A new subgenus of the stingless bee genus Melipona (Hymenoptera, Apidae), with a key to the subgenera

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https://doi.org/10.5380/abp.v50i1-4.83177

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A new subgenus, Melipona (Meliponiella) (type-species: Melipona illustris Schwarz, 1932), is proposed to remedy the non-monophyly of M. (Eomelipona). A key to the subgenera of Melipona, based on the worker caste, is provided.

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2021-10-07

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Melo, G. A. R. (2021). A new subgenus of the stingless bee genus Melipona (Hymenoptera, Apidae), with a key to the subgenera. Acta Biológica Paranaense, 50(1-4), 33–38. https://doi.org/10.5380/abp.v50i1-4.83177

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Taxonomia (Taxonomy)