Frieseomelitta flavicornis (Fabricius, 1798)
Apis flavicornis
Fabricius, J. C. (1798). Supplementum Entomologiae systematicae. Hafniae: Proft et Storch 1-572 pp. [276] .
Type data: lectotype ZMUC <F> worker.
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 [158] .
Type locality: Cayenne, French Guiana.
Trigona pura
Cockerell, T. D. A (1920). Some neotropical meliponid bees. Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. 42: 459-468 [466] (junior subjective synonym) .
Type data: holotype AMNH <F> worker.
Type locality: Kaieteur, British Guiana, 21.VII. 1911, Crampton leg..
Trigona (Tetragona) savannensis
Roubik, D. W. (1980). New species of Trigona and cleptobiotic Lestrimelitta from French Guiana (Hymenoptera: Apidae). Rev. Biol. Trop. 28 (2): 263-269 [265] (junior subjective synonym) .
Type data: holotype SEMK <F> worker , paratype SEMK <M> male (1), workers (?) , paratype RPSP <F> worker (1).
Type locality: Kourou, 30 km NW, French Guiana, Roubik leg..
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
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] (Frieseomelitta savannensis Roubik as junior synonymy of Frieseomelitta flavicornis (Fabricius))
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 [158]
Distribution
Neotropical Region: Brazil (Amapá [Macapá], Amazonas [Barreirinha, Manaus, Parintins], Maranhão [Carutapera], Pará [Monte Alegre, Óbidos], Roraima), French Guiana (Cayenne), Guyana (Potaro-Siparuni), Suriname
References
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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. [110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122] (geographic record, taxonomic characters, nest, worker, male, phylogeny, figures: male, synonymy)
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