taxonID	type	format	identifier	references	title	description	created	creator	contributor	publisher	audience	source	license	rightsHolder	datasetID
E31B4AE17DB2500D89D29AB8BA2F5B18.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1793000	https://doi.org/10.3897/asp.84.e201039.figure1	Figure 1. Worker Melipona abunensis Cockerell, 1912 from Porto Velho, RO, Brazil. A Body in lateral view and dorsal view; B metasoma in dorsal view; C head in frontal view; D metaleg. Scale: 2.0 mm.	Figure 1. Worker Melipona abunensis Cockerell, 1912 from Porto Velho, RO, Brazil. A Body in lateral view and dorsal view; B metasoma in dorsal view; C head in frontal view; D metaleg. Scale: 2.0 mm.	2026-09-29	Santos-Silva, José Augusto dos;Nogueira, David Silva;Francini, Izaura Bezerra;Oliveira, Julio César Carvalho de;Alves, Rogério Marcos de Oliveira;Carvalho-Zilse, Gislene Almeida;Oliveira, Marcio Luiz de		Zenodo	biologists	Santos-Silva, José Augusto dos;Nogueira, David Silva;Francini, Izaura Bezerra;Oliveira, Julio César Carvalho de;Alves, Rogério Marcos de Oliveira;Carvalho-Zilse, Gislene Almeida;Oliveira, Marcio Luiz de			
E31B4AE17DB2500D89D29AB8BA2F5B18.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1793001	https://doi.org/10.3897/asp.84.e201039.figure2	Figure 2. Male Melipona abunensis Cockerell, 1912 from Purus river, AM, Brazil. A Body in lateral view and dorsal view; B metasoma in dorsal view; C head in frontal view and d. metaleg. Scale: 2.0 mm.	Figure 2. Male Melipona abunensis Cockerell, 1912 from Purus river, AM, Brazil. A Body in lateral view and dorsal view; B metasoma in dorsal view; C head in frontal view and d. metaleg. Scale: 2.0 mm.	2026-09-29	Santos-Silva, José Augusto dos;Nogueira, David Silva;Francini, Izaura Bezerra;Oliveira, Julio César Carvalho de;Alves, Rogério Marcos de Oliveira;Carvalho-Zilse, Gislene Almeida;Oliveira, Marcio Luiz de		Zenodo	biologists	Santos-Silva, José Augusto dos;Nogueira, David Silva;Francini, Izaura Bezerra;Oliveira, Julio César Carvalho de;Alves, Rogério Marcos de Oliveira;Carvalho-Zilse, Gislene Almeida;Oliveira, Marcio Luiz de			
E31B4AE17DB2500D89D29AB8BA2F5B18.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1793011	https://doi.org/10.3897/asp.84.e201039.figure12	Figure 12. S 7 in dorsal and lateral view, S 8 in dorsal and lateral view, genital capsule in dorsal (left) and ventral (right) view, genital capsule valve in lateral view. A Melipona abunensis; B Melipona merrillae; C Melipona picea sp. nov. Scale: 1.0 mm.	Figure 12. S 7 in dorsal and lateral view, S 8 in dorsal and lateral view, genital capsule in dorsal (left) and ventral (right) view, genital capsule valve in lateral view. A Melipona abunensis; B Melipona merrillae; C Melipona picea sp. nov. Scale: 1.0 mm.	2026-09-29	Santos-Silva, José Augusto dos;Nogueira, David Silva;Francini, Izaura Bezerra;Oliveira, Julio César Carvalho de;Alves, Rogério Marcos de Oliveira;Carvalho-Zilse, Gislene Almeida;Oliveira, Marcio Luiz de		Zenodo	biologists	Santos-Silva, José Augusto dos;Nogueira, David Silva;Francini, Izaura Bezerra;Oliveira, Julio César Carvalho de;Alves, Rogério Marcos de Oliveira;Carvalho-Zilse, Gislene Almeida;Oliveira, Marcio Luiz de			
