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The following morphological features in combination can be used to tell
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apart from all other
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, a Hispaniolan species: the mesoscutum and mesoscutellum both have well-defined bands of pale hairs along the entire midline that connect and thus give the appearance of a single band (
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); the mesoscutellum sometimes also has pale hairs laterally but the pubescence is otherwise dark brown or black, sparse, and does not obscure the underlying integument (
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); and each mesotibia of the female dorsally has a large glabrous area between a submedial band of offwhite hairs (nearer the base than apex) and a band on the apical margin (
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).
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<emphasis id="B9168A5CFFA63F40FB2B2A94615AFEBB" italics="true" lastPageId="37" lastPageNumber="38" pageId="36" pageNumber="37">Brachymelecta tibialis</emphasis>
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may be separated from
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<emphasis id="B9168A5CFFA73F40FDCB2C5062FAFEBB" box="[551,687,265,291]" italics="true" pageId="37" pageNumber="38">B. haitensis</emphasis>
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as follows. Whereas in
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the T1T3 apical fasciae are complete (in males) or only narrowly interrupted medially (in females) and the lighter hairs covering the head, mesosoma, and metasoma are pale yellow, in
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the T1T3 apical fasciae are narrowly interrupted medially (in males) or widely interrupted medially (in females) and the lighter hairs covering the head, mesosoma, and metasoma are off-white.
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and the
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.
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<emphasis id="B9168A5CFFA73F40FF512F5861FFFD84" bold="true" box="[189,426,514,540]" pageId="37" pageNumber="38">Material examined</emphasis>
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Primary
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COUNTRY UNKNOWN •
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holotype (studied from images: http://coll.mfn-berlin.de/u/c2e879);
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leg.; ZMB 22477 for specimen, 22592 for dissected mouthparts
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.
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<emphasis id="B9168A5CFFA73F40FF062E536243FCBB" bold="true" box="[234,534,777,803]" pageId="37" pageNumber="38">DNA barcoded material</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B9168A5CFFA73F40FF512AD2614FF83B" bold="true" box="[189,282,1928,1955]" pageId="37" pageNumber="38">Fig. 16.</emphasis>
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. AB, D. Female (INHS 427051).
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. Habitus, lateral view.
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. Habitus, dorsal view.
<emphasis id="B9168A5CFFA73F40FDC02AF66215F85E" bold="true" box="[556,576,1964,1990]" pageId="37" pageNumber="38">C</emphasis>
. Male (UPRM), habitus, lateral view.
<emphasis id="B9168A5CFFA73F40FBE72AF6644AF85E" bold="true" box="[1035,1055,1964,1990]" pageId="37" pageNumber="38">D</emphasis>
. Axillae and mesoscutellum, dorsal view.
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COUNTRY UNKNOWN •
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;
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,
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;
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leg.;
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;
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;
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leg.;
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.
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leg.;
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<emphasis id="B9168A5CFFA43F43FF512F19613EFDC5" bold="true" box="[189,363,579,605]" pageId="38" pageNumber="39">Redescription</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B9168A5CFFA43F43FF062F2F617FFD17" bold="true" box="[234,298,629,655]" pageId="38" pageNumber="39">Male</emphasis>
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MEASUREMENTS. Length
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; ITW
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; head length
