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Melipona (Michmelia) nigrescens Friese, 1900
Melipona nigrescens Friese, H. (1900). Neue arten der Bienengattungen Melipona Ill. Und Trigona Jur. Természetr. Füz. 23: 381-394 [381] .
Type data: syntype ZMB <F> workers (1) , syntype HNHM <F> worker (1) , syntype AMNH <F> workers (2) , syntype whereabouts unknown <F> workers (2).
Type locality: Popayan, Colombia; Caucathal, Colombia.

Distribution

Neotropical Region: Colombia (Antioquia, Cauca, Huila, Risaralda, Valle del Cauca)

References

Camargo, J. M. F. (1988). Meliponinae (Hymenoptera, Apidae) da coleção do "Istituto di Entomologia Agraria", Portici, Itália. Rev. Bras. Entomol. 32 (3/4): 351–374 [354] (as Melipona nigrescens, taxonomic note, geographic record)
Gonzalez, V. H. & Engel, M. S. (2004). The tropical Andean bee fauna (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Apoidea), with examples from Colombia. Entomol. Abh. Staatl. Mus. Tierkd. Dres. 62 (1): 65-75 [66, 72] (as Melipona nigrescens, altitudinal record, habitat, geographic range, citation)
González- B., V. H. & Nates-Parra, G. (1999). Sinopsis de Parapartamona (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponini), un género estrictamente andino. Rev. Acad. Colomb. Cienc. 23 (supl. especial): 171-179 [178] (as Melipona nigrescens, altitudinal record, citation)
Kerr, W. E. (1948). Estudos sobre o gênero Melipona. An. Esc. Sup. Agric. "Luiz de Queiroz" 5 (88): 181-276 + 51 figures [187] (as Melipona fasciata nigrescens, geographic range, citation)
Moure, J. S. (1992). Melikerria e Eomelipona, dois subgêneros novos em Melipona Illiger, 1806 (Hymenoptera, Apidae) pp. 32-38 in Cruz Landim, C. & Chaud Netto, J. (ed.) Anais do Encontro Brasileiro de Biologia de Abelhas e Outros Insetos Sociais. Homenagem aos 70 anos de Warwick Estevam Kerr. Naturalia, número especial. São Paulo: Editora UNESP 283 pp. [33] (as Melipona nigrescens, taxonomic characters)
Moure, J. S. & W. E. Kerr (1950). Sugestões para a modificação da sistemática do gênero Melipona (Hymen.- Apoidea). Dusenia 1 (2): 105-129 [115, 117] (as Melipona fuscata nigrescens, geographic range, map, taxonomic notes)
Nates-Parra, G. (1995). Las abejas sin aguijon del genero Melipona (Hymenoptera: Meliponinae) en Colombia. Bol. Mus. Ent. Valle 3 (2): 21-33 [22, 24] (as Melipona nigrescens, list, altitudinal record)
Nates-Parra, G. (2001). Las abejas sin aguijón (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponini) de Colombia. Biota Colombiana 2 (3): 233-248 [238] (as Melipona nigrescens, partim: except Boyaca, Vaupés, geographic range, altitudinal record, citation)
Nates Parra, G. & González, V. H. (2000). Las abejas silvestres de Colombia: por qué y cómo conservarlas. Acta Biol. Colomb. 5 (1): 5-37 [15] (as Melipona nigrescens, note on type, endemism)
Parra, G. (1984). Censo parcial de las abejas sin aguijon (Apidae-Meliponinae) del Occidente Colombiano. Cespedesia 13 (49-50): 277-290 [287] (? uncertain identity, as Melipona cf. nigricens [sic], geographic records, nectar foraging, flower records: Fuchsia)
Parra, G. (1990). Bionomia de las abejas sin aguijon (Apidae Meliponinae) del Occidente Colombiano. Cespedesia 57-58: 77-116 [80, 82, 93, 95, 98, 100, 102] (? uncertain identity, as Melipona cf. nigricens [sic], nesting site: hollow of trunk, habitat, geographic records, nest entrance, defense behavior, nest characteristics)
Rêgo, M. M. C. (1992). Morfologia das estruturas genitais de machos na sistemática de Melipona (Meliponinae, Apidae, Hymenoptera) pp. 73-78 in Cruz Landim, C. & Chaud Netto, J. (ed.) Anais do Encontro Brasileiro de Biologia de Abelhas e Outros Insetos Sociais. Homenagem aos 70 anos de Warwick Estevam Kerr. Naturalia, número especial. São Paulo: Editora UNESP 283 pp. [73] (as Melipona nigrescens, taxonomic note, citation)
Schwarz, H. F. (1932). The genus Melipona the type genus of the Meliponidae or stingless bees. Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. 63 (4): 231-460 [349, 351, 359, 363, 364, 365-367, 370, 372] (as Melipona fasciata nigrescens, taxonomic notes, key, description, diagnosis, geographic records)
Schwarz, H. F. (1948). Stingless bees (Meliponidae) of the Western Hemisphere. Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. 90: xvii+546 [113] (as Melipona fasciata nigrescens, hamuli)
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] (as Melipona nigrescens, list)
Wille, A. (1976). Las abejas jicotes del género Melipona (Apidae: Meliponini). Rev. Biol. Trop. 24 (1): 123-147 [131] (as Melipona fuscata nigrescens, note, citation)

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