APIDAE Apinae Meliponini Paratrigona
Paratrigona scapisetosa Gonzalez & Griswold, 2011
Paratrigona scapisetosa
Gonzalez, V. H. & Griswold, T. L. (2011). Two new species of Paratrigona and the male of Paratrigona ornaticeps (Hymenoptera, Apidae). ZooKeys 120: 9-25 [12] .
Type data: holotype BLCU <F> worker.
Type locality: Ecuador: Mor. [=Morona] Santiago, Miazal, 50 km. SE Macas, 1-4/7-1-1993 [?], 300m., M & J. Wasbauer Coll..
Etymology: the specific epithet is a combination of the Latin words scapus and setae, in reference to the distinctly long hairs along the inner margin of the antennal scape.
Distribution
Neotropical Region: Colombia (Caquetá), Ecuador (Morona Santiago)
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 [9, 12-14, 21, 23] (diagnosis, description, geographic records, figures, identification key)
Online since: 23 Jul 2008
Last update : 17 Jul 2023