The extinct fauna of stingless bees (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Meliponini) in Dominican amber : two new species and redescription of the male of Problebeia dominicana (Wille and Chandler). American Museum novitates ; no. 3293

Camargo, João Maria Franco de.Grimaldi, David A.Pedro, Silvia R. M.2005-10-062005-10-062000http://hdl.handle.net/2246/298424 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.Includes bibliographical references (p. 22-24).Seventeen specimens of Meliponini in Dominican Republic amber were studied, including eight workers of Proplebeia dominicana and four males, presumably of this same species. Detailed descriptions of two new species, placed tentatively in Proplebeia, are included. Characters of the male (mainly shape of sterna 5 and 6) corroborate the hypothesis that Proplebeia constitutes a distinct branch within the lineage of Neotropical Plebeia (s.s.). We discuss possible phylogenetic affinities among Plebeia, Proplebeia, and Nogueirapis silacea, the latter in amber from Chiapas, México.729435 bytesapplication/pdfen-USQL1 .A436 no.3293 2000Problebeia.Problebeia dominicana.Stingless bees -- Dominican Republic.Bees, Fossil -- Dominican Republic.Amber fossils -- Dominican Republic.The extinct fauna of stingless bees (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Meliponini) in Dominican amber : two new species and redescription of the male of Problebeia dominicana (Wille and Chandler). American Museum novitates ; no. 3293Stingless bees in ambertext