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Issue: Vol. 5458 No. 4: 30 May 2024
Type: Article
Published: 2024-05-30
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5458.4.3
Page range: 524-546
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Two new species of Trigona Jurine, 1807 with an illustrated key for the species occurring in Brazil (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponini)

Fundação Universidade Federal de Rondônia. Presidente Médici; Rondônia; Brazil
Instituto Federal de Educação; Ciência e Tecnologia do Amazonas. São Gabriel da Cachoeira; Amazonas; Brazil
Universidade Federal da Bahia; Instituto de Biologia. Salvador; Bahia; Brazil
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia; Coordenação de Biodiversidade. Manaus; Amazonas; Brazil
Hymenoptera Amazon Anthophila Morphology Stingless bees Taxonomy

Abstract

Trigona Jurine, 1807 (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponini) is one of the most diverse stingless bee genera, with Neotropical distribution, and the greatest diversity in Brazil. Two new species are here described and illustrated: T. (Kt.) almeidae sp. nov. and T. (Ne.) rondoniensis sp. nov. With the description of these two new species, the genus now contains 37 valid species. A key for the identification of Trigona species with occurrence records for Brazil is also provided.

 

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