DNA barcoding reveals long-term speciation processes in subspecies of the Melipona (Michmelia) seminigra complex (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

The stingless bee Melipona (Michmelia) seminigra Friese is a polytypic species widely distributed in Brazilian Amazon and Bolivia. Seven subspecies are recognized, four are described, which inhabit mutually exclusive areas in the Amazon basin, although zones of hybridization are recorded. The three...

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Main Authors: Izaura Bezerra FRANCINI, João Marcos Guimarães CAPURUCHO, Antônio Saulo Cunha MACHADO, Carlos Gustavo NUNES-SILVA, Jacqueline Da Silva BATISTA, Luciano COSTA, Gislene Almeida CARVALHO-ZILSE
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Science 2022-08-01
Series:European Journal of Entomology
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Online Access:https://www.eje.cz/artkey/eje-202201-0032_dna_barcoding_reveals_long-term_speciation_processes_in_subspecies_of_the_melipona_michmelia_seminigra_comple.php