Norte de Santander), Costa Rica (Cartago), Ecuador (Azuay, Imbabura, Tungurahua), Venezuela (Aragua)
References
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 [584] (Key)
Cockerell, T. D. A. (1918). Neotropical bees, principally collected by Professor Bruner in Argentina. Trans. Am. Entomol. Soc. 44: 25-38 [30] (Note)
Cresson, E. T. (1916). The Cresson types of Hymenoptera. Mem. Am. Entomol. Soc. 1: 1-141 [111] (Note on type material of Melissodes albilabris)
LaBerge, W. E. (1956). A revision of the bees of the genus Melissodes in North and Central America. Part. I (Hymenoptera, Apidae). Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull. 37 (18): 912-1194 [1179] (New combination, as Thygater atramentata)
LaBerge, W. E. & Moure, J. S. (1962). Type specimens of American Eucerini bees deposited in the British Museum (Hymenoptera- Apoidea). Bol. Univ. Fed. Paraná, Zool. 1 (11): 1-12 [2, 3] (Synonymy, distribution, redescription (as Thygater venezuelae))
Urban, D. (1967). As espécies do gênero Thygater Holmberg, 1884 (Hymenoptera, Apoidea). Bol. Univ. Fed. Parana, Zool. 2 (12): 177-309 [179, 181, 182, 210, 217, 219, 220, 221, 223-227, 268] (Synonymy, key, revision, distribution, misinterpretation of status of type material of Melissodes albilabris)
Urban, D. (1999). Espécies novas de Thygater Holmberg (Hymenoptera, Apoidea, Anthophoridae). Rev. Bras. Zool. 16 (1): 213-220 [217] (Citation)
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Last update : 17 Jul 2023