E31B4AE17DB2500D89D29AB8BA2F5B18.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1793012	https://doi.org/10.3897/asp.84.e201039.figure13	Figure 13. Distribution map based on occurrence records extracted from specimen labels, including all previously recognized and newly described species within the Melipona seminigra complex. Amazonian areas of endemism are overlaid following Cracraft (1985), Silva et al. (2002), Naka (2011), Borges and Silva (2012), and Ribas et al. (2025). National boundaries are indicated by white outlines, and country abbreviations (CO = Colombia, BR = Brazil, GY = Guyana, GF = French Guiana, SR = Suriname, VE = Venezuela, PE = Peru, BO = Bolivia). The map was produced in QGIS using the SIRGAS 2000 geographic coordinate system (EPSG: 4674).	Figure 13. Distribution map based on occurrence records extracted from specimen labels, including all previously recognized and newly described species within the Melipona seminigra complex. Amazonian areas of endemism are overlaid following Cracraft (1985), Silva et al. (2002), Naka (2011), Borges and Silva (2012), and Ribas et al. (2025). National boundaries are indicated by white outlines, and country abbreviations (CO = Colombia, BR = Brazil, GY = Guyana, GF = French Guiana, SR = Suriname, VE = Venezuela, PE = Peru, BO = Bolivia). The map was produced in QGIS using the SIRGAS 2000 geographic coordinate system (EPSG: 4674).	2026-09-29	Santos-Silva, José Augusto dos;Nogueira, David Silva;Francini, Izaura Bezerra;Oliveira, Julio César Carvalho de;Alves, Rogério Marcos de Oliveira;Carvalho-Zilse, Gislene Almeida;Oliveira, Marcio Luiz de		Zenodo	biologists	Santos-Silva, José Augusto dos;Nogueira, David Silva;Francini, Izaura Bezerra;Oliveira, Julio César Carvalho de;Alves, Rogério Marcos de Oliveira;Carvalho-Zilse, Gislene Almeida;Oliveira, Marcio Luiz de			
A8DBD62BCE0250C7AF51F82EAD4EB632.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1793008	https://doi.org/10.3897/asp.84.e201039.figure9	Figure 9. Holotype worker Melipona atrofulva sp. nov. from Barcelos, AM, Brazil: A Body in lateral view and dorsal view; B metasoma in dorsal view; C head in frontal view and d. metaleg. Scale: 2.0 mm.	Figure 9. Holotype worker Melipona atrofulva sp. nov. from Barcelos, AM, Brazil: A Body in lateral view and dorsal view; B metasoma in dorsal view; C head in frontal view and d. metaleg. Scale: 2.0 mm.	2026-09-29	Santos-Silva, José Augusto dos;Nogueira, David Silva;Francini, Izaura Bezerra;Oliveira, Julio César Carvalho de;Alves, Rogério Marcos de Oliveira;Carvalho-Zilse, Gislene Almeida;Oliveira, Marcio Luiz de		Zenodo	biologists	Santos-Silva, José Augusto dos;Nogueira, David Silva;Francini, Izaura Bezerra;Oliveira, Julio César Carvalho de;Alves, Rogério Marcos de Oliveira;Carvalho-Zilse, Gislene Almeida;Oliveira, Marcio Luiz de			
A8DBD62BCE0250C7AF51F82EAD4EB632.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1793012	https://doi.org/10.3897/asp.84.e201039.figure13	Figure 13. Distribution map based on occurrence records extracted from specimen labels, including all previously recognized and newly described species within the Melipona seminigra complex. Amazonian areas of endemism are overlaid following Cracraft (1985), Silva et al. (2002), Naka (2011), Borges and Silva (2012), and Ribas et al. (2025). National boundaries are indicated by white outlines, and country abbreviations (CO = Colombia, BR = Brazil, GY = Guyana, GF = French Guiana, SR = Suriname, VE = Venezuela, PE = Peru, BO = Bolivia). The map was produced in QGIS using the SIRGAS 2000 geographic coordinate system (EPSG: 4674).	Figure 13. Distribution map based on occurrence records extracted from specimen labels, including all previously recognized and newly described species within the Melipona seminigra complex. Amazonian areas of endemism are overlaid following Cracraft (1985), Silva et al. (2002), Naka (2011), Borges and Silva (2012), and Ribas et al. (2025). National boundaries are indicated by white outlines, and country abbreviations (CO = Colombia, BR = Brazil, GY = Guyana, GF = French Guiana, SR = Suriname, VE = Venezuela, PE = Peru, BO = Bolivia). The map was produced in QGIS using the SIRGAS 2000 geographic coordinate system (EPSG: 4674).	