APIDAE Apinae Meliponini Frieseomelitta
Frieseomelitta paranigra (Schwarz, 1940)
Trigona (Tetragona) nigra paranigra
Schwarz, H. F. (1940). Additional species and records of stingless bees (Meliponidae) from British Guiana. Am. Mus. Novit. 1078: 1-12 [5] .
Type data: holotype AMNH <F> worker.
Type locality: Upper Essequibo River, British Guiana, 23.XII.1937, W. G. Hassler leg..
Distribution
Neotropical Region: Brazil (Amazonas [Santa Isabel Do Rio Negro]), Guyana (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo)
References
Camargo, J. M. F. (1994). Biogeografia de Meliponini (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Apinae): a fauna amazônica pp. 46-59 in Zucchi, R., Drumond, P. M., Fernandes-da-Silva, P. G. & Augusto, S. C. (ed.) Anais do I Encontro Sobre Abelhas. Ribeirão Preto: Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo xx+308 pp. [50] (list, nest)
Camargo, J. M. F. & J. S. Moure (1983). Trichotrigona, novo gênero de Meliponinae (Hymenoptera, Apidae), do Rio Negro, Amazonas, Brasil. Acta Amazonica 13 (2): 421-429 [427] (geographic record, interspecific nest aggregation: Trichotrigona extranea Camargo & Moure)
Camargo, J. M. F. & Pedro, S. R. M. (2003). Sobre as relações filogenéticas de Trichotrigona Camargo & Moure (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Meliponini) pp. 109-122 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. [119] (nest, gallery)
Camargo, J. M. F. & Pedro, S. R. M. (2007). Notas sobre a bionomia de Trichotrigona extranea Camargo & Moure (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Meliponinae). Rev. Bras. Entomol. 51 (1): 72-81 [72, 75] (nest, notes, citation)
Michener, C. D. (1990). Classification of the Apidae (Hymenoptera). Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull. 54 (4): 75-164 [129] (as Trigona (Frieseomelitta) paranigra, geographic record, nest [citation of Camargo & Moure, 1983])
Michener, C. D. (2000). The bees of the World. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press 913 pp. [799] (as Trigona (Frieseomelitta) paranigra, nest, note [citation of Camargo & Moure, 1983])
Wille, A. (1962). A new species of stingless bee (Meliponini) from Costa Rica. Revista de Biologia Tropical 10(2): 177-181 [179] (as Trigona paranigra, taxonomic note)
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Last update : 17 Jul 2023