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Melo
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,
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(
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,
<figureCitation id="133D2A28FF83FE2EADF39445FDC2982A" box="[427,574,319,345]" captionStart-0="FIGURES 7 12" captionStart-1="FIGURE 13" captionStart-2="FIGURES 14 15" captionStartId-0="4.[264,382,1685,1709]" captionStartId-1="5.[264,368,1710,1734]" captionStartId-2="7.[264,382,1045,1069]" captionTargetBox-0="[264,1323,675,1661]" captionTargetBox-1="[395,1191,808,1673]" captionTargetBox-2="[264,1323,315,1021]" captionTargetId-0="figure@4.[264,1323,675,1661]" captionTargetId-1="figure@5.[378,1209,795,1686]" captionTargetId-2="figure@7.[264,1323,315,1021]" captionTargetPageId-0="4" captionTargetPageId-1="5" captionTargetPageId-2="7" captionText-0="FIGURES 7 12. (7, 9, 11) Scaura latitarsis, worker (from Uberaba, Minas Gerais, except fig 9, material from Alpinópolis, Minas Gerais): base of antenna, in frontal view (7); hind leg, in outer view (9); apical portion of metasoma, in lateral view (11). (8, 10, 12) Scaura atlantica, sp. nov., worker (from Ilhéus, Bahia): base of antenna, in frontal view (8); hind leg, in outer view (10); apical portion of metasoma, in lateral view (12). For figs 7 8, scale bar = 0.3 mm; for figs 9 10, 1.0 mm; and for figs 11 12, 0.5 mm." captionText-1="FIGURE 13. Map of South America showing the known locality records for Scaura latitarsis (solid triangles) and S. atlantica, sp. nov. (solid circles), in Brazil." captionText-2="FIGURES 14 15. Termite nest (Nasutitermes) used as nesting substrate by the stingless bee Scaura atlantica, sp. nov (14); scale bar = 50 mm. Detail of the entrance tube of the bees nest. Notice an older tube collapsed under the active one (15); scale bar = 15 mm." httpUri-0="https://zenodo.org/record/169067/files/figure.png" httpUri-1="https://zenodo.org/record/157386/files/figure.png" httpUri-2="https://zenodo.org/record/169068/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">8, 10, 1215</figureCitation>
)
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<emphasis id="B972EABFFF83FE2EAD5094F5FDC998DB" box="[264,565,399,424]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Comments and Diagnosis</emphasis>
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<taxonomicName id="4C064D2EFF83FE2EAD5094A5FE37988B" box="[264,459,479,504]" class="Insecta" family="Apidae" genus="Scaura" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="atlantica" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B972EABFFF83FE2EAD5094A5FE37988B" box="[264,459,479,504]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Scaura atlantica</emphasis>
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,
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, is one of the forms which, according to Schwarzs (1948) revision, would be considered as
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<emphasis id="B972EABFFF83FE2EAE2B977DFD279B53" box="[627,731,519,544]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">latitarsis</emphasis>
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. However, there are many morphological differences between them. This species can be distinguished from
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<emphasis id="B972EABFFF83FE2EAFBF9755FBB39B3B" box="[999,1103,559,584]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">latitarsis</emphasis>
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by its larger body size, darker color, smoother upper frons (
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), shorter simple setae on the frons, disc of mesocutum and terga 45 (
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,
<figureCitation id="133D2A28FF83FE2EAEB49705FCF79BEA" box="[748,779,639,665]" captionStart="FIGURES 7 12" captionStartId="4.[264,382,1685,1709]" captionTargetBox="[264,1323,675,1661]" captionTargetId="figure@4.[264,1323,675,1661]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURES 7 12. (7, 9, 11) Scaura latitarsis, worker (from Uberaba, Minas Gerais, except fig 9, material from Alpinópolis, Minas Gerais): base of antenna, in frontal view (7); hind leg, in outer view (9); apical portion of metasoma, in lateral view (11). (8, 10, 12) Scaura atlantica, sp. nov., worker (from Ilhéus, Bahia): base of antenna, in frontal view (8); hind leg, in outer view (10); apical portion of metasoma, in lateral view (12). For figs 7 8, scale bar = 0.3 mm; for figs 9 10, 1.0 mm; and for figs 11 12, 0.5 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/169067/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">12</figureCitation>
, respectively), plumose setae on frons with shorter branches (
