Lestrimelitta guyanensis Roubik, 1980
Lestrimelitta guyanensis
Roubik, D. W. (1979). Nest and colony characteristics of stingless bees from French Guiana (Hymenoptera: Apidae). J. Kansas Entomol. Soc. 52 (3): 443-470 [467] (nom. nud.) .
Lestrimelitta guyanensis
Roubik, D. W. (1980). New species of Trigona and cleptobiotic Lestrimelitta from French Guiana (Hymenoptera: Apidae). Rev. Biol. Trop. 28 (2): 263-269 [263] .
Type data: holotype SEMK <F> worker , paratype STRI <F> workers , paratype RPSP <F> workers (2) , paratype SEMK <F> workers.
Type locality: Kourou, 17 km southwest, French Guiana, D. Roubik leg., robbing nest of Apis mellifera.
Distribution
Neotropical Region: French Guiana (Kourou)
References
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