Taxonomic notes with update of records of Trigona (Dichrotrigona) Engel, 2021 (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponini)

Abstract

In this paper, we provide taxonomic notes for species of the Trigona (Dichrotrigona) Engel, 2021, with additional photographs. An identification key and a distribution map of the species of this subgenus is also provided here. We also update records of Trigona (Dichrotrigona) sesquipedalis Almeida, 1984 (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponini) with the first records for the state of Roraima, Brazil.

Keywords

• Amazon
• Distribution
• Morphology
• Stingless bee
• Taxonomy