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Tapinotaspis chalybaea (Friese, 1899)
Exomalopsis chalybaea Friese, H. (1899). Monographie der Bienengattungen Exomalopsis, Ptilothrix, Melitoma und Tetrapedia. Ann. K-K. Naturhist. Mus. Wien 14 (3): 247-304 [267] .
Type data: lectotype NMW <F>.
Subsequent designation: Roig-Alsina, A. (1997). A generic study of the bees of the tribe Tapinotaspidini, with notes on the evolution of their oil-collecting structures. Mitt. Münch. Entomol. Ges. 87: 3-21 [17] .
Type locality: 'Para' [type material certainly mislabeled].

Tapinotaspis chacabucensis Holmberg, E. L. (1903). Delectus Hymenopterologicus Argentinus [.]. An. Mus. Nac. Hist. Nat. B. Aires 2 (3): 377-468 [415] .
Type data: lectotype MACN <M>.
Subsequent designation: Roig-Alsina, A. (1997). A generic study of the bees of the tribe Tapinotaspidini, with notes on the evolution of their oil-collecting structures. Mitt. Münch. Entomol. Ges. 87: 3-21 [17] .
Type locality: Argentina, Buenos Aires, Chacabuco.

Exomalopsis longicornis Friese, H. (1906). Neue Bienenarten aus Chile und Argentina. Z. Syst. Hymenopterol. Dipterol. 6: 169-176 [170] .
Type data: holotype ZMB <M>.
Type locality: Argentina, Córdoba.

Distribution

Neotropical Region: Argentina (Buenos Aires, Córdoba, La Pampa, Tucumán), Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul)

