Meliponini
Creators
- 1. Division of Entomology, Natural History Museum, and Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, 1501 Crestline Drive - Suite 140, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045 - 4415, USA (msengel @ ku. edu). & Division of Invertebrate Zoology, American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West at 79 th Street, New York, New York 10024 - 5192, USA.
- 2. Department of Bioscience, Aarhus University, Ole Worms Allé 1, DK- 8000 Aarhus, Denmark (alrunen @ yahoo. com).
Description
Key to Genera and Subgenera of Papuasian Meliponini
1. Head and mesosoma without distinct maculation; inner surface of metatibia with strong longitudinal keirotrichiate ridge above which is a broad, depressed shining marginal area............................................................................. 2
—. Mesoscutellum and usually face and mesoscutum with well-developed yellow maculation; inner surface of metatibia with keirotrichiate area broad, nearly reaching upper margin of metatibia....................... Austroplebeia Moure
2(1). Setae along posterior margin of worker metatibia and some males partly plumose; clivulus bordering elevated keirotrichiate median zone of inner surface of metatibia forming abrupt slope................................................................ 3
—. Setae along posterior margin of worker metatibia and males at most plumose on apical one-fifth or one-sixth of margin; clivulus bordering keirotrichiate median zone of inner surface of metatibia forming gentle slope to shining posterior glabrate zone......................... Papuatrigona Michener & Sakagami
3(2). Mesoscutellum short, not or only slightly projecting over metanotum; malar area variable, typically as long as diameter of diameter of third flagellomere or greater but sometimes approximately 0.5–0.75× diameter of third flagellomere; vein M of forewing bent at trace of 1m-cu (genus Heterotrigona Schwarz)...... 4
—. Mesoscutellum well projected posteriorly, extending over propodeum as far as posterior propodeal angle (change in slope between basal area and posterior surface); malar area linear or at least narrower than 0.5× diameter of third flagellomere; vein M of forewing straight and ending at or shortly after 1m-cu.......................................................................................... Tetragonula Moure
4(3). Basal area of propodeum glabrous, at most with apicolateral patches of setae; basal vein distad 1cu-a............... Heterotrigona (Sahulotrigona), n. subgen.
—. Basal area of propodeum pubescent; basal vein either confluent with or distad 1cu-a.......................................................... Heterotrigona (Platytrigona) Moure
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