''Tetragonisca'' is a genus of stingless bees in the family
Apidae
Apidae is the largest family within the superfamily Apoidea, containing at least 5700 species of bees. The family includes some of the most commonly seen bees, including bumblebees and honey bees, but also includes stingless bees (also used for ...
. There are at least four described species in ''Tetragonisca'', found in Central and South America.
Species
These four species belong to the genus ''Tetragonisca'':
* ''Tetragonisca angustula
''Tetragonisca angustula'' is a small eusocial stingless bee found in México, Central and South America. It is known by a variety of names in different regions (e.g.'' jataí, yatei, jaty, virginitas, angelitas inglesas, españolita, mariola, ch ...
'' (Latreille, 1825)
* '' Tetragonisca buchwaldi''
* '' Tetragonisca fiebrigi'' (Schwarz, 1938)
* '' Tetragonisca weyrauchi'' (Schwarz, 1943)
References
Further reading
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Meliponini
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