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Plebeia pulchra Ayala, 1999

Plebeia (Plebeia) pulchra Ayala, R. (1999). Revision de las abejas sin aguijon de Mexico (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponini). Folia Entomológica Mexicana 106: 1-123 [85] .
Type data: holotype UNAM <F> worker , paratype UNAM <F> workers , paratype BLCU <F> workers , paratype SEMK <F> workers.
Type locality: Vallarta, 17 km W Pto. Morelos, Quintana Roo, México, 20º50'N, 87º00'W, 6-8.X.1986, T. Griswold.
Etymology: from the Latin, pulchrum: = pretty.

Distribution

Nearctic Region: Mexico (Chiapas, Hidalgo, Puebla, Quintana Roo, San Luis Potosí, Veracruz-Llave)

References

Ayala, R. (1999). Revision de las abejas sin aguijon de Mexico (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponini). Folia Entomológica Mexicana 106: 1-123 [8, 16, 66, 67, 85-87] (as Plebeia (Plebeia) pulchra, list, key, comparative notes, diagnosis, description, geographic records, flower record: Cucurbita sp., geographic range, taxonomic note)

How to cite this page
J. M. F. Camargo, S. R. M. Pedro & G. A. R. Melo, 2023. Meliponini Lepeletier, 1836. In Moure, J. S., Urban, D. & Melo, G. A. R. (Orgs). Catalogue of Bees (Hymenoptera, Apoidea) in the Neotropical Region - online version. Available at https://www.moure.cria.org.br/catalogue. Accessed Sep/07/2024

Online since: 23 Jul 2008
Last update : 17 Jul 2023