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), presence of brown simple setae on upper mesepisternum and by the contour of posterior margin of the hind basitarsus (
<figureCitation id="133D2A28FF83FE2EAFD297B5FC1F9B9A" box="[906,995,719,745]" captionStart="FIGURES 7 12" captionStartId="4.[264,382,1685,1709]" captionTargetBox="[264,1323,675,1661]" captionTargetId="figure@4.[264,1323,675,1661]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURES 7 12. (7, 9, 11) Scaura latitarsis, worker (from Uberaba, Minas Gerais, except fig 9, material from Alpinópolis, Minas Gerais): base of antenna, in frontal view (7); hind leg, in outer view (9); apical portion of metasoma, in lateral view (11). (8, 10, 12) Scaura atlantica, sp. nov., worker (from Ilhéus, Bahia): base of antenna, in frontal view (8); hind leg, in outer view (10); apical portion of metasoma, in lateral view (12). For figs 7 8, scale bar = 0.3 mm; for figs 9 10, 1.0 mm; and for figs 11 12, 0.5 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/169067/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Fig. 10</figureCitation>
). From
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, it differs by possessing a frons with shorter simple setae and whose sockets are less protuberant, shorter simple setae on the mesoscutum and by the shape of the hind basitarsus.
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This new species has been collected in the Atlantic forest of southern Bahia and northern Espírito Santo, in eastern
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, including the basin of the Jequitinhonha river, in the state of Minas Gerais (
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). It is possible that the specimens from
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Grande, in Rio de Janeiro, listed by
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under
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<emphasis id="B972EABFFF83FE2EAF5D96C5FC779AAB" box="[773,907,959,984]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">S. latitarsis</emphasis>
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, belong to
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<emphasis id="B972EABFFF83FE2EA85796C5FB689AAB" box="[1039,1172,959,984]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">S. atlantica</emphasis>
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.
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<emphasis id="B972EABFFF83FE2EAD509175FE6E9D5B" box="[264,402,1039,1064]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Description</emphasis>
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Worker
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. Body length:
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; maximum head width:
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; forewing length:
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; maximum width of T2:
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: Integument predominantly black. Apical third of mandibles dark reddish brown. Scape entirely black, except for reddish brown radicle. Last three tarsomeres reddish brown. Terga brown and sterna light brown. Tegulae, wing veins and pterostigma dark brown; wing membrane hyaline.
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: Longest simple setae on upper frons with
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in length; those on the scape with about
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. Longest simple setae on disc of mesoscutum
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long; short, plumose pubescence brown, less branched than in
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<emphasis id="B972EABFFF83FE2EAF3C9035FC8F9C1B" box="[868,883,1359,1384]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">S</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="B972EABFFF83FE2EAFDC9035FC109C1B" box="[900,1004,1359,1384]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">latitarsis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. Simple setae on posterior portion of upper mesepisternum brown. Erect setae on posterior margin of T25 brown, those on T6 brown to white; longest setae on mid portion of T3 with
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in length, on T4 with
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, and on T5 with
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.
<emphasis id="B972EABFFF83FE2EA87090BDFADE9C93" box="[1064,1314,1479,1504]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Integumental surface</emphasis>
: Predominantly smooth and shiny. Frons, between setal punctures, smooth, reticulations restricted to area around ocelli; sockets of simple setae on upper frons and vertex only weakly raised.
