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Eufriesea eburneocincta (Kimsey, 1977)
Euplusia eburneocincta Kimsey, L. S. (1977). New species of bees in the genera Euplusia and Eufriesia (Hymenoptera: Apidae, Euglossini). Pan-Pac. Entomol. 53: 8-18 [12] .
Type data: holotype whereabouts unknown <M>.
Type locality: Guyana, Dawa.

Remarks

Material available at the DZUP suggests that Eufriesea eburneocincta is only a color variant of E. vidua. These two forms are structurally identical, differing only in the color pattern of the pubescence of the 2nd tergum. Also, males exhibiting distinct intermediate patterns have been observed in a large series from Rondônia, in Brazil. A formal synonymy between these two names will be published elsewhere (G. A. R. Melo, unpubl.).

Distribution

Neotropical Region: Brazil (Maranhão [Buriticupu]), Guyana, Venezuela (Bolívar)

References

Kimsey, L. S. (1982). Systematics of bees of the genus Eufriesea (Hymenoptera, Apidae). Univ. Calif. Publ. Entomol. 95: 1-125 [9, 19, 25, 32, 49] (Species revision (as Eufriesea))
Nemésio, A. & Rasmussen, C. (2011). Nomenclatural issues in the orchid bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Euglossina) and an updated catalogue. Zootaxa 3006: 1-42 [20] (Catalog, note on depository of type material (as Eufriesea eburneocincta))
Rebêlo, J.M.M. & Silva, F.S. (1999). Distribuição das abelhas Euglossini (Hymenoptera: Apidae) no Estado do Maranhão, Brasil. An. Soc. Entomol. Bras. 28 (3): 389-401 [394] (Distribution record)

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