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

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Iheringia. Série Zoologia

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2002-09

RESUMO

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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