Nogueirapis mirandula (Cockerell, 1917)
Trigona mirandula
Cockerell, T. D. A (1917). New social bees. Psyche 24: 120-128 [122] .
Type data: holotype USNM 23168 <F> worker.
Type locality: Pozo Azul, Costa Rica, 15.VI.1902, M. A. Carriker leg..
Distribution
Neotropical Region: Colombia (Cauca, Chocó, Nariño), Costa Rica (Guanacaste, Puntarenas, San José), Ecuador (Pichincha), Panama (Bocas del Toro, Colón)
References
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Wille, A., Orozco, E. & Raabe, C. (1983). Polinización del chayote Sechium edule (Jacq.) Swartz en Costa Rica. Revista de Biologia Tropical 31 (1): 145-154 [147] (as Trigona (Nogueirapis) mirandula, geographic records, pollination: Sechium edule (Cucurbitaceae))
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