Paratrigona subnuda Moure, 1947
Common Names: "jatahy-da-terra", "mirim-sem-brilho", "mirins-da-terra"
Trigona spaca
Müller, F. (1875). Poey's Beobachtungen über die Naturgeschichte der Honigbiene von Cuba, Melipona fulvipes, Guér. Zool. Garten 16 (8): 291-297 [294] (nom. nud., see Trigona opaca Müller, 1921) .
Trigona opaca
Müller, F. (1921). [articles] pp. 150-418 in Möller, A. (ed.) Fritz Müller - Werke, Briefe und Leben. (gesammelt und herausgegeben von Dr. Alfred Möller). Vol. 2 Briefe und noch nicht veröffentlichte Abhandlungen aus dem Nachlass 1854-1897. Vol. 2. Jena: Verlag Gustav Fischer 418 pp., 239 figures + 4 plates pp. [302, 307, 308, 320] (nom. nud.) .
Paratrigona lineata subnuda
Moure, J. S. (1947). Notas sobre algunas abejas de la Provincia de Salta (Hymen. Apoidea). Rev. Soc. Entomol. Argent. 13: 218-253 [253] .
Type data: holotype INEPA <F> worker , paratype DZUP <F> workers.
Type locality: Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.
Trigona (Paratrigona) petropolis
Schwarz, H. F. (1948). Stingless bees (Meliponidae) of the Western Hemisphere. Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. 90: xvii+546 [366] (junior subjective synonym) .
Type data: holotype CUIC 2617 <F> worker , allotype CUIC 2617 <M> male , paratype CUIC 2617 <F> workers (31) , paratype AMNH <F> workers, <M> males (?).
Type locality: Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, 24-27.X.1919, Cornell Univ. Exped..
Paratrigona glabrata
Moure, J. S. (1990). Espécies novas de abelhas da região central do Estado de Minas Gerais, Brasil (Hymenoptera, Apoidea). Acta Biol. Paranaense (Curitiba) 18 (1989) (1-4): 115-127 [116] (junior subjective synonym) .
Type data: holotype DZUP <F> worker , paratype MEUFV <F> workers (21) , paratype DZUP <F> worker , paratype MEUFV <F> worker , paratype MEUFV <F> worker , paratype MEUFV <F> worker , paratype MEUFV <F> workers (2).
Type locality: Paraopeba, Minas Gerais, Brasil, 05.XII.1986, F. A. Silveira leg., 157/426.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
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 [77-78]
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]
Distribution
Neotropical Region: Brazil (Bahia [Feira De Santana, Igrapiúna, Ilhéus, Lençóis, Maracás, Morro Do Chapéu], Espírito Santo [Linhares], Minas Gerais [Alto Caparaó, Barbacena, Belo Vale, Caldas, Cônego Marinho, Igarapé, Jaíba, Lavras, Lontra, Minas Novas, Ouro Preto, Paraopeba, Ritápolis, São Gonçalo Do Rio Preto, Turmalina, Varginha], Paraná [Curitiba, Guaratuba, Lapa, Morretes, Piraquara], Rio Grande do Sul [São Francisco De Paula], Rio de Janeiro [Itatiaia, Macaé, Nova Friburgo, Nova Iguaçu, Petrópolis, Rio De Janeiro, Santa Maria Madalena], Santa Catarina [Blumenau, Campo Alegre], São Paulo [Corumbataí, Guarulhos, Jundiaí, Pirapora Do Bom Jesus, Ribeirão Preto, Salesópolis, São Paulo, Ubatuba])
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Imperatriz-Fonseca, V. L., Ramalho, M. & Kleinert-Giovannini, A. (1993). Abelhas sociais e flores. Análise polínica como método de estudo pp. 17-30 in Pirani, J. R. & Cortopassi-Laurino, M. (ed.) Flores e Abelhas em São Paulo. São Paulo: EDUSP/FAPESP 194 pp. [27] (pollen records: Lithraea moleoides (Anacardiaceae), Impatiens sultanii (Balsaminaceae), Acacia sp. (Leguminosae), Tibouchina spp. (Melastomataceae), Eucalyptus spp (Myrtaceae), Citrus sp. (Rutaceae), nectar records: Impatiens sultanii (Balsaminaceae), Tibouchina spp. (Melastomataceae), Eucalyptus spp (Myrtaceae))
Imperatriz-Fonseca, V. L., Souza, S. C. F. & Nogueira-Neto, P. (1972). Subterranean nests structure of a stingless bee (Paratrigona subnuda Moure) (Meliponinae, Apidae, Hymenoptera). Ciência e Cultura 24 (7): 662-666 [662-666] (synonymy, geographic record, nesting site: subterranean, nest characteristics, drainage, inquiline: Thysanura, figures: nests, propolis characteristics)
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Kerr, W. E. & Silveira, Z. V. (1972). Karyotypic evolution of bees and corresponding taxonomic implications. Evolution 26: 197-202 [199] (as Plebeia (Paratrigona) subnuda, chromosomes number (n=18))
Kleinert, A. M. P. & Imperatriz-Fonseca, V. L. (1994). Virgin queens refuges in colonies of Melipona marginata (Apidae, Meliponinae). Rev. Bras. Biol. 54 (2): 247-251 [248] (virgin queens, development, refuge, citation)