2026-09-29	Santos-Silva, José Augusto dos;Nogueira, David Silva;Francini, Izaura Bezerra;Oliveira, Julio César Carvalho de;Alves, Rogério Marcos de Oliveira;Carvalho-Zilse, Gislene Almeida;Oliveira, Marcio Luiz de		Zenodo	biologists	Santos-Silva, José Augusto dos;Nogueira, David Silva;Francini, Izaura Bezerra;Oliveira, Julio César Carvalho de;Alves, Rogério Marcos de Oliveira;Carvalho-Zilse, Gislene Almeida;Oliveira, Marcio Luiz de			
03FF5F0A958D5A208B38490093768BFD.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1793002	https://doi.org/10.3897/asp.84.e201039.figure3	Figure 3. Worker Melipona merrillae Cockerell, 1919 from Manaus, AM, Brazil: A Body in lateral view and dorsal view; B metasoma in dorsal view; C head in frontal view and d. metaleg. Scale: 2.0 mm.	Figure 3. Worker Melipona merrillae Cockerell, 1919 from Manaus, AM, Brazil: A Body in lateral view and dorsal view; B metasoma in dorsal view; C head in frontal view and d. metaleg. Scale: 2.0 mm.	2026-09-29	Santos-Silva, José Augusto dos;Nogueira, David Silva;Francini, Izaura Bezerra;Oliveira, Julio César Carvalho de;Alves, Rogério Marcos de Oliveira;Carvalho-Zilse, Gislene Almeida;Oliveira, Marcio Luiz de		Zenodo	biologists	Santos-Silva, José Augusto dos;Nogueira, David Silva;Francini, Izaura Bezerra;Oliveira, Julio César Carvalho de;Alves, Rogério Marcos de Oliveira;Carvalho-Zilse, Gislene Almeida;Oliveira, Marcio Luiz de			
03FF5F0A958D5A208B38490093768BFD.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1793003	https://doi.org/10.3897/asp.84.e201039.figure4	Figure 4. Male Melipona merrillae Cockerell, 1919 from Manaus, AM, Brazil: A Body in lateral view and dorsal view; B metasoma in dorsal view; C head in frontal view and d. metaleg. Scale: 2.0 mm.	Figure 4. Male Melipona merrillae Cockerell, 1919 from Manaus, AM, Brazil: A Body in lateral view and dorsal view; B metasoma in dorsal view; C head in frontal view and d. metaleg. Scale: 2.0 mm.	2026-09-29	Santos-Silva, José Augusto dos;Nogueira, David Silva;Francini, Izaura Bezerra;Oliveira, Julio César Carvalho de;Alves, Rogério Marcos de Oliveira;Carvalho-Zilse, Gislene Almeida;Oliveira, Marcio Luiz de		Zenodo	biologists	Santos-Silva, José Augusto dos;Nogueira, David Silva;Francini, Izaura Bezerra;Oliveira, Julio César Carvalho de;Alves, Rogério Marcos de Oliveira;Carvalho-Zilse, Gislene Almeida;Oliveira, Marcio Luiz de			
03FF5F0A958D5A208B38490093768BFD.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1793004	https://doi.org/10.3897/asp.84.e201039.figure5	Figure 5. Virgin queen Melipona merrillae Cockerell, 1919 from Manaus, AM, Brazil: A Body in lateral view and dorsal view; B metasoma in dorsal view; C head in frontal view and d. metaleg. Scale: 2.0 mm.	Figure 5. Virgin queen Melipona merrillae Cockerell, 1919 from Manaus, AM, Brazil: A Body in lateral view and dorsal view; B metasoma in dorsal view; C head in frontal view and d. metaleg. Scale: 2.0 mm.	2026-09-29	Santos-Silva, José Augusto dos;Nogueira, David Silva;Francini, Izaura Bezerra;Oliveira, Julio César Carvalho de;Alves, Rogério Marcos de Oliveira;Carvalho-Zilse, Gislene Almeida;Oliveira, Marcio Luiz de		Zenodo	biologists	Santos-Silva, José Augusto dos;Nogueira, David Silva;Francini, Izaura Bezerra;Oliveira, Julio César Carvalho de;Alves, Rogério Marcos de Oliveira;Carvalho-Zilse, Gislene Almeida;Oliveira, Marcio Luiz de			
