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Trigona crassipes
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Ants, bees & wasps

Trigona crassipes

Names

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Scientific nameTrigona crassipes (Fabricius, 1793)

About this species

Trigona crassipes is an obligately necrophagous bee found in Brazil (regions like Amazonas, Rio Ipixuna, and Purus), French Guiana, Suriname, British Guiana, Colombia, Peru, and Ecuador. This species is the largest out of all three vulture bee species.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderHymenoptera
FamilyApidae
GenusTrigona

In Suriname

37Records in Suriname
1993First record
1999Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini18
  • Marowijne9
  • Para6
  • Brokopondo3

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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