Duckeola ghilianii (Spinola, 1853)
Trigona ghilianii
Spinola, M. (1853). Compte rendu des Hyménoptères inédits provenants du voyage entomologique de M. Ghiliani dans le Para en 1846. Mem. R. Accad. Sci. Torino (2) 13: 19-94 [92] .
Type data: holotype MZUT <F> worker.
Type locality: Belém, Pará, Brasil.
Trigona huberi
Friese, H. (1901). Neue arten der Bienengattung Trigona Jur. (Hym.). Z. Syst. Hymenopterol. Dipterol. 1: 265-271 [268] (junior subjective synonym) .
Type data: syntype whereabouts unknown <F> workers (probably in ZMB and ZSM).
Type locality: Pará, Brasil, Ducke leg..
Etymology: homage to Dr. J. Huber.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
Moure, J. S. (1963). Sôbre a identidade dos meliponinos descritos por Spinola em 1853 (Hymenoptera, Apoidea). An. Acad. Bras. Cienc. (Rio de Janeiro) 35 (2): 257-269 [257]
Distribution
Neotropical Region: Bolivia (El Beni), Brazil (Amapá, Amazonas [Manaus, Santo Antônio Do Içá, Tabatinga], Mato Grosso [Gaúcha Do Norte, Juína], Pará [Belém, Bragança, Santarém]), Colombia (Amazonas, Caquetá, Meta), French Guiana (Kourou), Peru, Suriname
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