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PUBESCENCE. Face with hairs densest around antennal socket, predominantly off-white/pale yellow but dark brown/gray above antennal socket and in lower paraocular area. Clypeus with upper half densely hairy; lower half nearly bare. Upper paraocular and frontal areas and vertexal area (except along preoccipital ridge and margin of compound eye) mostly exposed. Head with dense, erect hairs along preoccipital ridge off-white except for medial dark brown/gray patch behind ocelli. Genal beard hairs predominantly dark brown/gray. Mesoscutum sparsely hairy except densely hairy anteriorly and along margins, with hairs short, appressed, and predominantly dark brown/gray except for small patch of offwhite hairs on each side along anterior margin between midline and pronotal lobe, pair of central spots of off-white hairs, small patch of off-white hairs in front of axilla, well-defined band of off-white hairs along midline, and off-white hairs along margins.Axilla with conspicuous patch of black hairs. Mesoscutellum with well-defined band of off-white hairs along midline, seemingly continuous with band of pale hairs along midline of mesoscutum, and small patch of off-white hairs laterally but with pubescence otherwise dark brown or black and sparse, not obscuring underlying integument. Metanotum with short, appressed dark brown hairs. Propodeum with erect, predominantly off-white hairs. Mesopleuron sparsely hairy, but with (off-white) hairs moderately dense ventrally as well as between two sparsely hairy circular patches (one beneath base of fore wing around somewhat densely hairy hypoepimeral area, a larger one occupying much of ventrolateral half of mesopleuron). Legs, from coxae to tarsi, with appressed and erect off-white hairs, ventrally with golden-yellow hairs. Profemur with posteroventral fringe of dense, off-white hairs. Protibia with two bands or spots of short, appressed off-white hairs, one in basal half and one on apical margin. Mesotibia with patch of very dense short, appressed off-white hairs, occupying nearly entire dorsal surface. Metatibia with patch of sparser off-white hairs in apical two-thirds. T1T3 with well-defined, medially interrupted apical fasciae, each with lobe-like anterolateral extension on each side with erect among appressed off-white hairs (that of T2 with pair of anterolateral extensions on each side in
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<emphasis id="B9168A5CFFA43F43FE942A046256F8E0" box="[376,515,1886,1912]" italics="true" pageId="38" pageNumber="39">C. pantalon</emphasis>
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and some non-type specimens). T3 with fascia laterally removed from apical margin, narrowed or interrupted mesad each anterolateral extension. T4T6 without fasciae, although T4 with few sparsely scattered pale hairs present on apical impressed area in some non-type specimens. Exposed metasomal sterna mainly with short, appressed off-white hairs.
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STRUCTURE. Mandible tridentate, with small inner tooth approximately ⅓ length of mandible from base and slightly larger inner tooth approximately ⅓ length of mandible from apex as well as usual large apical tooth (rutellum) (difficult to see in
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<emphasis id="B9168A5CFFA53F42FD4C2FD96341FD04" box="[672,788,642,668]" italics="true" pageId="39" pageNumber="40">N. tibialis</emphasis>
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because mandibles closed; described from
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<emphasis id="B9168A5CFFA53F42FF512FF3611DFD5A" box="[189,328,680,707]" italics="true" pageId="39" pageNumber="40">C. pantalon</emphasis>
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and non-type specimens). Maxillary palpus with one palpomere (mouthparts not extended in
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<emphasis id="B9168A5CFFA53F42FEBE2F956192FD70" box="[338,455,718,744]" italics="true" pageId="39" pageNumber="40">N. tibialis</emphasis>
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; described from two non-type specimens). Scape with greatest length 1.8 × greatest width. F2 nearly as long as wide (L/W ratio = 0.9). Mesoscutellum strongly bigibbous, with pair of long, acute, subparallel spines, directed posteriorly. Lateral surface of propodeum posterior to spiracle with rugose crescent ridge, strongly carinate above and joining anterior lip of spiracle. Fore wing with three submarginal cells. T7 with slight median emargination.
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<emphasis id="B9168A5CFFA53F42FF062EEB6110FC53" bold="true" box="[234,325,945,971]" pageId="39" pageNumber="40">Female</emphasis>
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<paragraph id="8BDD564EFFA53F42FF512E8C64BFFBFA" blockId="39.[189,1399,945,1122]" pageId="39" pageNumber="40">Description as for male except for usual secondary sexual characters and as follows: scape longer, with greatest length 2.2 × greatest width; mesotibia dorsally with large glabrous area between submedial band of off-white hairs (nearer the base than apex) and band on apical margin; T1T3 with fasciae more widely interrupted medially; T6 with narrow, V-shaped but apically rounded pygidial plate.</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B9168A5CFFA53F42FF5129C96103FB35" bold="true" box="[189,342,1171,1197]" pageId="39" pageNumber="40">Distribution</emphasis>
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<paragraph id="8BDD564EFFA53F42FF51299E643DFA9C" blockId="39.[189,1398,1220,1285]" pageId="39" pageNumber="40">
Previously known only from
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and herein newly reported from St. Croix, this is the only species of
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<emphasis id="B9168A5CFFA53F42FED529B061BCFA9C" box="[313,489,1258,1284]" italics="true" pageId="39" pageNumber="40">Brachymelecta</emphasis>
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known to occur on either of the two islands (
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).
