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Plebeia lucii Moure, 2004

Plebeia lucii Moure, J. S. (2004). Duas espécies novas de Plebeia Schwarz do Brasil (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Meliponinae). Rev. Bras. Entomol. 48 (2): 199-202 [199] .
Type data: holotype DZUP <F> worker , paratype DZUP <F> workers (10).
Type locality: Viçosa, Minas Gerais Brazil, III.1998, anonymous.
Etymology: homage to Prof. Lucio A. de Oliveira Campos.

Distribution

Neotropical Region: Brazil (Espírito Santo [Linhares], Minas Gerais [Viçosa], Paraíba [João Pessoa], Rio de Janeiro [Santa Maria Madalena])

References

Drumond, P. M., Zucchi, R. & Oldroyd, B. P. (2000). Description of the cell provisioning and oviposition process of seven species of Plebeia Schwarz (Apidae, Meliponini), with notes on their phylogeny and taxonomy. Insectes Soc. 47: 99-112 [99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 108] (as Plebeia (Plebeia) minima, partim: Viçosa, Minas Gerais, behavioral characters, queen-worker interactions, provisioning, oviposition process, phylogeny)
Gastauer, M., Campos, L.A.O. & Wittmann, D. (2011). Handling sticky resin by stingless bees (Hymenoptera, Apidae). Rev. Bras. Entomol. 55 (2): 234-240 [234, 235] (Distribution record)
Gonçalves, R.B. & Brandão, C.R.F. (2008). Diversity of bees (Hymenoptera, Apidae) along a latitudinal gradient in the Atlantic Forest. Biota Neotropica 8 (4): 51-61 [55] (Distribution record)
Marques, R.D., Lima, M.A.P., Marques, R.D., Bernardes, R.C. (2020). A Spinosad-Based Formulation Reduces the Survival and Alters the Behavior of the Stingless Bee Plebeia lucii. Neotropical Entomology 49: 578-585 [579] (Distribution record)
Melo, G. A. R. & Costa, M. A. (2009). A new cluster-brood building species of Plebeia (Hymenoptera, Apidae) from eastern Brazil. Rev. Bras. Entomol. 53: 77-81 [78, 81] (taxonomic notes, comparative notes, brood cells in clusters, citation)
Moure, J. S. (2004). Duas espécies novas de Plebeia Schwarz do Brasil (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Meliponinae). Rev. Bras. Entomol. 48 (2): 199-202 [199, 200, 201] (description, geographic record, nest characteristics, behavior, guard, figures: nest entrance, nest, head, lateral and dorsal views)

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 Mar/14/2025

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