The origin of the stingless bee species described by Frederick Smith from Brazilian specimens brought to the London International Exhibition of 1862 by Matheus Mourão Carvalho, Anderson Lepeco, Gabriel A. R. Melo

“…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. …”
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