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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| description | 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 collected in Costa Rica. It is argued here that Melipona torrida was based on mislabeled specimens and corresponds to Melipona marginata obscurior Moure, 1971, a form known only from southern Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay. A lectotype is designated for Melipona torrida and notes on the type material of Melipona marginata obscurior are provided. Other known examples of species described from mislabeled specimens in Friese's Zur Bienenfauna von Costa Rica are discussed. It is pointed out that additional names proposed in this work, based on material from Costa Rica, might turn out to correspond to South American taxa. Also, the date of publication of this Friese's paper is discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1f793abf228047668a963107f8be588d2022-12-21T20:36:57ZengSociedade Brasileira de EntomologiaRevista Brasileira de Entomologia1806-96652013-09-01573248252S0085-56262013000300002On the identity of Melipona torrida Friese (Hymenoptera, Apidae)Gabriel A. R. Melo0Laboratório de Biologia Comparada de HymenopteraOn 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 collected in Costa Rica. It is argued here that Melipona torrida was based on mislabeled specimens and corresponds to Melipona marginata obscurior Moure, 1971, a form known only from southern Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay. A lectotype is designated for Melipona torrida and notes on the type material of Melipona marginata obscurior are provided. Other known examples of species described from mislabeled specimens in Friese's Zur Bienenfauna von Costa Rica are discussed. It is pointed out that additional names proposed in this work, based on material from Costa Rica, might turn out to correspond to South American taxa. Also, the date of publication of this Friese's paper is discussed.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0085-56262013000300002&lng=en&tlng=enInsectaMeliponiniNeotropicaltaxonomy |
| spellingShingle | Gabriel A. R. Melo On the identity of Melipona torrida Friese (Hymenoptera, Apidae) Revista Brasileira de Entomologia Insecta Meliponini Neotropical taxonomy |
| title | On the identity of Melipona torrida Friese (Hymenoptera, Apidae) |
| title_full | On the identity of Melipona torrida Friese (Hymenoptera, Apidae) |
| title_fullStr | On the identity of Melipona torrida Friese (Hymenoptera, Apidae) |
| title_full_unstemmed | On the identity of Melipona torrida Friese (Hymenoptera, Apidae) |
| title_short | On the identity of Melipona torrida Friese (Hymenoptera, Apidae) |
| title_sort | on the identity of melipona torrida friese hymenoptera apidae |
| topic | Insecta Meliponini Neotropical taxonomy |
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