Plebeia droryana (Friese, 1900)
Common Names: "inhati", "jatahy-mosquito", "miri-guazú"
Trigona droryana
Friese, H. (1900). Neue arten der Bienengattungen Melipona Ill. Und Trigona Jur. Természetr. Füz. 23: 381-394 [391] .
Type data: syntype whereabouts unknown <F> workers (2), <M> males (2) (probably in ZMB) , syntype NMW <F> workers.
Type locality: Espírito Santo, Brazil; Bahia, Brazil.
Distribution
Neotropical Region: Argentina (Misiones), Bolivia (Santa Cruz), Brazil (Bahia [Boninal, Igrapiúna], Espírito Santo, Mato Grosso do Sul [Bodoquena, Bonito, Jardim], Minas Gerais [Araguari, Caldas, Paraopeba, Ponte Nova, Poços De Caldas, Uberlândia, Viçosa], Paraná [Boa Vista Da Aparecida, Londrina, Palotina, Paranaguá], Pernambuco, Rio Grande do Sul [Bento Gonçalves, Canela, Caxias Do Sul, Guaíba, Nova Petrópolis, Osório, Passo Fundo, Porto Alegre, Riozinho, São Francisco De Paula, Taquara, Taquari, Torres, Triunfo, Três Coroas, Vacaria], Rio de Janeiro [Petrópolis], Santa Catarina [Florianópolis, Joinville, São Francisco Do Sul], São Paulo [Araraquara, Cajuru, Campinas, Corumbataí, Cunha, Guarulhos, Piracicaba, Ribeirão Preto, Rio Claro, Salesópolis, Santana De Parnaíba, São Paulo, São Simão]), Paraguay (Paraguarí)
References
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