03FF5F0A958D5A208B38490093768BFD.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1793011	https://doi.org/10.3897/asp.84.e201039.figure12	Figure 12. S 7 in dorsal and lateral view, S 8 in dorsal and lateral view, genital capsule in dorsal (left) and ventral (right) view, genital capsule valve in lateral view. A Melipona abunensis; B Melipona merrillae; C Melipona picea sp. nov. Scale: 1.0 mm.	Figure 12. S 7 in dorsal and lateral view, S 8 in dorsal and lateral view, genital capsule in dorsal (left) and ventral (right) view, genital capsule valve in lateral view. A Melipona abunensis; B Melipona merrillae; C Melipona picea sp. nov. Scale: 1.0 mm.	2026-09-29	Santos-Silva, José Augusto dos;Nogueira, David Silva;Francini, Izaura Bezerra;Oliveira, Julio César Carvalho de;Alves, Rogério Marcos de Oliveira;Carvalho-Zilse, Gislene Almeida;Oliveira, Marcio Luiz de		Zenodo	biologists	Santos-Silva, José Augusto dos;Nogueira, David Silva;Francini, Izaura Bezerra;Oliveira, Julio César Carvalho de;Alves, Rogério Marcos de Oliveira;Carvalho-Zilse, Gislene Almeida;Oliveira, Marcio Luiz de			
03FF5F0A958D5A208B38490093768BFD.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1793012	https://doi.org/10.3897/asp.84.e201039.figure13	Figure 13. Distribution map based on occurrence records extracted from specimen labels, including all previously recognized and newly described species within the Melipona seminigra complex. Amazonian areas of endemism are overlaid following Cracraft (1985), Silva et al. (2002), Naka (2011), Borges and Silva (2012), and Ribas et al. (2025). National boundaries are indicated by white outlines, and country abbreviations (CO = Colombia, BR = Brazil, GY = Guyana, GF = French Guiana, SR = Suriname, VE = Venezuela, PE = Peru, BO = Bolivia). The map was produced in QGIS using the SIRGAS 2000 geographic coordinate system (EPSG: 4674).	Figure 13. Distribution map based on occurrence records extracted from specimen labels, including all previously recognized and newly described species within the Melipona seminigra complex. Amazonian areas of endemism are overlaid following Cracraft (1985), Silva et al. (2002), Naka (2011), Borges and Silva (2012), and Ribas et al. (2025). National boundaries are indicated by white outlines, and country abbreviations (CO = Colombia, BR = Brazil, GY = Guyana, GF = French Guiana, SR = Suriname, VE = Venezuela, PE = Peru, BO = Bolivia). The map was produced in QGIS using the SIRGAS 2000 geographic coordinate system (EPSG: 4674).	2026-09-29	Santos-Silva, José Augusto dos;Nogueira, David Silva;Francini, Izaura Bezerra;Oliveira, Julio César Carvalho de;Alves, Rogério Marcos de Oliveira;Carvalho-Zilse, Gislene Almeida;Oliveira, Marcio Luiz de		Zenodo	biologists	Santos-Silva, José Augusto dos;Nogueira, David Silva;Francini, Izaura Bezerra;Oliveira, Julio César Carvalho de;Alves, Rogério Marcos de Oliveira;Carvalho-Zilse, Gislene Almeida;Oliveira, Marcio Luiz de			
83B59EB5DFAE5302AE41AB3FFFCC8B0A.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1793005	https://doi.org/10.3897/asp.84.e201039.figure6	Figure 6. Worker Melipona pernigra Moure and Kerr, 1950 from Feliz Natal, Mato Grosso, Brazil: A Body in lateral and dorsal view; B metasoma in dorsal view; C head in frontal view and d. metaleg. Scale: 2.0 mm.	Figure 6. Worker Melipona pernigra Moure and Kerr, 1950 from Feliz Natal, Mato Grosso, Brazil: A Body in lateral and dorsal view; B metasoma in dorsal view; C head in frontal view and d. metaleg. Scale: 2.0 mm.	2026-09-29	Santos-Silva, José Augusto dos;Nogueira, David Silva;Francini, Izaura Bezerra;Oliveira, Julio César Carvalho de;Alves, Rogério Marcos de Oliveira;Carvalho-Zilse, Gislene Almeida;Oliveira, Marcio Luiz de		Zenodo	biologists	Santos-Silva, José Augusto dos;Nogueira, David Silva;Francini, Izaura Bezerra;Oliveira, Julio César Carvalho de;Alves, Rogério Marcos de Oliveira;Carvalho-Zilse, Gislene Almeida;Oliveira, Marcio Luiz de			
