Cephalotrigona capitata

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

Cephalotrigona capitata is a species of eusocial stingless bee in the family Apidae.[2][3] It is found in South and Middle America and in the Caribbean.[2]

References

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