Tetragonula clypearis
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Apidae |
| Tribe: | Meliponini |
| Genus: | Tetragonula |
| Species: | T. 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]
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]