83B59EB5DFAE5302AE41AB3FFFCC8B0A.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1793012	https://doi.org/10.3897/asp.84.e201039.figure13	Figure 13. Distribution map based on occurrence records extracted from specimen labels, including all previously recognized and newly described species within the Melipona seminigra complex. Amazonian areas of endemism are overlaid following Cracraft (1985), Silva et al. (2002), Naka (2011), Borges and Silva (2012), and Ribas et al. (2025). National boundaries are indicated by white outlines, and country abbreviations (CO = Colombia, BR = Brazil, GY = Guyana, GF = French Guiana, SR = Suriname, VE = Venezuela, PE = Peru, BO = Bolivia). The map was produced in QGIS using the SIRGAS 2000 geographic coordinate system (EPSG: 4674).	Figure 13. Distribution map based on occurrence records extracted from specimen labels, including all previously recognized and newly described species within the Melipona seminigra complex. Amazonian areas of endemism are overlaid following Cracraft (1985), Silva et al. (2002), Naka (2011), Borges and Silva (2012), and Ribas et al. (2025). National boundaries are indicated by white outlines, and country abbreviations (CO = Colombia, BR = Brazil, GY = Guyana, GF = French Guiana, SR = Suriname, VE = Venezuela, PE = Peru, BO = Bolivia). The map was produced in QGIS using the SIRGAS 2000 geographic coordinate system (EPSG: 4674).	2026-09-29	Santos-Silva, José Augusto dos;Nogueira, David Silva;Francini, Izaura Bezerra;Oliveira, Julio César Carvalho de;Alves, Rogério Marcos de Oliveira;Carvalho-Zilse, Gislene Almeida;Oliveira, Marcio Luiz de		Zenodo	biologists	Santos-Silva, José Augusto dos;Nogueira, David Silva;Francini, Izaura Bezerra;Oliveira, Julio César Carvalho de;Alves, Rogério Marcos de Oliveira;Carvalho-Zilse, Gislene Almeida;Oliveira, Marcio Luiz de			
53BF3AECC39559D6B5A5CA18D4CD4D10.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1793009	https://doi.org/10.3897/asp.84.e201039.figure10	Figure 10. Holotype worker Melipona picea sp. nov. from Tefé, AM, Brazil: A Body in lateral view and dorsal view; B metasoma in dorsal view; C head in frontal view and d. metaleg. Scale: 2.0 mm.	Figure 10. Holotype worker Melipona picea sp. nov. from Tefé, AM, Brazil: A Body in lateral view and dorsal view; B metasoma in dorsal view; C head in frontal view and d. metaleg. Scale: 2.0 mm.	2026-09-29	Santos-Silva, José Augusto dos;Nogueira, David Silva;Francini, Izaura Bezerra;Oliveira, Julio César Carvalho de;Alves, Rogério Marcos de Oliveira;Carvalho-Zilse, Gislene Almeida;Oliveira, Marcio Luiz de		Zenodo	biologists	Santos-Silva, José Augusto dos;Nogueira, David Silva;Francini, Izaura Bezerra;Oliveira, Julio César Carvalho de;Alves, Rogério Marcos de Oliveira;Carvalho-Zilse, Gislene Almeida;Oliveira, Marcio Luiz de			
53BF3AECC39559D6B5A5CA18D4CD4D10.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1793010	https://doi.org/10.3897/asp.84.e201039.figure11	Figure 11. Paratype male Melipona picea sp. nov. from Rio Purus, AM, Brazil: A Body in lateral view and dorsal view; B metasoma in dorsal view; C head in frontal view and d. metaleg. Scale: 2.0 mm.	Figure 11. Paratype male Melipona picea sp. nov. from Rio Purus, AM, Brazil: A Body in lateral view and dorsal view; B metasoma in dorsal view; C head in frontal view and d. metaleg. Scale: 2.0 mm.	2026-09-29	Santos-Silva, José Augusto dos;Nogueira, David Silva;Francini, Izaura Bezerra;Oliveira, Julio César Carvalho de;Alves, Rogério Marcos de Oliveira;Carvalho-Zilse, Gislene Almeida;Oliveira, Marcio Luiz de		Zenodo	biologists	Santos-Silva, José Augusto dos;Nogueira, David Silva;Francini, Izaura Bezerra;Oliveira, Julio César Carvalho de;Alves, Rogério Marcos de Oliveira;Carvalho-Zilse, Gislene Almeida;Oliveira, Marcio Luiz de			