Knoll, F. R. N., Bego, L. R. & Imperatriz-Fonseca, V. L. (1993). As abelhas em áreas urbanas: um estudo no campus da Universidade de São Paulo pp. 31-42 in Pirani, J. R. & Cortopassi-Laurino, M. (ed.) Flores e abelhas em São Paulo. São Paulo: EDUSP / FAPESP 193 pp. [33, 34, 35, 38, 39, 40] (nesting site: in ground, folk name: "jataí-da-terra", defense behavior, honey, nest characteristics, flower records: Silene armeria (Caryophylaceae), Lithraea molleoides, Schinus terebinthifolius, Toxicodendron verniciferum (Anacardiaceae), Aster laevis, Baccharis sp, Chrysanthemum maximum, Eclipta alba, Emilia sonchifolia, Galinsoga parviflora, Gazania longiscapa, Helianthus annus, Vernonia polyanthes (Compositae), Dombeya burgessiae (Sterculiaceae), Rhododendron indicum (Ericaceae), Oxallis [sic = Oxalis] corymbosa (Oxalidaceae), Aloe sp1 (Liliaceae), Impatiens balsamina, I. sultanii (Balsaminaceae), Muntingia calabura (Elaocarpaceae) [sic = Elaeocarpaceae), Andira anthelminthica, Caesalpinia pelthophoroides, Cajanus cajan, Calliandra twedii, Crotalaria lanceolata, C. sp2, Pithecellobium lusorium, Senna bicapsularis, Sophora tomentosa, Spartium junceum, Tipuana tipu (Leguminosae), Phytollacca [sic = Phytolacca] thyrsiflora (Phytolaccaceae), Coleus sp1, Iboza riparia, Leonurus sibiricus, Mentha pulegium, Ocimum sellowii, Origanum vulgare, Salvia guaranitica, S. splendens (Labiatae), Lagerstroemia indica (Lythraceae), Croton sp, Euphorbia milii var. splendens (Euphorbiaceae), Brassica sp (Cruciferae), Dietes vegeta (Iridaceae), Cordia verbenacea (Boraginaceae), Delphinium sp (Ranunculaceae), Eranthemum nervosum, Thunbergia grandiflora (Acanthaceae), Foeniculum vulgare (Umbelliferae), Jacaranda mimosifolia (Bignoniaceae), Eugenia pitanga, Syzygium jambo (Myrtaceae), Jasminum azoricum (Oleaceae), Citrus sp1, C. sp2 (Rutaceae), Malvaviscus arboreus (Malvaceae), Byrsonima intermedia (Malpighiaceae), Ochna multiflora (Ochnaceae), Mesembryantemum [sic = Mesembryanthemum] spectabilis (Aizoaceae), Tibouchina granulosa, T. holosericea (Melastomataceae), Archontophoenix cunninghamiana (Palmae), Prunus persica, Rosa sp (Rosaceae), Diodia polymorpha (Rubiaceae), Bougainvillea spectabilis (Nyctaginaceae), Agave sisalana (Agavaceae), Polygonum capitatum (Polygonaceae), Duranta repens (Verbenaceae), Ludwigia sp (Onagraceae))
Koedam, D., Contrera, F. A. L., Fidalgo, O. & Imperatriz-Fonseca, V. L. (2005). How queen and workers share in male production in the stingless bee Melipona subnitida Ducke (Apidae, Meliponini). Insectes Soc. 52: 114-121 [120] (as Trigona subnuda, worker eggs, male production, citation)
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Lenko, K. & Papavero, N. (1996). Insetos no folclore. São Paulo: Plêiade, FAPESP 2nd Edn 1-468 pp. [271] (as Paratrigona (Paratrigona) subnuda, folk name: "jataí-da-terra", citation)
Michener, C. D. (1974). The social behavior of the bees. Cambridge: Belknap Press, Harvard University Press 404+xii pp. [331] (as Trigona (Paratrigona) subnuda, nesting site: subterranean)
Michener, C. D., Winston, M. L. & Jander, R. (1978). Pollen manipulation and related activities and structures in bees of the family Apidae. Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull. 51 (19): 575-601 [578, 590] (as Trigona (Paratrigona) subnuda, pollen foraging: Tibouchina spp. - citation, foraging behavior)
Müller, F. (1875). Poey's Beobachtungen über die Naturgeschichte der Honigbiene von Cuba, Melipona fulvipes, Guér. Zool. Garten 16 (8): 291-297 [294] (as Trigona spaca [probably lapsus for Trigona opaca Müller, 1921], taxonomic note, nesting site: in ground)
Müller, F. (1921). [articles] pp. 150-418 in Möller, A. (ed.) Fritz Müller - Werke, Briefe und Leben. (gesammelt und herausgegeben von Dr. Alfred Möller). Vol. 2 Briefe und noch nicht veröffentlichte Abhandlungen aus dem Nachlass 1854-1897. Vol. 2. Jena: Verlag Gustav Fischer 418 pp., 239 figures + 4 plates pp. [302, 307, 308, 320] (as Trigona opaca, flower records: Sicyos angulata, Rubiaceae, Hedyotes, Heliotropium, Salvia, comparative notes)
Monteiro, C. A. & Kerr, W. E. (1990). Experimental exchange of queens between colonies of Melipona compressipes (Apidae, Meliponini). Rev. Bras. Biol. 50 (4): 975-981 [976] (introduction of foreign queen)
Monteiro, D. & Ramalho, M. (2010). Abelhas Generalistas (Meliponina) e o Sucesso Reprodutivo de Stryphnodendron pulcherrimum (Fabales: Mimosaceae) com Florada em Massa na Mata Atlântica, BA. Neotropical Entomology 39 (4): 519-526 [522] (Distribution record)
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