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Parapartamona zonata (Smith, 1854)
Trigona zonata Smith, F. (1854). Catalogue of hymenopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum, Part 2. Apidae. London: British Museum 199-465 pp. [411] .
Type data: holotype OUM <F> worker (One specimens with the following "undecipherable" label : "Paramo Lutagnotugao", besides "Cordillera VI" and "Trig. Bogotaensis", deposited in Oxford, was interpreted by Schwarz, 1948: 431, 432 as the type).
Type locality: Colombia.

Remarks

Parapartamona zonata is being considered according to the interpretation of Schwarz (1948: 430-432).

Distribution

Neotropical Region: Colombia (Boyaca, Cauca, Cundinamarca, Santander)

References

Bravo, F. (1992). Sistemática e distribuição de Parapartamona Schwarz (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Meliponinae). Rev. Bras. Entomol. 36 (4): 863 - 878 [865] (partim [citation of Smith, 1854 and Schwarz, 1948: 430-432 - see also Parapartamona vittigera Moure and Parapartamona tungurahuana (Schwarz)], synonymy [error])
Bravo-Quijano, F. R. (1992). Sistemática e bionomia das espécies de Parapartamona (Schwarz, 1948) (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Meliponinae). [dissertation abstract] pp. 68-69 in Soares, A. E. E. & De Jong, D. (ed.) Pesquisas com abelhas no Brasil. Ribeirão Preto: Revista Brasileira de Genética 680 pp. [68, 69] (partim: citation of Smith, synonymy)
Cruz-Landim, C. & Mota, M. H. V. B. (1990). Occurrence of tegumentary glands in stingless bees (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Meliponinae) pp. 587-588 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. [587] (tegumentary glands)
Dalla Torre C. G. de (1896). Catalogus Hymenopterorum; Hucusque Descriptorum Systematicus et Synonymicus. Leipzig: Engelmann Vol. 10 viii+1–643 pp. [585] (as Melipona zonata, list)
Gonzalez, V. H. & Engel, M. S. (2004). The tropical Andean bee fauna (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Apoidea), with examples from Colombia. Entomol. Abh. Staatl. Mus. Tierkd. Dres. 62 (1): 65-75 [72] (partim, [citation of Gonzalez & Nates-Parra, 1999 - see also Parapartamona vittigera Moure and Parapartamona tungurahuana (Schwarz)], altitudinal range, habitat)
Gonzalez, V. H. & Smith-Pardo, A. (2003). New distribution records and taxonomic comments on Parapartamona (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponini). J. Kansas Entomol. Soc. 76 (4): 655-657 [655, 656, 657] (taxonomic characters, taxonomic notes, phylogeny)
González- B., V. H. & Nates-Parra, G. (1999). Sinopsis de Parapartamona (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponini), un género estrictamente andino. Rev. Acad. Colomb. Cienc. 23 (supl. especial): 171-179 [172, 174, 176, 177, 178] (partim [except citation of Bravo, 1991, 1992 - see Parapartamona vittigera Moure], synonymy, citation, geographic records, geographic range [partim, except Meta], altitudinal range, flower record: Impatiens balsamina)
Michener, C. D. (1990). Classification of the Apidae (Hymenoptera). Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull. 54 (4): 75-164 [95, 115] (as Partamona zonata, figure: sting, genus type spcies, citation, taxonomic characters)
Michener, C. D. (1997). Genus-group names of bees and supplemental family-group names. Scientific Papers, Natural History Museum, The Uni 1: 1-81 [45] (as Trigona zonata, subgenus type species, citation)
Michener, C. D. (2000). The bees of the World. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press 913 pp. [797] (as Partamona (Parapartamona) zonata, subgenus type species, citation)
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, 264] (as Partamona zonata, morphology, labial palpi, comparative notes)
Moure, J. S. (1953). Nogueirapis, no [sic = novo] grupo de Trigonini da Região Neotropical. (Hymenoptera - Apoidea). Ciência e Cultura (SP) 5 (4): 247-249 [248] (as Partamona (Parapartamona) zonata, subgenus type species, citation, taxonomic note)
Moure, J. S. (1995). Notas sobre o gênero Parapartamona Schwarz (Hymenoptera, Apidae). Acta Biol. Paranaense (Curitiba) 21 (1992) (1-4): 121-134 [123, 126, 131] (key, comparative notes, taxonomic note, citation)
Nates Parra, G. (1983). Abejas de Colombia: I. Lista preliminar de algunas especies de abejas sin aguijón (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponinae). Revista de Biologia Tropical 31 (1): 155-158 [157] (as Trigona (Partamona) zonatazonata [sic], geographic records)
Nates-Parra, G. (2001). Las abejas sin aguijón (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponini) de Colombia. Biota Colombiana 2 (3): 233-248 [239, 246] (geographic range [partim, except Meta], altitudinal range, synonymy [partim], citation)
Nates- Parra, G., González-B, V. H. & Ospina- Torres, R. (1999). Descripcion de los machos y anotaciones sobre la biología de Paratrigona anduzei y P. eutaeniata (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponini) en Colombia. Caldasia 21(2): 174-183 [182] (geographic record, wrong locality)
Nates Parra, G. & González, V. H. (2000). Las abejas silvestres de Colombia: por qué y cómo conservarlas. Acta Biol. Colomb. 5 (1): 5-37 [16] (list, type locality)
Roubik, D. W. (1989). Ecology and natural history of tropical bees. New York: Cambridge University Press 1-514 +x pp. [156] (nectar foraging behavior, illegitimate visitor, flower record: Fuchsia)
Schwarz, H. F. (1938). The stingless bees (Meliponidae) of British Guiana and some related forms. Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. 74: 437-508 [475] (as Trigona zonata, comparative notes, taxonomic note)
Schwarz, H. F. (1948). Stingless bees (Meliponidae) of the Western Hemisphere. Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. 90: xvii+546 [167, 428, 430-432, 433, 435, 437] (as Trigona (Parapartamona) zonata zonata, taxonomic notes, subgenus type species, key, synonymy, diagnosis, redescription, notes on type, comparative notes)
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] (as Partamona (Parapartamona) zonata, list)
Velthuis, H. H. W. (1997). The biology of the stingless bees. Utrecht: Department of Ethology, Utrecht University, The Netherlands and Department of Ecology, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil 1-33 +8 plates pp. [6] (figure: wing venation)
Vergara, C. & Pinto, O. (1981). Primer registro para Colombia de abejas sin aguijon encontradas a mas de dos mil metros de altura (Hymenoptera; Apidae). Lozania 35: 1-3 [2] (? uncertain identity, as Partamona (Parapartamona) zonata, geographic records, geographic range, citation [error])
Wille, A. (1964). Notes on a primitive stingless bee, Trigona (Nogueirapis) mirandula. Revista de Biologia Tropical 12 (1): 117-151 [120] (as Trigona zonata, taxonomic note)
Wille, A. (1979). Phylogeny and relationships among the genera and subgenera of the stingless bees (Meliponinae) of the world. Revista de Biologia Tropical 27 (2): 241-277 [268] (as Trigona (Partamona) zonata, taxonomic note, citation, comparative notes)

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