Ptilotrigona lurida

Ptilotrigona lurida, known as the borĂ¡-cavalo, abelha-piranha ("piranha bee"), or corta-cabelos ("hair-cutting bee") in Brazil, is a species of eusocial stingless bee in the family Apidae and tribe Meliponini.

Ptilotrigona lurida
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Apidae
Genus: Ptilotrigona
Species:
P. lurida
Binomial name
Ptilotrigona lurida
(Smith, 1854)
Synonyms
  • Trigona heideri Friese, 1900
  • Trigona lurida Smith, 1854
  • Trigona manni Cockerell, 1912
  • Trigona mocsaryi Friese, 1900
  • Trigona mocsaryi subsp. lutea Friese, 1903
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