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A new species of stingless bee Trigona (Plebeia) from Costa Rica, with descriptions of its general behavior and cluster-type nest

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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.

Keywords: new species; trigona; general behavior; costa rica; cluster type; type nest

Journal Title: Revista De Biologia Tropical
Year Published: 2017

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