53BF3AECC39559D6B5A5CA18D4CD4D10.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1793011	https://doi.org/10.3897/asp.84.e201039.figure12	Figure 12. S 7 in dorsal and lateral view, S 8 in dorsal and lateral view, genital capsule in dorsal (left) and ventral (right) view, genital capsule valve in lateral view. A Melipona abunensis; B Melipona merrillae; C Melipona picea sp. nov. Scale: 1.0 mm.	Figure 12. S 7 in dorsal and lateral view, S 8 in dorsal and lateral view, genital capsule in dorsal (left) and ventral (right) view, genital capsule valve in lateral view. A Melipona abunensis; B Melipona merrillae; C Melipona picea sp. nov. Scale: 1.0 mm.	2026-09-29	Santos-Silva, José Augusto dos;Nogueira, David Silva;Francini, Izaura Bezerra;Oliveira, Julio César Carvalho de;Alves, Rogério Marcos de Oliveira;Carvalho-Zilse, Gislene Almeida;Oliveira, Marcio Luiz de		Zenodo	biologists	Santos-Silva, José Augusto dos;Nogueira, David Silva;Francini, Izaura Bezerra;Oliveira, Julio César Carvalho de;Alves, Rogério Marcos de Oliveira;Carvalho-Zilse, Gislene Almeida;Oliveira, Marcio Luiz de			
53BF3AECC39559D6B5A5CA18D4CD4D10.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1793012	https://doi.org/10.3897/asp.84.e201039.figure13	Figure 13. Distribution map based on occurrence records extracted from specimen labels, including all previously recognized and newly described species within the Melipona seminigra complex. Amazonian areas of endemism are overlaid following Cracraft (1985), Silva et al. (2002), Naka (2011), Borges and Silva (2012), and Ribas et al. (2025). National boundaries are indicated by white outlines, and country abbreviations (CO = Colombia, BR = Brazil, GY = Guyana, GF = French Guiana, SR = Suriname, VE = Venezuela, PE = Peru, BO = Bolivia). The map was produced in QGIS using the SIRGAS 2000 geographic coordinate system (EPSG: 4674).	Figure 13. Distribution map based on occurrence records extracted from specimen labels, including all previously recognized and newly described species within the Melipona seminigra complex. Amazonian areas of endemism are overlaid following Cracraft (1985), Silva et al. (2002), Naka (2011), Borges and Silva (2012), and Ribas et al. (2025). National boundaries are indicated by white outlines, and country abbreviations (CO = Colombia, BR = Brazil, GY = Guyana, GF = French Guiana, SR = Suriname, VE = Venezuela, PE = Peru, BO = Bolivia). The map was produced in QGIS using the SIRGAS 2000 geographic coordinate system (EPSG: 4674).	2026-09-29	Santos-Silva, José Augusto dos;Nogueira, David Silva;Francini, Izaura Bezerra;Oliveira, Julio César Carvalho de;Alves, Rogério Marcos de Oliveira;Carvalho-Zilse, Gislene Almeida;Oliveira, Marcio Luiz de		Zenodo	biologists	Santos-Silva, José Augusto dos;Nogueira, David Silva;Francini, Izaura Bezerra;Oliveira, Julio César Carvalho de;Alves, Rogério Marcos de Oliveira;Carvalho-Zilse, Gislene Almeida;Oliveira, Marcio Luiz de			
