Melipona (Michmelia) fallax Camargo & Pedro, 2008
Common Names: "tobé", "jicote-congo"
Melipona (Michmelia) fallax
Camargo, J. M. F. & Pedro, S. R. M. (2008). Revisão das espécies de Melipona do grupo fuliginosa (Hymenoptera, Apoidea, Apidae, Meliponini). Rev. Bras. Entomol. 52: 411-427 [418] .
Type data: holotype STRI <F> worker , paratype RPSP <F> workers (5) , paratype STRI <F> virgin queen (1), workers (15), <M> males (9) , paratype RPSP <M> male , paratype STRI <F> virgin queens (4), workers (234) (also in USNM and D. Fairchild Entomological Collection, University of Panama) , paratype STRI <F> virgin queen (1) , paratype STRI <F> workers (2).
Type locality: Colon Prov. Panamá, Portobelo, 15 km SW "Santa Rita Ridge", Rood [sic = Road?], Km 20, IV-85 Roubik 850829.
Etymology: From the Latin, fallax = deceitful, deceptive, to leading someone on.
Distribution
Neotropical Region: Colombia (Antioquia, Bolívar, Cundinamarca, Santander, Valle del Cauca), Costa Rica (Cartago, Limón, San José), Ecuador (Esmeraldas, Guayas), Nicaragua (Chontales), Panama (Bocas del Toro, Chiriquí, Coclé, Colón, Darién, Panamá, San Blas, Veraguas)
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