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Plebeia emerina (Friese, 1900)
Common Names: "emerina", "tujuvinha-mirim"
Trigona emerina Friese, H. (1900). Neue arten der Bienengattungen Melipona Ill. Und Trigona Jur. Természetr. Füz. 23: 381-394 [392] .
Type data: syntype ZMB <F> worker(s?) , syntype ZMB <F> worker(s?) , syntype MZUSP <F> workers (probably from type series) , syntype USNM <F> worker (1) , syntype USNM <F> worker (1).
Type locality: Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil, Schenck leg.; S. Leopoldina, Santa Catarina, Brazil [=São Leopoldo, Rio Grane do Sul], Dutra leg.; São Leopoldo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, Dutra leg..

Distribution

Neotropical Region: Brazil (Paraná [Boa Vista Da Aparecida, Curitiba, Guarapuava, Lapa, Londrina, Ponta Grossa, São José Dos Pinhais], Rio Grande do Sul [Alegrete, Barão De Cotegipe, Campo Bom, Canela, Caçapava Do Sul, Guarani Das Missões, Guaíba, Lavras Do Sul, Nova Petrópolis, Osório, Planalto, Porto Alegre, Riozinho, Rolante, Santana Da Boa Vista, São Francisco De Paula, São Leopoldo, São Lourenço Do Sul, Tenente Portela, Torres, Tramandaí, Três Coroas, Uruguaiana, Vacaria, Viamão], Santa Catarina [Caçador, Herval DOeste, Joinville, Lages, Luzerna, Mafra, Rio Negrinho, Três Barras], São Paulo [Franca, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo]), Paraguay

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