8AB81A08E876589495CEE44C719C3614.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1793006	https://doi.org/10.3897/asp.84.e201039.figure7	Figure 7. Worker Melipona seminigra Friese, 1903 from Rio Trombetas, PA, Brazil: A Body in lateral view and dorsal view; B metasoma in dorsal view; C head in frontal view and d. metaleg. Scale: 2.0 mm.	Figure 7. Worker Melipona seminigra Friese, 1903 from Rio Trombetas, PA, Brazil: A Body in lateral view and dorsal view; B metasoma in dorsal view; C head in frontal view and d. metaleg. Scale: 2.0 mm.	2026-09-29	Santos-Silva, José Augusto dos;Nogueira, David Silva;Francini, Izaura Bezerra;Oliveira, Julio César Carvalho de;Alves, Rogério Marcos de Oliveira;Carvalho-Zilse, Gislene Almeida;Oliveira, Marcio Luiz de		Zenodo	biologists	Santos-Silva, José Augusto dos;Nogueira, David Silva;Francini, Izaura Bezerra;Oliveira, Julio César Carvalho de;Alves, Rogério Marcos de Oliveira;Carvalho-Zilse, Gislene Almeida;Oliveira, Marcio Luiz de			
8AB81A08E876589495CEE44C719C3614.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1793007	https://doi.org/10.3897/asp.84.e201039.figure8	Figure 8. Virgin queen Melipona seminigra Friese, 1903 from Itacoatiara, AM, Brazil: A Body in lateral view and dorsal view; B metasoma in dorsal view; C head in frontal view and d. metaleg. Scale: 2.0 mm.	Figure 8. Virgin queen Melipona seminigra Friese, 1903 from Itacoatiara, AM, Brazil: A Body in lateral view and dorsal view; B metasoma in dorsal view; C head in frontal view and d. metaleg. Scale: 2.0 mm.	2026-09-29	Santos-Silva, José Augusto dos;Nogueira, David Silva;Francini, Izaura Bezerra;Oliveira, Julio César Carvalho de;Alves, Rogério Marcos de Oliveira;Carvalho-Zilse, Gislene Almeida;Oliveira, Marcio Luiz de		Zenodo	biologists	Santos-Silva, José Augusto dos;Nogueira, David Silva;Francini, Izaura Bezerra;Oliveira, Julio César Carvalho de;Alves, Rogério Marcos de Oliveira;Carvalho-Zilse, Gislene Almeida;Oliveira, Marcio Luiz de			
8AB81A08E876589495CEE44C719C3614.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1793012	https://doi.org/10.3897/asp.84.e201039.figure13	Figure 13. Distribution map based on occurrence records extracted from specimen labels, including all previously recognized and newly described species within the Melipona seminigra complex. Amazonian areas of endemism are overlaid following Cracraft (1985), Silva et al. (2002), Naka (2011), Borges and Silva (2012), and Ribas et al. (2025). National boundaries are indicated by white outlines, and country abbreviations (CO = Colombia, BR = Brazil, GY = Guyana, GF = French Guiana, SR = Suriname, VE = Venezuela, PE = Peru, BO = Bolivia). The map was produced in QGIS using the SIRGAS 2000 geographic coordinate system (EPSG: 4674).	Figure 13. Distribution map based on occurrence records extracted from specimen labels, including all previously recognized and newly described species within the Melipona seminigra complex. Amazonian areas of endemism are overlaid following Cracraft (1985), Silva et al. (2002), Naka (2011), Borges and Silva (2012), and Ribas et al. (2025). National boundaries are indicated by white outlines, and country abbreviations (CO = Colombia, BR = Brazil, GY = Guyana, GF = French Guiana, SR = Suriname, VE = Venezuela, PE = Peru, BO = Bolivia). The map was produced in QGIS using the SIRGAS 2000 geographic coordinate system (EPSG: 4674).	2026-09-29	Santos-Silva, José Augusto dos;Nogueira, David Silva;Francini, Izaura Bezerra;Oliveira, Julio César Carvalho de;Alves, Rogério Marcos de Oliveira;Carvalho-Zilse, Gislene Almeida;Oliveira, Marcio Luiz de		Zenodo	biologists	Santos-Silva, José Augusto dos;Nogueira, David Silva;Francini, Izaura Bezerra;Oliveira, Julio César Carvalho de;Alves, Rogério Marcos de Oliveira;Carvalho-Zilse, Gislene Almeida;Oliveira, Marcio Luiz de			
