Nannotrigona mellaria (Smith, 1862)
Trigona mellarius
Smith, F. (1862). Descriptions of new Species of Aculeate Hymenoptera, collected at Panama by R. W. Stretch, Esq., with a List of described Species, and the various Localities where they have previously occurred. Trans. Entomol. Soc. Lond. 11: 29-44 [42] .
Type data: lectotype BMNH 17B 1089a <F> worker , paralectotype BMNH <F> worker.
Subsequent designation: Rasmussen, C. & Gonzalez, V. H. (2017). The neotropical stingless bee genus Nannotrigona Cockerell (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponini): An illustrated key, notes on the types, and designation of lectotypes. Zootaxa 4299 (2): 191-220 [205] .
Type locality: Panama, R. W. Stretch leg..
Distribution
Neotropical Region: Colombia (Cundinamarca, Valle del Cauca), Costa Rica (Heredia, Puntarenas), Ecuador (Guayas), Panama (Chiriquí, Panamá), Peru (Piura)
References
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Jaramillo, J., Ospina, R. & Gonzalez, V.H. (2019). Stingless bees of the genus Nannotrigona Cockerell (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponini) in Colombia. Zootaxa 4706 (2): 349-365 [351, 357] (Key, descriptive note, distribution)
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Michener, C. D. & Roubik, D. W. (1993). Observations on the labium of meliponine bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae) pp. 251-265 in Inoue, T. & Yamane, S. (ed.) Evolution of insect societies: Comparative sociology of bees, wasps and ants. Tokyo: Hakuhin-sha Publishing Co. [256] (morphology, labium)
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Nates-Parra, G. (2001). Las abejas sin aguijón (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponini) de Colombia. Biota Colombiana 2 (3): 233-248 [238, 245] (partim [Cundinamarca], geographic range, altitudinal range, citation)
Nates Parra, G. & Cepeda, O. I. (1983). Comportamiento defensivo en algunas especies de meliponinos colombianos (Hymenoptera: Meliponinae). Bol. Depto. Biol. Univ. Nac. Colombia 1 (5): 65-82 [67, 69, 71, 73] (as Trigona (Nannotrigona) mellaria, defense behavior, nest entrance, guards)
Nates Parra, G. & González, V. H. (2000). Las abejas silvestres de Colombia: por qué y cómo conservarlas. Acta Biol. Colomb. 5 (1): 5-37 [23] (flight range)
Rasmussen, C. & Gonzalez, V. H. (2017). The neotropical stingless bee genus Nannotrigona Cockerell (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponini): An illustrated key, notes on the types, and designation of lectotypes. Zootaxa 4299 (2): 191-220 [203] (Taxonomy, as Nannotrigona mellaria)
Roubik, D. W. (1983). Nest and colony characteristics of stingless bees from Panamá (Hymenoptera: Apidae). J. Kansas Entomol. Soc. 53 (6): 327-355 [330, 331, 333, 337, 344, 346-347, 350] (as Trigona (Nannotrigona) mellaria, nesting site: tree cavity associated with ant nest, geographic record, nest characteristics, nest population, honey, sugar concentration)
Roubik, D. W. (1989). Ecology and natural history of tropical bees. New York: Cambridge University Press 1-514 +x pp. [220] (nesting site: within the nest of myrmecine ants)
Roubik, D. W. (1990). Nesting and defence in tropical honeybees and stingless bees: you are what eats you? pp. 662-663 in Veeresh, G. K., Mallik, B. & Viraktamath, C. A. (ed.) Social insects and the environment: proceedings of the 11th international congress of IUSSI, Bangalore, India. New Delhi: Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd. xxxi+765 pp. [663] (nest characteristics, resin, nest defense)
Roubik, D. W. (1992). Stingless Bees: A guide to Panamanian and Mesoamerican species and their nests (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponinae) pp. 495-524 in Quintero, D. & A. Aiello (ed.) Insects of Panama and Mesoamerica. Selected Studies. Oxford: Oxford University Press 692 pp. [500, 509, 513, 517, 523] (key, figures: head, hind leg, geographic range, diagnosis, taxonomic notes, nesting site: in tree, in the ground, associated with ant nest, nest defense)
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Smith, F. (1862). Descriptions of new Species of Aculeate Hymenoptera, collected at Panama by R. W. Stretch, Esq., with a List of described Species, and the various Localities where they have previously occurred. Trans. Entomol. Soc. Lond. 11: 29-44 [42] (as Trigona mellarius, description, nesting site: tree hollow, nest characteristics)
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] (list)
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Villa, A. & Vergara, C. (1982). Contribución al estudio de los hábitos de nidificación de algunas especies de abejas nativas sin aguijón (Hymenóptera, Apidae). Scientia 1 (2): 147-163 [150, 153, 158, 162] (as Nannotrigona (Nannotrigona) mellaria, geographic records, nesting site: partially exposed [!], tree cavities, artificial cavities, altitudinal records, figure: nest entrance)
Wille, A. (1983). Biology of the stingless bees. Ann. Rev. Entomol. 28: 41-64 [60] (as Trigona mellaria, honey characteristics)
Wille, A. & C. D. Michener (1973). The nest architecture of stingless bees with special reference to those of Costa Rica. Rev. Biol. Trop. 21 (Suplemento 1): 1-278 [13, 23, 34, 46, 57, 69, 87, 162-165, 178, 265] (as Trigona (Nannotrigona) mellaria, nesting site: tree cavities, geographic record, habitat, nest characteristics, nest entrance, honey characteristics, figures: nest entrance, nest)
Wille, A., Orozco, E. & Raabe, C. (1983). Polinización del chayote Sechium edule (Jacq.) Swartz en Costa Rica. Revista de Biologia Tropical 31 (1): 145-154 [146] (as Trigona (Nannotrigona) mellaria, geographic record, pollination: Sechium edule (Cucurbitaceae))
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Last update : 17 Jul 2023