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<subSubSection id="C37805C5FFA53F42FF51286C616CF9FB" pageId="39" pageNumber="40" type="biology_ecology">
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<emphasis id="B9168A5CFFA53F42FF51286C6175FAC8" bold="true" box="[189,288,1334,1360]" pageId="39" pageNumber="40">Ecology</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B9168A5CFFA53F42FF06283D61DFFA19" bold="true" box="[234,394,1383,1409]" pageId="39" pageNumber="40">Host records</emphasis>
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<paragraph id="8BDD564EFFA53F42FF5128D66511FA6A" blockId="39.[188,1399,1383,1523]" pageId="39" pageNumber="40">
Unknown. Given that New World
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have been associated only with anthophorine bees (mostly
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<emphasis id="B9168A5CFFA53F42FF5128E8611CFA54" box="[189,329,1458,1484]" italics="true" pageId="39" pageNumber="40">Anthophora</emphasis>
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), presumably
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<emphasis id="B9168A5CFFA53F42FE0228E9620AFA54" box="[494,607,1458,1484]" italics="true" pageId="39" pageNumber="40">B. tibialis</emphasis>
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is a cleptoparasite of
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<emphasis id="B9168A5CFFA53F42FCB428E96384FA54" box="[856,977,1458,1485]" italics="true" pageId="39" pageNumber="40">A. tricolor</emphasis>
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, the only species in its genus known to occur in
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and also the only one represented in the
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(
<bibRefCitation id="EFF32BBFFFA53F42FB7628826562FA6A" author="Brooks R. W." box="[1178,1335,1496,1522]" pageId="39" pageNumber="40" pagination="105 - 124" refId="ref29218" refString="Brooks R. W. 1999. Bees of the genus Anthophora Latreille 1803 (Hymenoptera Apidae Anthophorini) of the West Indies. Tropical Zoology 12: 105 - 124. https: // doi. org / 10.1080 / 03946975.1999.10539381" type="journal article" year="1999">Brooks 1999</bibRefCitation>
).
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<emphasis id="B9168A5CFFA53F42FF062B7E61C9F9A6" bold="true" box="[234,412,1572,1598]" pageId="39" pageNumber="40">Floral records</emphasis>
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<paragraph id="8BDD564EFFA53F42FF512B13616CF9FB" blockId="39.[189,412,1572,1635]" box="[189,313,1609,1635]" pageId="39" pageNumber="40">Unknown.</paragraph>
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<subSubSection id="C37805C5FFA53F42FF512BCF643EF871" pageId="39" pageNumber="40" type="discussion">
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<emphasis id="B9168A5CFFA53F42FF512BCF617AF937" bold="true" box="[189,303,1685,1711]" pageId="39" pageNumber="40">Remarks</emphasis>
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</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BDD564EFFA53F42FF512B9C643EF871" blockId="39.[188,1400,1733,2025]" pageId="39" pageNumber="40">
<bibRefCitation id="EFF32BBFFFA53F42FF512B9C6139F978" author="Linsley E. G." box="[189,364,1734,1760]" pageId="39" pageNumber="40" pagination="225 - 227" refId="ref31303" refString="Linsley E. G. 1943. The genus Melecta in eastern North America and Porto Rico (Hymenoptera, Anthophoridae). Journal of the New York Entomological Society 51: 225 - 227." type="journal article" year="1943">Linsley (1943)</bibRefCitation>
described the female of
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<emphasis id="B9168A5CFFA53F42FD7C2B9C6309F978" box="[656,860,1734,1760]" italics="true" pageId="39" pageNumber="40">Crocisa pantalon</emphasis>
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(as
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<emphasis id="B9168A5CFFA53F42FC632B9C63B8F978" box="[911,1005,1734,1760]" italics="true" pageId="39" pageNumber="40">Melecta</emphasis>
(
<emphasis id="B9168A5CFFA53F42FC122B9C64EDF978" box="[1022,1208,1734,1760]" italics="true" pageId="39" pageNumber="40">Melectomorpha</emphasis>
)
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[
<emphasis id="B9168A5CFFA53F42FAAE2B9D6536F978" box="[1346,1379,1735,1760]" italics="true" pageId="39" pageNumber="40">sic</emphasis>
]) based on a specimen from
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,
