A new species of Plebeia, Trigona tica , from the province of Guanacastej Costa Rica, is described. A general survey of the nest architecture of Plebeia including a classification of… Click to show full abstract
A new species of Plebeia, Trigona tica , from the province of Guanacastej Costa Rica, is described. A general survey of the nest architecture of Plebeia including a classification of the same and its possible evolutionary significance, is presented. Also a detailed description is given of the cluster type nest of T. tica , and the general behavior of these bees outside the nests.
               
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