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Protosiris gigas Melo, 2006

Protosiris gigas Melo, G. A. R. (2006). Taxonomic notes on Monoeca and description of a new species of Protosiris (Hymenoptera: Apidae) pp. 54-60 in Rozen Jr., J. G.; Melo, G. A. R.; Aguiar, A. J. C.; Alves-dos-Santos, I. Nesting biologies and immature stages of the Tapinotaspidine bee genera Monoeca and Lanthanomelissa and of their Osirine cleptoparasites Protosiris and Parepeolus (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Apinae). Am. Mus. Novit. 3501: 1–60 [57] .
Type data: holotype DZUP <M> , paratype DZUP <F><M> , paratype AMNH <F><M>.
Type locality: Brazil, Paraná, Piraquara, Mananciais da Serra.

Distribution

Neotropical Region: Brazil (Paraná [Piraquara], Santa Catarina [Florianópolis])

References

Rozen, J. G., Jr., Melo, G. A. R., Aguiar, A. J. C. & Alves-dos-Santos, I. (2006). Nesting biologies and immature stages of the tapinotaspidine bee genera Monoeca and Lanthanomelissa and of their osirine cleptoparasites Protosiris and Parepeolus (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Apinae). Am. Mus. Novit. 3501: 1-60 [15-19, 37-45] (Biology, host, morphology of immature stages)

How to cite this page
J. S. Moure & G. A. R. Melo, 2023. Osirini Handslirsch, 1925. In Moure, J. S., Urban, D. & Melo, G. A. R. (Orgs). Catalogue of Bees (Hymenoptera, Apoidea) in the Neotropical Region - online version. Available at https://www.moure.cria.org.br/catalogue. Accessed Jul/27/2024

Online since: 23 Jul 2008
Last update : 17 Jul 2023