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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| description | 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 Exhibition of 1862 by the Brazilian delegation. We document that the bee specimens showed at the International Exhibition, and that served as type material of the species described by Smith, were collected by Manuel Ferreira Lagos, head of the Zoology section of the Comissão Científica de Exploração, during their stay in Ceará, from 1859 to 1861. Even if late, it is important to give due credit to the Comissão Científica de Exploração, and more specifically to Lagos, for the contribution to the knowledge of the stingless bee fauna from Brazil. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-473176706f4f4d5399682485868cf3932023-07-04T07:43:26ZengSociedade Brasileira de EntomologiaRevista Brasileira de Entomologia1806-96652023-06-0167210.1590/1806-9665-rbent-2023-0010The origin of the stingless bee species described by Frederick Smith from Brazilian specimens brought to the London International Exhibition of 1862Matheus Mourão Carvalhohttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6581-0616Anderson Lepecohttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7467-5244Gabriel A. R. Melohttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9042-3899ABSTRACT 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 Exhibition of 1862 by the Brazilian delegation. We document that the bee specimens showed at the International Exhibition, and that served as type material of the species described by Smith, were collected by Manuel Ferreira Lagos, head of the Zoology section of the Comissão Científica de Exploração, during their stay in Ceará, from 1859 to 1861. Even if late, it is important to give due credit to the Comissão Científica de Exploração, and more specifically to Lagos, for the contribution to the knowledge of the stingless bee fauna from Brazil.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0085-56262023000200204&tlng=enApidaeBrasilCearáMeliponiniSocial bees |
| spellingShingle | Matheus Mourão Carvalho Anderson Lepeco Gabriel A. R. Melo The origin of the stingless bee species described by Frederick Smith from Brazilian specimens brought to the London International Exhibition of 1862 Revista Brasileira de Entomologia Apidae Brasil Ceará Meliponini Social bees |
| title | The origin of the stingless bee species described by Frederick Smith from Brazilian specimens brought to the London International Exhibition of 1862 |
| title_full | The origin of the stingless bee species described by Frederick Smith from Brazilian specimens brought to the London International Exhibition of 1862 |
| title_fullStr | The origin of the stingless bee species described by Frederick Smith from Brazilian specimens brought to the London International Exhibition of 1862 |
| title_full_unstemmed | The origin of the stingless bee species described by Frederick Smith from Brazilian specimens brought to the London International Exhibition of 1862 |
| title_short | The origin of the stingless bee species described by Frederick Smith from Brazilian specimens brought to the London International Exhibition of 1862 |
| title_sort | origin of the stingless bee species described by frederick smith from brazilian specimens brought to the london international exhibition of 1862 |
| topic | Apidae Brasil Ceará Meliponini Social bees |
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