APIDAE Apinae Meliponini Paratrigona
Paratrigona uwa Gonzalez & Vélez, 2007
Paratrigona uwa
Gonzalez, V. H. & Vélez, D. (2007). Una especie nueva de Paratrigona (Hymenoptera: Apidae, Meliponini), con una sinopsis del género en Colombia. Bol. Mus. Ent. Valle 8 (2): 9-13 [10] .
Type data: holotype ICN 2695 <F> worker , paratype ICN <F> workers (9).
Type locality: Colombia, Santander, Cañaverales, 6°4'60"[?]N, 73°13'0"W, 1780m, 4.XII.1978, I. de Arévalo leg..
Etymology: name dedicated to U'wa people.
Distribution
Neotropical Region: Colombia (Santander)
References
Gonzalez, V. H. & Griswold, T. L. (2011). Two new species of Paratrigona and the male of Paratrigona ornaticeps (Hymenoptera, Apidae). ZooKeys 120: 9-25 [18, 21, 24] (comparative notes, geographic range, identification key)
Online since: 23 Jul 2008
Last update : 17 Jul 2023