The type material of <i>Melipona postica</i> Latreille, the type species of the stingless bee genus <i>Scaptotrigona</i> Moure (Hymenoptera, Apidae)

Melo, Gabriel A. R.

doi:10.1590/1806-9665-RBENT-2023-0060

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Articles • Rev. Bras. entomol. 67 (4) • 2023 • https://doi.org/10.1590/1806-9665-RBENT-2023-0060 linkcopy

The type material of Melipona postica Latreille, the type species of the stingless bee genus Scaptotrigona Moure (Hymenoptera, Apidae)

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The present contribution deals with the recognition of the type material of Melipona postica Latreille and the identity of the taxon it represents. The origin of the specimens studied by Illiger and Klug, and which Illiger later sent to Latreille, is traced to Francisco Agostinho Gomes, who collected the material in Salvador, Bahia, and sent them to the Count von Hoffmansegg, in Prussia. Based on material located at the Museum für Naturkunde, in Berlin, a lectotype is designated for Melipona postica Latreille. The specimen is redescribed and illustrated. The name Scaptotrigona xanthotricha Moure is placed as a synonym of S. postica.

Keywords:
Meliponini; Neotropical; Synonymy; Taxonomy

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person Gabriel A. R. Melo

schoolUniversidade Federal do Paraná, Departamento de Zoologia, Laboratório de Biologia Comparada de Hymenoptera, Curitiba, PR, Brasil.Universidade Federal do ParanáBrasilCuritiba, PR, BrasilUniversidade Federal do Paraná, Departamento de Zoologia, Laboratório de Biologia Comparada de Hymenoptera, Curitiba, PR, Brasil.

0000-0001-9042-3899

person*Corresponding author.
E-mail:garmelo@ufpr.br (G.A.R. Melo).

Associate Editor: Rodrigo Gonçalves

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The author declares no conflicts of interest.

SCIMAGO INSTITUTIONS RANKINGS

Universidade Federal do Paraná, Departamento de Zoologia, Laboratório de Biologia Comparada de Hymenoptera, Curitiba, PR, Brasil.Universidade Federal do ParanáBrasilCuritiba, PR, BrasilUniversidade Federal do Paraná, Departamento de Zoologia, Laboratório de Biologia Comparada de Hymenoptera, Curitiba, PR, Brasil.

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Figure 1 Photographs of manuscript lists compiled by Illiger (or perhaps Hoffmansegg) of taxon names based on the specimens received from shipments sent by Francisco Agostinho Gomes (documents filed under “Gomes, Franz August” in the Historische Bild- und Schriftgutsammlungen of the Museum für Naturkunde, in Berlin). A. Top section of front page of sheet 89; the heading reads “Gomes’ first shipment from Spring 1801 contained” (in the original “Gomes erster Transport vom frühjahre 1801, enthielt”). B. Upper half of front page of sheet 90 containing a list of insects. The taxa considered as undescribed species are indicated by an asterisk and are followed by “N.”, an abbreviation of “Nobis”, meaning “to us” (as a new species). The right column gives names of bees, all placed in the genus Apis; the name “Apis postica” is highlighted.

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Figure 2 Lectotype worker of Melipona postica Latreille, 1809, deposited at the Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany. A. Dorsal habitus. B. Mesosoma and anterior portion of metasoma, dorsal view. C. Posterior portion of mesosoma and metasoma, dorsal view. D. Wings. E. Metasoma, posterodorsal view. F. Specimen labels.

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Figure 3 Paralectotype worker of Melipona postica Latreille, 1809, from the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria. A. Head, frontal view. B. Wings. C. Head and mesosoma, dorsal view. D. Posterior portion of mesosoma and metasoma, dorsal view. E. Mesosoma, laterodorsal view. F. Head, dorsal view. G. Specimen labels; the first paralectotype label should read “Klug, 1808”, but by mistake I wrote “Klug, 1807”.

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Figure 4 Holotype worker of Scaptotrigona postica xanthotricha Moure, 1950, deposited at the DZUP collection, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil. A. Lateral habitus. B. Dorsal habitus. C. Head, frontal view. D. Metasoma, posterodorsal view. E. Specimen labels. A-B, C-D, respectively, at same scale.

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Figure 5 Entrance tubes of natural nests of Scaptotrigona postica. A, Nest found in the campus of the Universidade de Santa Cruz, Ilhéus, Bahia. B, Same, close-up view of entrance tube. C, Nest found in the campus of the Universidade de Santa Cruz, Ilhéus, Bahia. D, Nest found in the Reserva Biológica União, Casimiro de Abreu, Rio de Janeiro. E, Two nests found at same tree in Fazenda Morro do Capim, Sete Barras, São Paulo. F. Same, close-up view of the lower nest entrance.

imageFigure 1 Photographs of manuscript lists compiled by Illiger (or perhaps Hoffmansegg) of taxon names based on the specimens received from shipments sent by Francisco Agostinho Gomes (documents filed under “Gomes, Franz August” in the Historische Bild- und Schriftgutsammlungen of the Museum für Naturkunde, in Berlin). A. Top section of front page of sheet 89; the heading reads “Gomes’ first shipment from Spring 1801 contained” (in the original “Gomes erster Transport vom frühjahre 1801, enthielt”). B. Upper half of front page of sheet 90 containing a list of insects. The taxa considered as undescribed species are indicated by an asterisk and are followed by “N.”, an abbreviation of “Nobis”, meaning “to us” (as a new species). The right column gives names of bees, all placed in the genus Apis; the name “Apis postica” is highlighted. open_in_new

imageFigure 2 Lectotype worker of Melipona postica Latreille, 1809, deposited at the Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany. A. Dorsal habitus. B. Mesosoma and anterior portion of metasoma, dorsal view. C. Posterior portion of mesosoma and metasoma, dorsal view. D. Wings. E. Metasoma, posterodorsal view. F. Specimen labels. open_in_new

imageFigure 3 Paralectotype worker of Melipona postica Latreille, 1809, from the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria. A. Head, frontal view. B. Wings. C. Head and mesosoma, dorsal view. D. Posterior portion of mesosoma and metasoma, dorsal view. E. Mesosoma, laterodorsal view. F. Head, dorsal view. G. Specimen labels; the first paralectotype label should read “Klug, 1808”, but by mistake I wrote “Klug, 1807”. open_in_new

imageFigure 4 Holotype worker of Scaptotrigona postica xanthotricha Moure, 1950, deposited at the DZUP collection, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil. A. Lateral habitus. B. Dorsal habitus. C. Head, frontal view. D. Metasoma, posterodorsal view. E. Specimen labels. A-B, C-D, respectively, at same scale. open_in_new

imageFigure 5 Entrance tubes of natural nests of Scaptotrigona postica. A, Nest found in the campus of the Universidade de Santa Cruz, Ilhéus, Bahia. B, Same, close-up view of entrance tube. C, Nest found in the campus of the Universidade de Santa Cruz, Ilhéus, Bahia. D, Nest found in the Reserva Biológica União, Casimiro de Abreu, Rio de Janeiro. E, Two nests found at same tree in Fazenda Morro do Capim, Sete Barras, São Paulo. F. Same, close-up view of the lower nest entrance. open_in_new

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