A new cluster-brood building species of Plebeia (Hymenoptera, Apidae) from eastern Brazil

Revista Brasileira de Entomologia

Gabriel A. R. Melo²  Marco A. Costa¹ 

[1],Univ. Fed. Parana Dept. Zool. Laboratório de Biologia Comparada HymenopteraCuritiba PR ,Brazil

关键词: Atlantic forest;    Meliponina;    Neotropical region;    nesting biology;    stingless bees;    Abelhas sem ferrão;    biologia da nidificação;    Floresta Atlântica;    Meliponina;    região Neotropical;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0085-56262009000100019

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

A new species of Plebeia, the second largest genus of stingless bees in the Neotropical region, is described from eastern Brazil. Plebeia grapiuna sp. nov., known only from the lowland forests of southern Bahia, is most similar to P. lucii Moure, a species recently described from Minas Gerais. The lack of yellow marks and the smoother integument of the frons and mesoscutum in P. grapiuna sp. nov. distinguish them. Main features of the nesting habits of the new species are described and illustrated.

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