Melipona fuscata Lepeletier, 1836
Melipona fuscata
Lepeletier, A. L. M. (1836). Histoire Naturelle des Insectes- Hyménoptères. Paris: Roret Vol. 1 1-547 pp. [424] .
Type data: holotype MZUT <F> worker.
Type locality: "Pérou".
Remarks
The description of Melipona fuscata Lepeletier is applicable to Melipona fuliginosa Lepeletier
Distribution
Neotropical Region: Peru
References
Camargo, J. M. F. (1988). Meliponinae (Hymenoptera, Apidae) da coleção do "Istituto di Entomologia Agraria", Portici, Itália. Rev. Bras. Entomol. 32 (3/4): 351–374 [354] (as Melipona fuscata, taxonomic note)
Dalla Torre C. G. de (1896). Catalogus Hymenopterorum; Hucusque Descriptorum Systematicus et Synonymicus. Leipzig: Engelmann Vol. 10 viii+1–643 pp. [579] (as Melipona fuscata, list)
Ihering, H. (1903). Biologie der stachellosen Honigbienen Brasiliens. Zool. Jahrb. Abt. Syst. Geogr. Biol. Tiere 19: 179-287 [186, 187, 216, 267, 268] (? uncertain identity, as Melipona fuscata [?, notes by Peckolt, see Plebeia droryana (Friese)], synonymy, honey, wax composition)
Ihering, H. (1930). Biologia das abelhas melliferas do Brasil. Boletim de Agricultura 31 (5-6): 435-506, 649-714 [445, 481, 683, 684] (? uncertain identity, as Melipona fuscata [?, notes by Peckolt, see Plebeia droryana (Friese)], synonymy, honey, wax composition)
Kerr, W. E. (1948). Estudos sobre o gênero Melipona. An. Esc. Sup. Agric. "Luiz de Queiroz" 5 (88): 181-276 + 51 figures [187] (as Melipona fasciata fuscata, geographic record)
Lutz, F. E. (1924). Some characters of American Meliponidae pp. 202-232 in Lutz, F. E. Apparently non-selective characters and combinations of characters, including a study of ultraviolet in relation to the flower visiting habits of insects. Ann. N. Y. Acad. Sci. 29: 181–283 [205, 209, 214] (? uncertain identity, as Melipona fuscata, taxonomic characters)
Lutz, F. E. & Cockerell, T. D. A (1920). Notes on distribution and bibliography of North American bees of the families Apidae, Meliponidae, Bombidae, Euglossidae, and Anthophoridae. Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. 42: 491-641 [494] (as Melipona fuscata, partim: Peru, list)
Moure, J. S. (1975). Notas sobre as espécies de Melipona descritas por Lepeletier em 1836 (Hymenoptera - Apidae). Rev. Bras. Biol. (Rio de Janeiro) 35 (4): 615-623 [615, 622] (as Melipona fuscata, notes on type)
Peckolt, T. (1893). Ueber brasilianische Bienen. Natur 42: 579-581 [580] (? uncertain identity, as Melipona fuscata [see Plebeia droryana (Friese)], honey, wax composition)
Schulz, W. A. (1904). Hymenopteren Amazoniens. Sitzungsber. König. Bayer. Akad. Wiss. Mathem.-physik. Kl 33 (1903): 757-832 [817] (as Melipona fuscata, partim: Peru - citation)
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 [363] (as Melipona fasciata fuscata, partim: citation: Lepeletier, 1836, Schulz, 1903 [partim], Smith, 1854, Dalla Torre, 1896)
Smith, F. (1854). Catalogue of hymenopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum, Part 2. Apidae. London: British Museum 199-465 pp. [413] (as Trigona fuscata, list, notes on type [in coll. Westw. ?])
Strand, E. (1910). Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Hymenopterenfauna von Paraguay. Zool. Jahrb. Abt. Syst. Geogr. Biol. Tiere 29: 455-562 [554] (as Melipona fuscata, taxonomic note)
Wille, A. (1976). Las abejas jicotes del género Melipona (Apidae: Meliponini). Rev. Biol. Trop. 24 (1): 123-147 [131] (as Melipona fuscata, taxonomic note, citation)
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