Tetragonisca angustula
Summary 2
Tetragonisca angustula (Latreille 1811) is a small (4–5 mm worker body length ) neotropical stingless bee. T. angustula is a common species ranging from Veracruz in Mexico to Brazil ) and has many common names in different areas (e.g. “jataí”, “yatei”, “jaty”, “virginitas”, “angelitas” “ingleses”, “españolita”, “mariola”, virgencitas”). Because of its honey production, T. angustula is frequently kept in wooden hives by beekeepers. It is closely related to T. fiebrigi, which occurs in other parts of Brazil,...
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