The origin of the stingless bee species described by Frederick Smith from Brazilian specimens brought to the London International Exhibition of 1862

Carvalho, Matheus Mourão; Lepeco, Anderson; Melo, Gabriel A. R.

doi:10.1590/1806-9665-RBENT-2023-0010

person Matheus Mourão Carvalho

formal analysis · investigation · methodology · resources · writing original draft · writing review and editing

schoolUniversidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto, Departamento de Biologia, Laboratório de Biologia Comparada e Abelhas, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil.

0000-0002-6581-0616

person Anderson Lepeco

formal analysis · investigation · methodology · resources · writing original draft · writing review and editing

schoolUniversidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto, Departamento de Biologia, Laboratório de Biologia Comparada e Abelhas, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil.

0000-0001-7467-5244

person Gabriel A. R. Melo *

conceptualization · formal analysis · investigation · methodology · resources · writing original draft · writing review and editing

schoolUniversidade 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

Conflicts of interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

groups Author contribution statement

MMC: Formal analysis (Equal), Investigation (Equal), Methodology (Equal), Resources (Equal), Writing - original draft (Supporting), Writing - review & editing (Equal). AL: Formal analysis (Equal), Investigation (Equal), Methodology (Equal), Resources (Equal), Writing - original draft (Lead), Writing - review & editing (Equal). GARM: Conceptualization (Lead), Formal analysis (Equal), Investigation (Equal), Methodology (Equal), Resources (Equal), Writing - original draft (Supporting), Writing - review & editing (Equal).

Order in report	Vernacular names (see report)	Genera and species (text as given in report)	Name given by Smith (1863) 1		Nr. in article
1	Limão	Melipona Limão. Smith.	Trigona Limâo	1	1 [T]
2	Cupira	“ Cupira. Sm.	Trigona Cupira	22	2 [T]
3	Jaty	“ Jaty. Sm.	Trigona Jaty	3	3 [T]
4	Mandaçaia	“ Fuscata. St. Farg.	Melipona Mandaçaia	NP	1 [M]
5	Canudo	Melipona Bipunctata. St. Farg. (Mesma especie que o “Urussú.”)	Trigona bipunctata	NE	4 [T]
6	Vamos embóra	“ Recursa. Sm.	Trigona recursa	6	5 [T]
7	Tataira	“ Tataira. Sm.	Trigona Tataira	7	6 [T]
8	Tubibá	“ Tubibá. Sm.	Trigona Tubiba	8	7 [T]
9	Arapna [sic]3	“ Ruficrus. Latr.	Trigona ruficrus, Latr.	NE	8 [T]
10	Mombuca	“ Mombuca. Sm.	Trigona Mombuca	144	9 [T]
11	Urussú	“ Bipuncata St. Farg. (mesma especie que o “Canudo.”)		NE	4 [T]
12	Mosquito	“ Mosquito. Sm.	Trigona Mosquito	16	10 [T]
13	Sanharó	“ Amalthea. Fabr.	Trigona amalthea	NE	11 [T]
14	Moça branca	“ Dorsalis. Sm.	Trigona dorsalis	185	12 [T]
15	Cutiao de purga	“ Mellea. Sm.	Trigona mellea	NE	13 [T]
16	Mondury	“ Mondury. Sm.	Melipona Mondury	NP	2 [M]
17	Manoel d’Abreu	“ Longipes. Sm.6	Trigona longipes 7	NE	14 [T]
18	Enxú	Nectarina Analis. Perty.	Nectarina analis, Shuck.	NE	1 [N]
19	Enxuy	Polybia Enxuy. Sm.	Polybia Enxuy	NE	5 [P]
20	Capuchú	“ Socialis. Sauss.	Polybia socialis, Sauss.	NE	1 [P]
21	Caboclo	“ Sericia. Oliv.	Polybia sericea, Sauss.	NE	2 [P]
22	Boca torta	“ Occidentalis. Sm.	Polybia occidentalis, Sauss.	NE	3 [P]
23	Amarello	“ Fuscicornis. St. Farg.	Polybia fuscicornis, St. Farg.	NE	4 [P]
24	Chapéo	Apoica Pallida. St. Farg.	Apoica pallida, St. Farg.	NE	1 [A]

[1] T = Trigona; M = Melipona; N = Nectarina; P = Polybia; A = Apoica (see Smith, 1863); NP = no numbering label present in the specimens; NE = specimens not examined.

[TFN1] ¹
Smith was consistent in writing the species epithets given after vernacular names in capital letter.

[TFN2] ²
In addition to the worker lectotype, Pedro and Camargo (2003, p. 69) also list four additional workers, all of them bearing the numbering label “2”.

[TFN3] ³
Correct spelling “Arapuá”.

[TFN4] ⁴
In addition to the worker lectotype, Camargo and Moure (1996, p. 109) also list two additional males, all of them bearing the numbering label “14”.

[TFN5] ⁵
Based on the type specimen of Trigona meadewaldoi Cockerell deposited at the USNM.

[TFN6] ⁶
Originally described by Smith (1854) based on specimen from “Pará” (= Belém; collected by Bates).

[TFN7] ⁷
The taxon described by Smith (1863) under the name Trigona longipes was given the new name Melipona longicrus by Dalla-Torre (1896, p. 580).

The origin of the stingless bee species described by Frederick Smith from Brazilian specimens brought to the London International Exhibition of 1862

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