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Plebeia phrynostoma Moure, 2004
Common Name: "boca-de-sapo"
Plebeia phrynostoma Moure, J. S. (2004). Duas espécies novas de Plebeia Schwarz do Brasil (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Meliponinae). Rev. Bras. Entomol. 48 (2): 199-202 [200] .
Type data: holotype DZUP <F> worker , paratype DZUP <F> workers (17).
Type locality: Venda Nova do Imigrante, BR-262, Espírito Santo, Brazil, 06.VI.1993, D. S. Aidaz [sic, probably = Aidar] leg..
Etymology: from de Greek, phrynós = toad and stoma = mouth, referring to the shape of the nest entrance.

Distribution

Neotropical Region: Brazil (Alagoas [Quebrangulo], Bahia [Mata De São João], Espírito Santo [Domingos Martins, Santa Teresa, Venda Nova Do Imigrante], Minas Gerais [Viçosa], Paraíba [João Pessoa], Pernambuco [Recife], Rio de Janeiro [Nova Iguaçu, Santa Maria Madalena], Sergipe [Santa Luzia Do Itanhy], São Paulo [Peruíbe, Ubatuba])

References

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)
Gonçalves, R.B., Santos, E.F. & Scott-Santos, C.F. (2012). Bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Apidae s.l.) captured with Malaise and pan traps along an altitudinal gradient in the Parque Estadual da Serra do Mar, Ubatuba, São Paulo, Brazil. Check List 8 (1): 053-056 [55] (Distribution record)
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, 202] (taxonomic note, nest characteristics, description, figures: head, nest entrance, geographic record, folk name: "boca de sapo", aggressive behavior)

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