Scaptotrigona xanthotricha Moure, 1950
Common Names: "trompeta", "mandaguari-amarelo", "tujumirim", "mandagoari", "abelha-fedente"
Melipona trombeta
Müller, H. (1875). Stachellose brasilianische Honigbienen zur Einführung in zoologischen Gärten empfohlen. Zool. Garten 16 (2): 41-55 [43, 47] (nom. nud. See also Peckolt, 1894: 234; Müller, F. (in Möller), 1921: 258, 305; Schwarz, 1932: 427) .
Trigona aethiops
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] (nom. nud.) .
Trigona trombeta foetida
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. [320] (nom. nud.) .
Scaptotrigona postica xanthotricha
Moure, J. S. (1950). Notas sobre alguns Meliponinae bolivianos (Hymenoptera, Apoidea). Dusenia 1 (1): 70-80 [78] .
Type data: holotype DZUP <F> worker , paratype DZUP <F> workers (?) , paratype MZUSP <F> workers (?).
Type locality: Amparo, São Paulo, Brasil, III.1948.
Distribution
Neotropical Region: Brazil (Bahia [Brumado, Igrapiúna], Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais [Juiz De Fora, Viçosa], Paraná [Matinhos, Paranaguá], Rio de Janeiro [Itatiaia], Santa Catarina, São Paulo [Amparo, Campinas, Pirapora Do Bom Jesus, Rio Claro], Tocantins [Araguaína])
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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. [221, 225-226, 229, 236, 258, 259, 266, 267, 302, 305,] (306, 311, 313, 320; as Trigona trombeta, Trigona trombeta var. foetida, "Trombeta", Trigona aethiops, "Aethiops" [name probably associated to the shape of nest entrance, page 221; probable synonym of "trombeta"], folk names: "trombeta", "abelha fedente", nest entrance (similar to the flower of Calla aethiopia, page 221), behavior, aggressiveness, nest population, geographic record, odor liberation, comparative notes, flower record: Sicyos angulata, Cordia, Acacia spp., Baccharis spp. taxonomic characters, key)
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Nogueira-Neto, P. (2002). Inbreeding and building up small populations of stingless bees. Rev. Bras. Zool. 19 (4): 1181-1214 [1184, 1185, 1189, 1190, 1200, 1201, 1209] (controlled feeding, inbreeding experiments, geographic record, colony longevity)
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