<emphasis id="B972EABFFF83FE2EAD8F9345FDBE9F2B" box="[471,578,1599,1624]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Structure</emphasis>
(measurements in mm): Head about 1.3x wider than long (1.81:1.38); proportion between upper (tangential to lower rim of mid ocellus), maximum and lower interorbital distances, 0.86:1:0.76 (1.1:1.28:0.98); clypeus
<date id="FFB8106DFF83FE2EA81E93F5FB989FDA" box="[1094,1124,1679,1705]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">2x</date>
wider than long (0.85:0.43); scape, excluding radicle, about 6.4x longer than its maximum width (0.70:0.11); proportion between pedicel, 1st and 2nd flagellomeres, 1.5:1:1.2 (0.15:0.1:0.12); ocelo­orbital distance, in dorsal view, 0.63x distance between posterior ocelli (0.22:0.35).
<collectingCountry id="F311763DFF83FE2EADB29255FDD99E3A" box="[490,549,1839,1865]" name="India" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Hind</collectingCountry>
basitarsus, in inner view, about 1.8x longer than its maximum width (1.2:0.67).
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<emphasis id="B972EABFFF82FE2FAD50916FFE289D5E" bold="true" box="[264,468,1045,1069]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">FIGURES 1415.</emphasis>
Termite nest (
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<emphasis id="B972EABFFF82FE2FAED9916CFCF19D5E" box="[641,781,1046,1069]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">Nasutitermes</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
) used as nesting substrate by the stingless bee
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<emphasis id="B972EABFFF82FE2FAD509142FE479D3C" box="[264,443,1080,1103]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">Scaura atlantica</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
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(14); scale bar = 50 mm. Detail of the entrance tube of the bees nest. Notice an older tube collapsed under the active one (15); scale bar = 15 mm.
</paragraph>
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<subSubSection id="C31C6526FF82FE2FAD5091B4FDF89F04" pageId="7" pageNumber="8" type="materials_examined">
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<emphasis id="B972EABFFF82FE2FAD5091B4FE559D94" box="[264,425,1230,1255]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">
<typeStatus id="54BD880FFF82FE2FAD5091B4FEC39D94" box="[264,319,1230,1255]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">Type</typeStatus>
material
</emphasis>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BB936ADFF82FE2FAD60918FFDF89F04" blockId="7.[264,1323,1230,1655]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">
<emphasis id="B972EABFFF82FE2FAD60918FFE139C7C" bold="true" box="[312,495,1269,1295]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">
<collectingCountry id="F311763DFF82FE2FAD60918FFE7A9C7C" box="[312,390,1269,1295]" name="Brazil" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">Brazil</collectingCountry>
, Bahia:
</emphasis>
<typeStatus id="54BD880FFF82FE2FAE58918FFD9B9C7C" box="[512,615,1269,1295]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
worker, “
<collectingCountry id="F311763DFF82FE2FAEB4918FFCCB9C7C" box="[748,823,1269,1295]" name="Brazil" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">Brasil</collectingCountry>
, Bahia, Ilhéus, / Campus da
<collectionCode id="ED17AE68FF82FE2FA8E7918FFAF19C7C" box="[1215,1293,1269,1295]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">UESC</collectionCode>
, /
<date id="FFB8106DFF82FE2FAD509067FE859C44" box="[264,377,1309,1335]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8" value="2003-01-10">10.i.2003</date>
, G. Melo &amp; / M. Costa Ninho A”.
<typeStatus id="54BD880FFF82FE2FAF519067FC839C44" box="[777,895,1309,1335]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8" type="paratype">Paratypes</typeStatus>
:
<specimenCount id="9D00FD24FF82FE2FAFD29067FBFC9C44" box="[906,1024,1309,1335]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8" type="worker">6 workers</specimenCount>
, same data as
<typeStatus id="54BD880FFF82FE2FA8FE9067FAEC9C44" box="[1190,1296,1309,1335]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
;
<specimenCount id="9D00FD24FF82FE2FA9449067FE959C2C" pageId="7" pageNumber="8" type="worker">8 workers</specimenCount>
, same data except “Ninho B”;
<specimenCount id="9D00FD24FF82FE2FAEB8903FFCA59C2C" box="[736,857,1349,1375]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8" type="worker">4 workers</specimenCount>
, “DPTo.
