Melissa duckei Friese, 1906:119, ♂. ♂♂, Pará, 26. September 1900 (leg. Ducke). - Friese, 1912Friese, H. 1912. Neue und wenig bekannte Bienenarten der neotropischen Region. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 78 (6):198-226. (distribution). - As Aglaomelissa duckei: - Snelling & Brooks, 1985Snelling, R.R. & W. Brooks 1985. A review of the genera of cleptoparasitic bees of the tribe Ericrocini (Hymenoptera: Anthophoridae). Contributions in Science, Natural History Museum Los Angeles County 369:1-34.:25 (comb. nov.); Starr & Hook, 2003Starr, C.K. & Hook, A.W. 2003. The aculeate Hymenoptera of Trinidad, West Indies. Occasional Papers o the Department of Life Sciences, University of the West Indies 12:1-31. (distribution); Smith-Pardo, 2003Smith-Pardo, A.H. 2003. A preliminary account of the bees of Colombia (Hymenoptera: Apoidea): present knowledge and future directions. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 76 (2):335-341. (distribution). - As Mesonychium duckei: - Cockerell, 1917Cockerell, T.D.A. 1917. Descriptions and records of bees. - LXXV. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History ser. 8: v. 19 (114):473-481. (distribution). - As Mesoplia duckei: - Michener, 1954Michener, C.D. 1954. Bees of Panamá. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 104 (1):1-176. (distribution).