APIDAE Apinae Meliponini Melipona Melipona (Michmelia) (fasciata)
Melipona (Michmelia) apiformis (Buysson, in Du Buysson & Marshall, 1892)
Trigona apiformis
Du Buysson, R. & Marshall, T. A. (1892). Voyage de M. E. Simon au Venezuela (Decémbre 1887- Avril 1888). Ann. Soc. Entomol. Fr. 61: 53-60 [54] .
Type data: Type whereabouts unknown <F> worker.
Type locality: Colonia Tovar, Venezuela, XII.1887-IV.1888, M. E. Simon leg. [?].
Remarks
according to the description, Trigona apiformis Buysson is obviously a species of the genus Melipona, probably a senior synonym of Melipona indecisa Cockerell
Distribution
Neotropical Region: Venezuela (Aragua)
Online since: 23 Jul 2008
Last update : 17 Jul 2023