<collectionCode id="ED17AE68FF82FE2FAF89903FFBE39C2C" box="[977,1055,1349,1375]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">ZOOL</collectionCode>
/ UF ­PARANÁ” and “URUÇUCA ­
<collectionCode id="ED17AE68FF82FE2FAD9A9017FDE39CF4" box="[450,543,1389,1415]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">BAHIA</collectionCode>
/
<collectingCountry id="F311763DFF82FE2FAE639017FD5F9CF4" box="[571,675,1389,1415]" name="Brazil" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">BRASIL</collectingCountry>
<date id="FFB8106DFF82FE2FAEF59017FCF79CF4" box="[685,779,1389,1415]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8" value="1972-02-27">27/II/72</date>
/ V. Graf leg.”;
<emphasis id="B972EABFFF82FE2FAF8C9017FB6F9CF4" bold="true" box="[980,1171,1389,1415]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">Espírito Santo:</emphasis>
<specimenCount id="9D00FD24FF82FE2FA8C59017FAD99CF4" box="[1181,1317,1389,1415]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8" type="worker">30 workers</specimenCount>
, “DPTo.
<collectionCode id="ED17AE68FF82FE2FAD3E90EFFE489CDC" box="[358,436,1429,1455]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">ZOOL</collectionCode>
/ UF ­ PARANÁ” and “
<collectionCode id="ED17AE68FF82FE2FAE9790EFFCF09CDC" box="[719,780,1429,1455]" httpUri="http://grbio.org/cool/2pta-s8y1" name="Sammlung Oberli" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">SÃO</collectionCode>
<collectionCode id="ED17AE68FF82FE2FAF4B90EFFC849CDC" box="[787,888,1429,1455]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">ROQUE</collectionCode>
­ E.
<collectionCode id="ED17AE68FF82FE2FAFEA90EFFBEF9CDC" box="[946,1043,1429,1455]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">SANTO</collectionCode>
/
<collectingCountry id="F311763DFF82FE2FA87290EFFB6E9CDC" box="[1066,1170,1429,1455]" name="Brazil" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">BRASIL</collectingCountry>
<date id="FFB8106DFF82FE2FA8C190EFFAD69CDC" box="[1177,1322,1429,1455]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8" value="1967-04-24" valueMax="1967-04-29" valueMin="1967-04-24">24­29/IV/67</date>
/ C. &amp; C. T. Elias leg.”;
<specimenCount id="9D00FD24FF82FE2FAE6390C7FD569CA4" box="[571,682,1469,1495]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8" type="worker">1 worker</specimenCount>
, “DPTo.
<collectionCode id="ED17AE68FF82FE2FAF4290C7FC949CA4" box="[794,872,1469,1495]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">ZOOL</collectionCode>
/ UF ­ PARANÁ” and “
<collectionCode id="ED17AE68FF82FE2FA8C190C7FB0D9CA4" box="[1177,1265,1469,1495]" httpUri="http://grbio.org/cool/mhpx-qnxz" name="Universidad de Concepción" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">CONC</collectionCode>
. DA
<collectionCode id="ED17AE68FF82FE2FAD50909FFE919C8C" box="[264,365,1509,1535]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">BARRA</collectionCode>
­ ES /
<collectingCountry id="F311763DFF82FE2FAD8A909FFDC69C8C" box="[466,570,1509,1535]" name="Brazil" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">BRASIL</collectingCountry>
­
<date id="FFB8106DFF82FE2FAE05909FFD269C8C" box="[605,730,1509,1535]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8" value="1969-05-12">12/V/1969</date>
/ Claudionor Elias”;
<emphasis id="B972EABFFF82FE2FAFBE909FFB619C8C" bold="true" box="[998,1181,1509,1535]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">Minas Gerais:</emphasis>
<specimenCount id="9D00FD24FF82FE2FA8F2909FFADB9C8C" box="[1194,1319,1509,1535]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8" type="worker">2 workers</specimenCount>
, “Penedo: Fazenda / Penedo­Serrinha / 1995­6115” and “Itamarandiba MG /
<collectingCountry id="F311763DFF82FE2FA8CC9377FB009F54" box="[1172,1276,1549,1575]" name="Brazil" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">BRASIL</collectingCountry>
<date id="FFB8106DFF82FE2FA95D9377FE949F3C" pageId="7" pageNumber="8" value="1998-01-12">12/ 01/1998</date>
/ F. A. Silveira”.
