Tetragonula clypearis
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Apidae |
| Genus: | Tetragonula |
| Species: | T. clypearis
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| Tetragonula clypearis | |
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Tetragonula clypearis, also known as the clypeal stingless bee, is a species of stingless bee in the tribe Meliponini. It is native to Australasia and Southeast Asia. It was described in 1908 by German entomologist Heinrich Friese.[1][3]
Description
These are small bees. The body length of the workers is 3–4 mm, wing length 3–4 mm. They are mainly black to blackish-brown in colour.[2]
Distribution and habitat
Within Australia, the species occurs in tropical coastal north-eastern Queensland.[2][3]
Behaviour
The adults are flying mellivores. They are social insects that live in large colonies, with female reproductive and worker castes, building nests of wax and resin in dead timber and in house cavities.[3]
References
- ^ a b Friese, H (1908), "Hymenoptera. II. Apidae. Nova Guinea", Résultats de l'expédition scientifique néerlandaise à la Nouvelle-Guinée en 1903 sous les auspices de Arthur Wichmann, Leiden: E.J. Brill, pp. 353–359 [358]
- ^ a b c Dollin, AE; Dollin, LJ; Sakagami, SF (1997). "Australian stingless bees of the genus Trigona (Hymenoptera: Apidae)". Invertebrate Systematics. 11 (6): 861–896 [865]. doi:10.1071/IT96020. Retrieved 2026-01-05.
- ^ a b c d "Species Tetragonula clypearis (Friese, 1908)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2026. Retrieved 2026-01-05.