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(UPRM Acc. 416-1922), which
<bibRefCitation id="EFF32BBFFFA53F42FBB32BB66523F89E" author="Genaro J. A. &amp; Franz N. M." box="[1119,1398,1772,1798]" pageId="39" pageNumber="40" pagination="1 - 24" refId="ref29980" refString="Genaro J. A. &amp; Franz N. M. 2008. The bees of Greater Puerto Rico (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila). Insecta Mundi 0040: 1 - 24." type="book chapter" year="2008">Genaro &amp; Franz (2008)</bibRefCitation>
determined was actually a male. Although a female specimen was known to
<bibRefCitation id="EFF32BBFFFA53F42FBBA2A486526F8B4" author="Genaro J. A. &amp; Franz N. M." box="[1110,1395,1810,1836]" pageId="39" pageNumber="40" pagination="1 - 24" refId="ref29980" refString="Genaro J. A. &amp; Franz N. M. 2008. The bees of Greater Puerto Rico (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila). Insecta Mundi 0040: 1 - 24." type="book chapter" year="2008">Genaro &amp; Franz (2008)</bibRefCitation>
, the female of
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<emphasis id="B9168A5CFFA53F42FE8A2A62618FF8C9" box="[358,474,1847,1873]" italics="true" pageId="39" pageNumber="40">B. tibialis</emphasis>
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is described here for the first time. Donald B. Baker correctly recognized the
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of
<taxonomicName id="4C622DCDFFA53F42FEBD2A07625AF8EF" authorityName="Fabricius" authorityYear="1793" box="[337,527,1885,1911]" class="Insecta" family="Apidae" genus="Nomada" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="39" pageNumber="40" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="tibialis">
<emphasis id="B9168A5CFFA53F42FEBD2A07625AF8EF" box="[337,527,1885,1911]" italics="true" pageId="39" pageNumber="40">Nomada tibialis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
as belonging to the same species as “
<taxonomicName id="4C622DCDFFA53F42FC0C2A0764BDF8EF" box="[992,1256,1885,1911]" class="Insecta" family="Apidae" genus="Nesomelecta" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="39" pageNumber="40" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="pantalon">
<emphasis id="B9168A5CFFA53F42FC0C2A0764BDF8EF" box="[992,1256,1885,1911]" italics="true" pageId="39" pageNumber="40">Nesomelecta pantalon</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
” (in 1980), and the synonymy was established in
<bibRefCitation id="EFF32BBFFFA53F42FD9A2AD9636EF805" author="Michener C. D." box="[630,827,1923,1949]" pageId="39" pageNumber="40" refId="ref31535" refString="Michener C. D. 2000. The Bees of the World. The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, MD." type="book" year="2000">Michener (2000)</bibRefCitation>
through a personal communication.
<bibRefCitation id="EFF32BBFFFA53F42FB0B2AD9615EF85B" author="Moure J. S. &amp; Urban D. &amp; Melo G. A. R." pageId="39" pageNumber="40" refId="ref31728" refString="Moure J. S., Urban D. &amp; Melo G. A. R. 2007. Catalogue of Bees (Hymenoptera, Apoidea) in the Neotropical Region. Sociedade Brasileira de Entomologia, Curitiba." type="book" year="2007">
Moure
<emphasis id="B9168A5CFFA53F42FAD02ADE6523F805" box="[1340,1398,1923,1949]" italics="true" pageId="39" pageNumber="40">et al.</emphasis>
(2007)
</bibRefCitation>
erroneously list the USNM and
<bibRefCitation id="EFF32BBFFFA53F42FD682AF363C3F85B" author="Genaro J. A. &amp; Franz N. M." box="[644,918,1961,1987]" pageId="39" pageNumber="40" pagination="1 - 24" refId="ref29980" refString="Genaro J. A. &amp; Franz N. M. 2008. The bees of Greater Puerto Rico (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila). Insecta Mundi 0040: 1 - 24." type="book chapter" year="2008">Genaro &amp; Franz (2008)</bibRefCitation>
the NHMD (as ZMUC) as the repository for the
<typeStatus id="54D9E8ECFFA53F42FEFD2A94612DF870" box="[273,376,1998,2024]" pageId="39" pageNumber="40" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
of
<taxonomicName id="4C622DCDFFA53F42FE732A95627FF870" box="[415,554,1998,2025]" class="Insecta" family="Apidae" genus="Nesomelecta" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="39" pageNumber="40" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="pantalon">
<emphasis id="B9168A5CFFA53F42FE732A95627FF870" box="[415,554,1998,2025]" italics="true" pageId="39" pageNumber="40">C. pantalon</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. The specimen is actually deposited in the ZMB.
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