Scaptotrigona turusiri (Janvier, 1955)
Common Name: "turusiri"
Melipona turusiri
Janvier, H. (1955). Le nid et la nidification chez quelques abeilles des Andes tropicales. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Zoologie et Biolo 17(11): 311-349 [347] .
Type data: holotype whereabouts unknown <F> worker , paratype whereabouts unknown <F> workers (?).
Type locality: Yanakachi, Bolivia [45 Km eastern of La Paz, 16º 22'S, 67º 44'W], 1932, Janvier, H. leg..
Distribution
Neotropical Region: Bolivia (La Paz)
References
Janvier, H. (1955). Le nid et la nidification chez quelques abeilles des Andes tropicales. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Zoologie et Biolo 17(11): 311-349 [347-349] (as Melipona turusiri, description, geographic record, folk name: "turusiri", defense behavior, nesting site: tree cavities, honey, nest characteristics, nest population, figures: nest)
Wille, A. & C. D. Michener (1973). The nest architecture of stingless bees with special reference to those of Costa Rica. Rev. Biol. Trop. 21 (Suplemento 1): 1-278 [16, 29, 52, 63, 75] (as Trigona turusiri, nesting site: tree cavity, nest characteristics, citation)
Online since: 23 Jul 2008
Last update : 17 Jul 2023