Melipona (Michmelia) titania (Gribodo, 1893)
Common Name: "currunchos grandes"
Melipona titania
Gribodo, G. (1893). Note imenotterologiche. Nota. II. Nuovi generi e nuove specie di Imenotteri Antofili ed osservazioni sopra alcune specie giá conosciute. Boll. Soc. Entomol. Ital. 25: 248-287 [251] (junior subjective synonym) .
Type data: holotype MCG <F> worker.
Type locality: La Rioja, Argentina.
Distribution
Neotropical Region: Argentina (La Rioja), Brazil (Amazonas [Parintins, Tefé]), Colombia (Amazonas, Caquetá, Meta), Ecuador (Morona Santiago, Pastaza, Zamora Chinchipe), Peru (Cuzco, Junín, Loreto, Madre de Dios, Pasco, San Martín)
References
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