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Plebeia moureana Ayala, 1999
Plebeia (Plebeia) moureana Ayala, R. (1999). Revision de las abejas sin aguijon de Mexico (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponini). Folia Entomológica Mexicana 106: 1-123 [78] .
Type data: holotype UNAM <F> worker , paratype UNAM <F> workers , paratype BLCU <F> workers , paratype SEMK <F> workers.
Type locality: Felipe Carrillo Pto., Quintana Roo, México, 19º35'N, 88º03'W, 12-14.X.1986, T. Griswold leg..
Etymology: homage to Padre Jesús Santiago Moure.

Distribution

Nearctic Region: Mexico (Chiapas, Colima, Guerrero, Jalisco, Quintana Roo)

References

Ayala, R. (1999). Revision de las abejas sin aguijon de Mexico (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponini). Folia Entomológica Mexicana 106: 1-123 [8, 14, 63, 77, 78-81] (as Plebeia (Plebeia) moureana, list, key, taxonomic note, figures: male genitalia, diagnosis, description: worker, male, geographic records, geographic range, comparative notes)

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Last update : 17 Jul 2023