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Melipona rufiventris

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Melipona rufiventris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Apidae
Genus: Melipona
Species:
M. rufiventris
Binomial name
Melipona rufiventris
Lepeletier, 1836
Synonyms
  • Michmelia rufiventris

Melipona rufiventris, commonly known as tujuba in Brazil, is a species of eusocial stingless bee in the family Apidae and tribe Meliponini. It is endemic to Brazil.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Pedro, Silvia R. M. (2014). "The Stingless Bee Fauna In Brazil (Hymenoptera: Apidae)". Sociobiology. 61 (4): 348–354. doi:10.13102/sociobiology.v61i4.348-354.