Plebeia wittmanni Moure & Camargo, 1989
Plebeia wittmanni
Moure, J. S. & J. M. F. Camargo (1989). Plebeia wittmanni, uma nova espécie de Meliponinae (Hymenoptera, Apidae) do sul do Brasil. Stud. Neotrop. Fauna & Environm. 24 (1): 15-16 [15] .
Type data: holotype RPSP 881689 <F> worker , paratype RPSP 881690, 881691 <F> workers (2) , paratype UTG <F> workers (?) , paratype FZRS <F> workers (?).
Type locality: Canguçu, Santo Amor, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, 1987, D. Wittmann leg..
Remarks
Plebeia wittmanni Moure & Camargo is probably junior synonym of Plebeia nigriceps (Friese).
Distribution
Neotropical Region: Argentina (Tucumán), Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul [Canela, Canguçu, Caçapava Do Sul, Feliz, General Câmara, Lavras Do Sul, Nova Petrópolis, Panambi, Pelotas, Porto Alegre, Riozinho, Santana Da Boa Vista, São Lourenço Do Sul, Uruguaiana]), Uruguay (Montevideo)
References
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Camargo, J. M. F. & Wittmann, D. (1989). Nest architecture and distribution of the primitive stingless bee, Mourella caerulea (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Meliponinae): evidence for the origin of Plebeia (s. lat.) on the Gondwana Continent. Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment 24 (4): 213-229 [220] (geographic range, nesting site: granitic areas, citation)
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Ribeiro, M. F., Imperatriz-Fonseca, V. L. & Santos Filho, P. S. (2003). A interrupção da construção de células de cria e postura em Plebeia remota (Holmberg) (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Meliponini) pp. 177-188 in Melo, G. A. R. & Alves-dos-Santos, I. (ed.) Apoidea Neotropica: Homenagem aos 90 anos de Jesus Santiago Moure. Criciúma: Editora UNESC 320 pp. [178] (worker longevity, reproductive diapause, citation)
Santos, C.F., Santos, P.D.S., Marques, D.M., Costa, T. & Blochtein, B. (2019). Geometric morphometrics of the forewing shape and size discriminate Plebeia species (Hymenoptera: Apidae) nesting in different substrates. Syst. Entomol. 44: 787-796 [supplementary 1] (Distribution)
Schlindwein, C. & Wittmann, D. (1997). Stamen movements in flowers of Opuntia (Cactaceae) favour oligolectic pollinators. Plant Syst. Evol. 204: 179-193 [183, 184, 191] (geographic record, pollen foraging behavior, flower records: Opuntia brunneogemmia, O. viridirubra (Cactaceae))
Serrão, J. E. (2001). A comparative study of the proventricular structure in corbiculate apinae [sic] (Hymenoptera, Apidae). Micron. 32: 379-385 [380] (? uncertain identity, as Plebeia withimanni [sic], geographic record [?], morphology, proventriculus)
Silveira, F. A., G. A. R. Melo & E. A. B. Almeida (2002). Abelhas Brasileiras: Sistemática e Identificação. Belo Horizonte: F. A. Silveira 253 pp. [91] (list, geographic range)
Urban, D. (2003). Catálogo das abelhas publicadas por Jesus Santiago Moure pp. 11-43 in Melo, G. A. R. & Alves-dos-Santos, I. (ed.) Apoidea Neotropica: Homenagem aos 90 anos de Jesus Santiago Moure. Criciúma: Editora UNESC 320 pp. [36] (list, species described by J. S. Moure, type material)
Wittmann, D. (1989). Nest architecture, nest site preferences and distribution of Plebeia wittmanni (Moure & Camargo, 1989) in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (Apidae: Meliponinae). Stud. Neotrop. Fauna Environ. 24 (1): 17-23 [17-23] (geographic record, nesting site: cracks of granite blocks, nest characteristics, nest defense behavior, geographic range, figure: nest)
Wittmann, D. & Hoffman, M. (1990). Bees of Rio Grande do Sul, Southern Brazil (Insecta, Hymenoptera, Apoidea). Iheringia, Sér. Zool. 70: 17-43 [28, 39] (geographic records, habitat, nesting site: cavities of granitic rocks, cracks of buildings - citation)
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Last update : 17 Jul 2023