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Plebeia parkeri Ayala, 1999
Plebeia (Plebeia) parkeri Ayala, R. (1999). Revision de las abejas sin aguijon de Mexico (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponini). Folia Entomológica Mexicana 106: 1-123 [81] .
Type data: holotype UNAM <F> worker , paratype UNAM <F> workers , paratype BLCU <F> workers , paratype SEMK <F> workers.
Type locality: Tulum, 7-11 km NW, Quintana Roo, México, 20º22'N, 87º30'W, 5.X.1986, T. Griswold.
Etymology: homage to Dr. Frank D. Parker.

Distribution

Nearctic Region: Mexico (Chiapas, Oaxaca, 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, 59, 60, 63, 81, 82, 83-85] (as Plebeia (Plebeia) parkeri, list, key, comparative notes, diagnosis, description, figures: male, geographic records, geographic range, habitat)

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Last update : 17 Jul 2023