Melipona quinquefasciata Lepeletier, 1836 is a animal in the Apidae family, order Hymenoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Melipona quinquefasciata Lepeletier, 1836

Melipona quinquefasciata Lepeletier, 1836

Melipona quinquefasciata is a species of eusocial stingless bee native to Brazil with common Portuguese names meaning ground mandaçaia bee.

Family
Genus
Melipona
Order
Hymenoptera
Class
Insecta

About Melipona quinquefasciata Lepeletier, 1836

Melipona quinquefasciata is a species of eusocial stingless bee. It belongs to the family Apidae and the tribe Meliponini. In Brazil, it is commonly called mandaçaia-da-terra or mandaçaia-do-chão, which translates to "ground mandaçaia" bee in Brazilian Portuguese.

Photo: (c) Kairo Michel, all rights reserved, uploaded by Kairo Michel

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Hymenoptera Apidae Melipona

More from Apidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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