Plebeia minima (Gribodo, 1893)
Common Name: "lameojo"
Trigona minima
Gribodo, G. (1893). Note imenotterologiche. Nota. II. Nuovi generi e nuove specie di Imenotteri Antofili ed osservazioni sopra alcune specie giá conosciute. Boll. Soc. Entomol. Ital. 25: 248-287 [261] .
Type data: holotype MCG <F> worker.
Type locality: Santarém, Pará, Brazil.
Remarks
Remarks> The name Plebeia minima (Gribodo) is a repository of species.
Distribution
Neotropical Region: Bolivia, Brazil (Acre, Amapá [Macapá, Mazagão], Amazonas [Japurá, Manaus, Tabatinga], Maranhão [Barreirinhas, São Luís], Mato Grosso [Juína], Pará [Belém, Chaves, Conceição Do Araguaia, Cumaru Do Norte, Itaituba, Melgaço, Monte Alegre, Parauapebas, Santarém, Óbidos]), Peru (San Martín, Ucayali), Suriname
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