Scaptotrigona depilis (Moure, 1942)
Common Names: "tombuna", "mandaguay", "tapezuà", "canudo", "mandaguari", "tubiba"
Trigona (Scaptotrigona) depilis
Moure, J. S. (1942). Abelhas de Salobra (Hym. Apoidea). Papéis Avulsos (SP) 2 (21): 291-321 [316] .
Type data: holotype DZUP <F> worker (Additional information on types in Urban, 2003: 36) , paratype DZUP <F> worker (s?) , paratype MZUSP <F> worker (s?) , paratype AMNH <F> worker (s?).
Type locality: Salobra, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, 20-23.VII.1939, F. Lane.
Distribution
Neotropical Region: Argentina (Buenos Aires, Corrientes, Formosa, Jujuy, Salta, Tucumán), Bolivia (El Beni, Santa Cruz), Brazil (Mato Grosso do Sul [Bonito, Miranda], Minas Gerais [Araguari, Uberlândia], Paraná [Guaíra], Rio Grande do Sul [Barão De Cotegipe, Canela], Santa Catarina [Guatambú], São Paulo [Cajuru, Corumbataí, Presidente Venceslau, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo], Tocantins [Gurupi, Porto Nacional]), Paraguay (Central, Misiones)
References
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