The origin of the stingless bee species described by Frederick Smith from Brazilian specimens brought to the London International Exhibition of 1862

ABSTRACT For a long time, the provenance of the specimens used by Frederick Smith to describe the species of stingless bees from Brazil remained a mystery. The recent digitalization of 19th century publications has made possible to trace the origin of the material brought to the London International...

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Main Authors: Matheus Mourão Carvalho, Anderson Lepeco, Gabriel A. R. Melo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Entomologia 2023-06-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Entomologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0085-56262023000200204&tlng=en