Tetragonisca is a genus of stingless bees in the family Apidae. There are at least four described species in Tetragonisca, found in Central and South America.[1][2][3]
| Tetragonisca | |
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| Tetragonisca angustula | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Apidae |
| Clade: | Corbiculata |
| Tribe: | Meliponini |
| Genus: | Tetragonisca Moure, 1946 |
Species edit
These four species belong to the genus Tetragonisca:
- Tetragonisca angustula (Latreille, 1825)
- Tetragonisca buchwaldi
- Tetragonisca fiebrigi (Schwarz, 1938)
- Tetragonisca weyrauchi (Schwarz, 1943)
References edit
- ^ "Tetragonisca Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
- ^ "Tetragonisca". GBIF. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
- ^ Grüter, Christoph (2020). Stingless Bees: Their Behaviour, Ecology and Evolution. Fascinating Life Sciences. Springer New York. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-60090-7. ISBN 978-3-030-60089-1. S2CID 227250633.
Further reading edit
- Ascher, J.S.; Pickering, J. (2019). "Discover Life bee species guide and world checklist (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila)". Retrieved 2019-07-02.