Cleptotrigona

Cleptotrigona
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Apidae
Clade: Corbiculata
Tribe: Meliponini
Genus: Cleptotrigona
Moure, 1961
Species:
C. cubiceps
Binomial name
Cleptotrigona cubiceps
(Friese, 1912)
Synonyms
  • Trigona cubiceps Friese, 1912
  • Lestrimelitta cubiceps Friese, 1912
  • Lestrimelitta cubiceps (Friese)
  • Trigona curriei Cockerell, 1917
  • Lestrimelitta curriei (Cockerell)
  • Cleptotrigona curriei (Cockerell)

Cleptotrigona is a monotypic genus of cleptoparasitic stingless bee, represented by its only species Cleptotrigona cubiceps, sometimes referred to as the African robber bee. It is found in Africa.

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