References

Aguiar, A.J.C., Melo, G.A.R., Vasconcelos, T.N.C., Gonçalves, R.B., Giugliano, L. & Martins, A.C. (2020). Biogeography and early diversification of Tapinotaspidini oil-bees support presence of Paleocene savannas in South America. Mol. Phylog. Evol. 143: 1-10 [5, 6] (Figure (as Tapinotaspis chalybaea))
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 [566] (Distribution (as Tapinotaspis chacabucensis))
Brèthes, J. (1909). Notas himenopterológicas. An. Mus. Nac. Buenos Aires (3) 19: 219-223 [222] (Taxonomic notes (as Tapinotaspis chacabucensis))
Brèthes, J. (1910). Himenópteros argentinos. An. Mus. Nac. Buenos Aires (3) 20: 205-316 [290] (Descriptive note, distribution (as Tetrapedia chacabucensis and Ecomalopsis longicornis Friese, 1908 [sic]))
Cocucci, A. A. (1991). Pollination biology of Nierembergia (Solanaceae). Plant Syst. Evol. 174: 17-35 [24, fig.4-5] (Flower record: Nierembergia linaerifolia (Solanaceae); distribution)
Cocucci, A. A., Sérsic, A. & Roig-Alsina, A. (2000). Oil-colleting structures in Tapinotaspidini: their diversity, function and probable origin (Hymenoptera: Apidae). Mitt. Münch. Entomol. Ges. 90: 51-74 [55, fig. 12a-e] (Morphology; flower record: Nierembergia linariaefolia (Solanaceae); distribution)
Cosacov, A., Nattero, J. & Cocucci, A.A. (2008). Variation of pollinator assemblages and pollen limitation in a locally specialized system: the oil-producing Nierembergia linariifolia (Solanaceae). Ann. Bot. 102 (5): 723-734 [724, 727, 728] (Behavior, figure (as Tapinotaspis chalybaea))
Ducke, A. (1910). Zur Synonymie der neotropischen Apidae. (Hym.). Dtsch. Entomol. Z. 1910: 362-369 [369] (Citation (as Tetrapedia chalybea [sic]))
Friese, H. (1906). Neue Bienenarten aus Chile und Argentina. Z. Syst. Hymenopterol. Dipterol. 6: 169-176 [169, 170] (Citation)
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 [56, 57] (Citation, redescription, distribution (as Exomalopsis chalybaea and longicornis))
Friese, H. (1910). Zur Bienenfauna des südlichen Argentinien (Hym.). Zool. Jahrb. Abt. Syst. Geogr. Biol. Tiere 29: 641-660 [643] (Distribution (as Exomalopsis longicornis))
Le Féon, V., Poggio, S. L., Torretta, J. P., Bertrand, C., Molina, G. A. R., Burel, F., Baudry, J., & Ghersa, C. M. (2016). Diversity and life-history traits of wild bees (Insecta: Hymenoptera) in intensive agricultural landscapes in the Rolling Pampa, Argentina. J. Nat. Hist. 50 (19-20): 1175-1196 [1184, 1186] (Catalog (as Tapinotaspis chalybaea))
Machado, I. C., Vogel, S. & Lopes, A. V. (2002). Pollination of Angelonia cornigera Hook (Scrophulariaceae) by long-legged, oil-collecting bees in NE Brazil. Plant Biol. 4: 352-359 [355] (Morphology; behavior)
Melo, G. A. R. & Aguiar, A. J. C. (2008). New species of Tapinotaspoides (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Tapinotaspidini). Zootaxa 1749: 53-61 [54] (Comparative note (as Tapinotaspis chalybaea))
Michener, C. D. & Moure, J. S. (1957). A study of the classification of the more primitive non-parasitic anthophorine bees (Hymenoptera, Apoidea). Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. 112 (5): 395-452 [422, fig.37-39] (Note; illustration; as Tapinotaspis (Tapinotaspis) chalybaea)
Moure, J. S. (1941). Notas sobre abelhas do grupo Tetrapedia Klug (Hym. Apoidea). Rev. Entomol. (Rio J.) 12 (3): 515-521 [516] (Distribution, note (as Tapinotaspis chacabucensis))
Moure, J. S. (1944). Apoidea da coleção do Conde Amadeu A. Barbiellini (Hym. Apoidea). Rev. Entomol. (Rio J.) 15 (1-2): 1-18 [9] (Note (as Tapinotaspis chacabucensis and chalybea [sic]))
Moure, J. S. (1948). Notas sobre algumas abelhas de Tacanas, Tucumán, Argentina (Hymenopt. Apoidea). Rev. Entomol. (Rio J.) 19 (1-2): 313-346 [335, 337] (Synonymy, distribution, taxonomic notes (as Tapinotaspis chacabucensis and chalybaea))
Nattero, J., Cocucci, A.A. & Medel, R. (2010). Pollinator-mediated selection in a specialized pollination system: matches and mismatches across populations. J. Evol. Biol. 23 (9): 1957-1968 [1958-1960, 1962, 1963] (Figure, cited, catalog, floral record (as Tapinotaspis chalybaea))
Nattero, J., Malerba, R., Medel, R. & Cocucci, A. (2011). Factors affecting pollinator movement and plant fitness in a specialized pollination system. Plant Syst. Evol. 296 (1-2): 77-85 [79] (Cited (as Tapinotaspis chalybaea))
Neff, J. L. & Simpson, B. B. (1981). Oil-collecting structures in the Anthophoridae (Hymenoptera): Morphology, function, and use in systematics. J. Kansas Entomol. Soc. 54 (1): 95-123 [113, fig.40-41] (Morphology)
Rasmussen, C. & Ascher, J.S. (2008). Heinrich Friese (1860-1948): Names proposed and notes on a pioneer melittologist (Hymenoptera, Anthophila). Zootaxa 1833: 1-118 [37] (Catalog (as Tapinotaspis chalybaea))
Roig-Alsina, A. (1997). A generic study of the bees of the tribe Tapinotaspidini, with notes on the evolution of their oil-collecting structures. Mitt. Münch. Entomol. Ges. 87: 3-21 [17, fig.19-20] (Phylogeny)
Roig-Alsina, A. (2003). A revision of the bee genus Tapinotaspis Holmberg (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Tapinotaspidini). Mitt. Münch. Entomol. Ges. 93: 45-53 [47] (Taxonomic notes; synonymy)
Sandhouse, G. A. (1943). The type species of the genera and subgenera of bees. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 92: 519-619 [603] (Type specie (as Tapinotaspis chacabucensis))
Schrottky, C. (1902). Ensaio sobre as abelhas solitarias do Brazil. Rev. Mus. Paul. 5: 330-613 [534] (Original description (translation) (as Exomalopsis chalybea [sic]))
Schrottky, C. (1913). La distribución geográfica de los himenópteros argentinos. An. Soc. Cient. Argent. 75: 180-286 [256, 260] (Note, distribution (as Tetrapedia chalybeia [sic], Tapinotaspis chacabucens and Exomalopsis longicornis))
Silveira, F. A., Melo, G. A. R. & Almeida, E. A. B. (2002). Abelhas Brasileiras: Sistemática e Identificação. Belo Horizonte: F. A. Silveira 253 pp. [137] (Distribution (as Tapinotaspis chalybea [sic]))
Simpson, B. B. & Neff, J. L. (1981). Floral rewards: alternatives to pollen and nectar. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 68: 301-322 [316] (Citation)
Vachal, J. (1904). Voyage de M. G. A. Baer au Tucuman (Argentine). Hymenoptera Mellifera (Familia unica: Apidae). Rev. Entomol. (Caen) 23: 9-26 [23] (Distribution (as Tetrapedia chalybea))
Weber, A., Gerlach, G. & Dötterl, S. (2019). Die großen wissenschaftlichen Leistungen von Stefan Vogel (1925 - 2015) Teil 5b . Öl statt Nektar - die Ölblumen (dikotyle Vertreter). Der Palmengarten 82 (2): 48-65 [59] (Figure (as Tapinotaspis chalybaea))

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