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Paratrigona nuda (Schwarz, 1943)
Trigona (Paratrigona) lineata nuda Schwarz, H. F. (1943). New Trigona bees from Peru. Am. Mus. Novit. 1243: 1-10 [4] .
Type data: holotype AMNH <F> worker , paratype AMNH lots 150, 154, 161, 176 <F> workers , paratype RPSP lots 150, 154, 176 <F> workers (5) , paratype MUSM lot 176 <F> workers (2) , paratype CUIC 2610 <F> worker (6) , paratype BMNH <F> worker (1).
Type locality: Valle de Chanchamayo, Peru, 800m, 1939, leg. Weyrauch.

Distribution

Neotropical Region: Bolivia (El Beni, La Paz), Peru (Huánuco)

References

Camargo, J. M. F. (1974). Notas sobre a morfologia de Plebeia (Schwarziana) quadripunctata quadripunctata (Hym., Apidae). Stud. Entomol. 17 (1-4): 433-470 [460, 463] (as Paratrigona (Paratrigona) lineata nuda, nesting site: subterranean, nest characteristics, behavior, guards, citation)
Camargo, J. M. F. & J. S. Moure (1994). Meliponinae Neotropicais: Os gêneros Paratrigona Schwarz, 1938 e Aparatrigona Moure, 1951 (Hymenoptera, Apidae). Arq. Zool. (São Paulo) 32 (2): 33-109 [34-38, 40, 42, 72, 79-80, 86-88, 91-93, 99] (biogeography, key, synonymy, taxonomy, diagnosis, geographic records, geographic range, nesting site: subterranean, in abandoned fungus chamber of Atta sexdens - citation, phylogeny, figures)
Camargo, J. M. F. & J. S. Moure (1996). Meliponini Neotropicais: o gênero Geotrigona Moure, 1943 (Apinae, Apidae, Hymenoptera), com especial referência à filogenia e biogeografia. Arq. Zool. (São Paulo) 33 (3): 95-161 [103] (geographic range)
Camargo, J. M. F. & Wittmann, D. (1989). Nest architecture and distribution of the primitive stingless bee, Mourella caerulea (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Meliponinae): evidence for the origin of Plebeia (s. lat.) on the Gondwana Continent. Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment 24 (4): 213-229 [223] (as Paratrigona lineata nuda, nesting habits: subterranean, citation)
Gonzalez, V. H. & Griswold, T. L. (2011). Two new species of Paratrigona and the male of Paratrigona ornaticeps (Hymenoptera, Apidae). ZooKeys 120: 9-25 [21, 22] (geographic range, nesting site: inside ant nest, identification key)
Gonzalez, V. H. & Vélez, D. (2007). Una especie nueva de Paratrigona (Hymenoptera: Apidae, Meliponini), con una sinopsis del género en Colombia. Bol. Mus. Ent. Valle 8 (2): 9-13 [9, 11] (geographic range, taxonomic note, citation; ? uncertain identity, as Paratrigona aff. nuda, geographic record, taxonomic note)
Moure, J. S. (1944). Abejas del Perú. Bol. Mus.Hist. Nat. "Javier Prado" 8 (28, 29): 67-75 [71] (as Paratrigona lineata nuda, list)
Nates-Parra, G. (2001). Las abejas sin aguijón (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponini) de Colombia. Biota Colombiana 2 (3): 233-248 [246] (synonymy, citation)
Schwarz, H. F. (1943). New Trigona bees from Peru. Am. Mus. Novit. 1243: 1-10 [4-6] (as Trigona (Paratrigona) lineata nuda, description, taxonomy, geographic range, nesting site: in deserted fungus chamber of colonies of leaf-cutting ant Atta sexdens, figures: worker, nest)
Schwarz, H. F. (1944). The stingless bees. A paradox among the producers of honey. Nat. Hist. 53 (9): 414-417, 426 [417] (as Trigona lineata variety nuda, nesting site: deserted fungus chamber of a leaf-cutting ant, figure: nest)
Schwarz, H. F. (1948). Stingless bees (Meliponidae) of the Western Hemisphere. Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. 90: xvii+546 [14, 15, 116, 126, 352, 353, 355, 364-366, 387, 427] (as Trigona (Paratrigona) lineata variety nuda, nesting site: abandoned underground fungus chamber in Atta sexdens nest, hamuli, figures: worker, nest (plate 7), key, synonymy, description (from Schwarz, 1943), taxonomy, geographic range)
Smith-Pardo, A. H. (2003). A preliminary account of the bees of Colombia (Hymenoptera: Apoidea): present knowledge and future directions. J. Kansas Entomol. Soc. 76 (2): 335-341 [338] (? uncertain identity, list [error, Paratrigona nuda does not occur in Colombia])
Wille, A. (1964). Notes on a primitive stingless bee, Trigona (Nogueirapis) mirandula. Revista de Biologia Tropical 12 (1): 117-151 [125] (as Trigona (Paratrigona) lineata nuda, nesting site: nests of Atta, hard soil)
Wille, A. (1983). Biology of the stingless bees. Ann. Rev. Entomol. 28: 41-64 [50] (as Trigona (Paratrigona) lineata nuda, nesting site: subterranean, in nests of Atta, in hard soil)
Wille, A. & C. D. Michener (1973). The nest architecture of stingless bees with special reference to those of Costa Rica. Rev. Biol. Trop. 21 (Suplemento 1): 1-278 [12, 22, 30, 45, 56] (as Trigona (Paratrigona) lineata nuda, nesting site: in ground, in Atta nests, nest characteristics, citation)

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