Tetragonisca
Tetragonisca is a genus of stingless bees in the family Apidae. There are at least four described species in Tetragonisca, found in Central and South America.[1][2][3]
Tetragonisca | |
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Tetragonisca angustula | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Apidae |
Clade: | Corbiculata |
Tribe: | Meliponini |
Genus: | Tetragonisca Moure, 1946 |
Species
These four species belong to the genus Tetragonisca:
- Tetragonisca angustula (Latreille, 1825)
- Tetragonisca buchwaldi
- Tetragonisca fiebrigi (Schwarz, 1938)
- Tetragonisca weyrauchi (Schwarz, 1943)
References
- "Tetragonisca Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
- "Tetragonisca". GBIF. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
- Grüter, Christoph (2020). Stingless Bees: Their Behaviour, Ecology and Evolution. Fascinating Life Sciences. Springer New York. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-60090-7. ISBN 978-3-030-60089-1. S2CID 227250633.
Further reading
- Ascher, J.S.; Pickering, J. (2019). "Discover Life bee species guide and world checklist (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila)". Retrieved 2019-07-02.
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