Uma espécie nova de Schwarzula da Amazônia (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Meliponini)

Autor: Camargo João M. F., Pedro Silvia R. M.
Jazyk: English<br />Spanish; Castilian<br />Portuguese
Rok vydání: 2002
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Zdroj: Iheringia: Série Zoologia, Vol 92, Iss 3, Pp 101-112 (2002)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0073-4721
1678-4766
Popis: Schwarzula coccidophila sp. nov., a tiny Amazonian stingless bee, that attends scale insects (Cryptostigma Ferris, 1922, Coccidae) in its nest, is described. It is distinguished from Schwarzula timida (Silvestri, 1902), the only other species of the genus, mainly by the malar area longer than diameter of 3rd flagellomere, and the denser plumose pilosity. Additional records of S. timida is presented.
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