<typeStatus id="54BD880FFF82FE2FAE6E934FFD5F9F3C" box="[566,675,1589,1615]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8" type="holotype">Holotype</typeStatus>
and most
<typeStatus id="54BD880FFF82FE2FAF44934FFC709F3C" box="[796,908,1589,1615]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8" type="paratype">paratypes</typeStatus>
in
<collectionCode id="ED17AE68FF82FE2FAFE9934FFC029F3C" box="[945,1022,1589,1615]" httpUri="http://grbio.org/cool/5xp9-edpx" name="Universidade Federal do Parana, Colecao de Entomologia Pe. Jesus Santiago Moure" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">DZUP</collectionCode>
, 4
<typeStatus id="54BD880FFF82FE2FA847934FFB739F3C" box="[1055,1167,1589,1615]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8" type="paratype">paratypes</typeStatus>
in
<collectionCode id="ED17AE68FF82FE2FA8ED934FFB069F3C" box="[1205,1274,1589,1615]" httpUri="http://grbio.org/cool/745q-57sa" name="Universidade de Sao Paulo" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">RPSP</collectionCode>
and 1
<typeStatus id="54BD880FFF82FE2FAD469327FE7F9F04" box="[286,387,1629,1655]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8" type="paratype">paratype</typeStatus>
in
<collectionCode id="ED17AE68FF82FE2FADF09327FE039F04" box="[424,511,1629,1655]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">DZMG</collectionCode>
.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<paragraph id="8BB936ADFF82FE2FAD5093D4FE4D9E64" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">
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<tr id="353634EFFF8201D7AD5093D4FAD79FB4" box="[264,1323,1710,1735]" gridrow="0" pageId="7" pageNumber="8" rowspan-1="1" rowspan-10="1" rowspan-11="1" rowspan-12="1" rowspan-13="1" rowspan-14="1" rowspan-15="1" rowspan-2="1" rowspan-3="1" rowspan-4="1" rowspan-5="1" rowspan-6="1" rowspan-7="1" rowspan-8="1" rowspan-9="1">
<th id="76E75D93FF8201D7AD5093D4FE359FB4" box="[264,457,1710,1735]" gridcol="0" gridrow="0" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">
<emphasis id="B972EABFFF82FE2FAD5093D4FE799FB4" box="[264,389,1710,1735]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">Etymology</emphasis>
</th>
</tr>
<tr id="353634EFFF8201D7AD5093AFFAD79F9C" box="[264,1323,1749,1775]" gridrow="1" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">
<th id="76E75D93FF8201D7AD5093AFFE359F9C" box="[264,457,1749,1775]" gridcol="0" gridrow="1" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">This species</th>
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<td id="76E75D93FF8201D7ADB593AFFDC79F9C" box="[493,571,1749,1775]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">named</td>
<td id="76E75D93FF8201D7AE1B93AFFD999F9C" box="[579,613,1749,1775]" gridcol="3" gridrow="1" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">for</td>
<td id="76E75D93FF8201D7AE3593AFFD6D9F9C" box="[621,657,1749,1775]" gridcol="4" gridrow="1" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">the</td>
<td id="76E75D93FF8201D7AEC193AFFD1E9F9C" box="[665,738,1749,1775]" gridcol="5" gridrow="1" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">biome</td>
<td id="76E75D93FF8201D7AEB393AFFCFE9F9C" box="[747,770,1749,1775]" gridcol="6" gridrow="1" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">in</td>
<td id="76E75D93FF8201D7AF5293AFFCAE9F9C" box="[778,850,1749,1775]" gridcol="7" gridrow="1" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">which</td>
<td id="76E75D93FF8201D7AF0293AFFC969F9C" box="[858,874,1749,1775]" gridcol="8" gridrow="1" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">it</td>
<td id="76E75D93FF8201D7AF2A93AFFC659F9C" box="[882,921,1749,1775]" gridcol="9" gridrow="1" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">has</td>
<td id="76E75D93FF8201D7AFFA93AFFC259F9C" box="[930,985,1749,1775]" gridcol="10" gridrow="1" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">been</td>
<td id="76E75D93FF8201D7AFB993AFFBD19F9C" box="[993,1069,1749,1775]" gridcol="11" gridrow="1" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">found,</td>
<td id="76E75D93FF8201D7A86D93AFFBA59F9C" box="[1077,1113,1749,1775]" gridcol="12" gridrow="1" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">the</td>
