Austroplebeia magna

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Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Family:Apidae
Austroplebeia magna
Worker (top) and drone (bottom) of A. magna. The black arrows point at the characteristic broad basitarsus of the species.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Apidae
Genus: Austroplebeia
Species:
A. magna
Binomial name
Austroplebeia magna
Dollin, Dollin and Rasmussen, 2015
Map showing the estimated current distribution of A. cassiae in Australia

Austroplebeia magna is a small eusocial stingless bee first described by Dollin, Dollin and Rasmussen in 2015,[1] and it is found in Australia (Northern Northern Territory and far North-West Queensland).

The Latin feminine adjective, magna, meaning 'large', refers to a broad section of their legs (Basitarsus III) and long sting lancet found in workers of this species.[1][2]

Description and identification

Nest building

References

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