Melipona (Meliponiella) illustris Schwarz, 1932
Melipona marginata illustris
Schwarz, H. F. (1932). The genus Melipona the type genus of the Meliponidae or stingless bees. Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. 63 (4): 231-460 [440] .
Type data: holotype AMNH <F> worker , paratype AMNH <F> workers (2).
Type locality: Faro - Pará.
Melipona marginata rubra
Schwarz, H. F. (1932). The genus Melipona the type genus of the Meliponidae or stingless bees. Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. 63 (4): 231-460 [441] (nom. nud.) .
Remarks
Melipona illustris is here reconsidered as a valid species based on information about the holotype in AMNH kindly provided by John Ascher - personal communication to J.M.F. Camargo - and analysis of additional material.
Distribution
Neotropical Region: Brazil (Amazonas [Manaus], Mato Grosso, Pará [Faro], Rondônia), Suriname, Venezuela (Amazonas)
References
Engel, M. S. & Dingemans-Bakels, F. (1980). Nectar and pollen resources for stingless bees (Meliponinae, Hymenoptera) in Surinam (South America). Apidologie 11 (4): 341-350 [344] (flower record: Salvagesia sprengelii (Ochnaceae))
Kerr, W. E. (1948). Estudos sobre o gênero Melipona. An. Esc. Sup. Agric. "Luiz de Queiroz" 5 (88): 181-276 + 51 figures [188] (as Melipona marginata illustris, taxonomic note, geographic range, citation)
Laroca, S. & M. C. Almeida (1994). O relicto de cerrado de Jaguariaíva, (Paraná, Brasil): I. padrões biogeográficos, melissocenoses e flora melissófila. Acta Biol. Paranaense (Curitiba) 23 (1,2,3,4): 89-101 [101] (as Melipona marginata illustris, habitat, citation [error])
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Schwarz, H. F. (1932). The genus Melipona the type genus of the Meliponidae or stingless bees. Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. 63 (4): 231-460 [430, 440-442, 443, 444] (as Melipona marginata illustris, key, description, geographic record, taxonomic notes)
Schwarz, H. F. (1948). Stingless bees (Meliponidae) of the Western Hemisphere. Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. 90: xvii+546 [112, 114] (as Melipona marginata illustris, hamuli)
Schwarz, H. F. (1951). New stingless bees (Meliponidae) from Panama and the Canal Zone. Am. Mus. Novit. 1505: 1-16 [1] (as Melipona marginata illustris, taxonomic notes)
Silveira, F. A., G. A. R. Melo & E. A. B. Almeida (2002). Abelhas Brasileiras: Sistemática e Identificação. Belo Horizonte: F. A. Silveira 253 pp. [89] (list, geographic range)
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