Melipona (Melikerria) triplaridis Cockerell, 1925
Common Names: "colmena-rayada", "miel-de-palo"
Melipona fulvipes triplaridis
Cockerell, T. D. A. (1925). Descriptions and records of bees - CVI. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (9) 16: 416-423 [421] .
Type data: syntype AMNH <F> workers (2, see Cockerell, 1928:171).
Type locality: Balboa, Canal Zone, Panamá, 26-27.March, W. M. Wheeler leg., at flowers of Triplaris cumingiana.
Distribution
Neotropical Region: Panama (Colón, Panamá, Veraguas), Panama Canal Zone
References
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