On the identity of Melipona torrida Friese (Hymenoptera, Apidae)

On the identity of Melipona torrida Friese (Hymenoptera, Apidae). Melipona marginata var. torrida Friese, 1916, described from three workers putatively collected in Costa Rica, never had its identity properly recognized. Since its original description, no additional specimens have ever been collecte...

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Main Author: Gabriel A. R. Melo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Entomologia 2013-09-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Entomologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0085-56262013000300002&lng=en&tlng=en