Cephalotrigona capitata

Cephalotrigona capitata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Apidae
Genus: Cephalotrigona
Species:
C. capitata
Binomial name
Cephalotrigona capitata
(Smith, 1854)
Synonyms[1]
  • Trigona capitata Smith, 1854[2]
  • Trigona capitata virgilii Friese, 1901

Cephalotrigona capitata is a species of eusocial stingless bee in the family Apidae.[1][3] It is found in South and Middle America and in the Caribbean.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Cephalotrigona capitata (Smith, 1854)". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
  2. โ†‘ Smith, Frederick (1854). Catalogue of hymenopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part II. Apidae. British Museum (Natural History). p. 409.
  3. โ†‘ Pedro, Silvia R. M. (2014). "The stingless bee fauna in Brazil (Hymenoptera: Apidae)". Sociobiology. 61 (4): 348โ€“354. doi:10.13102/sociobiology.v61i4.348-354 (inactive 22 November 2025). S2CID 85288822.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of November 2025 (link)