<td id="76E75D93FF8201D7A83993AFFB439F9C" box="[1121,1215,1749,1775]" gridcol="13" gridrow="1" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">Atlantic</td>
<td id="76E75D93FF8201D7A89093AFFAF79F9C" box="[1224,1291,1749,1775]" gridcol="14" gridrow="1" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">forest</td>
<td id="76E75D93FF8201D7A94B93AFFAD79F9C" box="[1299,1323,1749,1775]" gridcol="15" gridrow="1" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">of</td>
</tr>
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<th id="76E75D93FF8201D7AD509387FE359E64" box="[264,457,1789,1815]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">eastern Brazil.</th>
</tr>
</table>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BB936ADFF8DFE20AD509466FDE698F5" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">
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<tr id="353634EFFF8D01D7AD509466FAD79846" box="[264,1323,284,309]" gridrow="0" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" rowspan-1="1" rowspan-10="1" rowspan-2="1" rowspan-3="1" rowspan-4="1" rowspan-5="1" rowspan-6="1" rowspan-7="1" rowspan-8="1" rowspan-9="1">
<th id="76E75D93FF8D01D7AD509466FDC29846" box="[264,574,284,309]" gridcol="0" gridrow="0" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">
<emphasis id="B972EABFFF8DFE20AD509466FE8D9846" box="[264,369,284,309]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Va r i a t i o n</emphasis>
</th>
</tr>
<tr id="353634EFFF8D01D7AD50943EFAD7982D" box="[264,1323,324,350]" gridrow="1" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">
<th id="76E75D93FF8D01D7AD50943EFDC2982D" box="[264,574,324,350]" gridcol="0" gridrow="1" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Some specimens from</th>
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<td id="76E75D93FF8D01D7AE23943EFD32982D" box="[635,718,324,350]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Roque,</td>
<td id="76E75D93FF8D01D7AE8F943EFD12982D" box="[727,750,324,350]" gridcol="3" gridrow="1" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">in</td>
<td id="76E75D93FF8D01D7AEAE943EFCAF982D" box="[758,851,324,350]" gridcol="4" gridrow="1" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Espírito</td>
<td id="76E75D93FF8D01D7AF03943EFC58982D" box="[859,932,324,350]" gridcol="5" gridrow="1" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Santo,</td>
<td id="76E75D93FF8D01D7AFF5943EFC18982D" box="[941,996,324,350]" gridcol="6" gridrow="1" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">have</td>
<td id="76E75D93FF8D01D7AFB5943EFC06982D" box="[1005,1018,324,350]" gridcol="7" gridrow="1" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">a</td>
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on the upper frons.
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<emphasis id="B972EABFFF8DFE20AD5094C6FE9F98A6" box="[264,355,444,469]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Biology</emphasis>
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Three nests were found in a secondary forest within the campus of the Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz, in Ilhéus, Bahia. Similarly to the other species of the
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group, all nests were build within active nests of
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(
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). The termite nests (and the bees nest entrance) were between
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from the ground. The entrance tubes were build with a reddish yellow and soft cerumen (
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) and measured between
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in length. The entrance itself had an oval contour whose longer axis measured about
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and the shorter axis around
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. One nest was opened and presented an internal architecture very similar to that described by
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.
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