Melipona (Melikerria) compressipes (Fabricius, 1804)
Common Names: "guanota llanera", "tiuba", "jandaira-preta-da-Amazônia"
Apis compressipes
Fabricius, J. C. (1804). Systema Piezatorum secundum ordines, genera, species, adjectis synonymis, locis, observationibus, descriptionibus. Brunsvigae: Reichard 1-439 pp. [370] .
Type data: lectotype ZMUC <F> worker , paralectotype ZMUC <F> worker (3).
Subsequent designation: Moure, J. S. (1960). Notes on the types of the Neotropical bees described by Fabricius (Hymenoptera: Apoidea). Stud. Entomol. (Rio de Janeiro) 3 (1-4): 97-160 [153] .
Type locality: Ex Am. mer. [=America meridionali] Schmidt [probably British Guiana, according to Moure 1960:153].
Melipona interrupta oblitescens
Cockerell, T. D. A. (1919). Bees in the collection of the United States Museum. - 3. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 55: 167-221 [205] (junior subjective synonym) .
Type data: holotype AMNH <F> worker.
Type locality: Surinam.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
Moure, J. S. (1960). Notes on the types of the Neotropical bees described by Fabricius (Hymenoptera: Apoidea). Stud. Entomol. (Rio de Janeiro) 3 (1-4): 97-160 [153]
Distribution
Neotropical Region: Brazil (Amapá [Macapá, Oiapoque], Amazonas [Barcelos], Roraima), Colombia (Amazonas, Guainía, Meta, Vichada), French Guiana (Cayenne), Guyana (Cuyuni-Mazaruni, Potaro-Siparuni), Suriname, Venezuela (Amazonas, Apure, Guárico, Lara, Portuguesa)
References
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