Geotrigona joearroyoi is a species of eusocial stingless bee in the family Apidae and tribe Meliponini. It can be found on the Caribbean coast of Colombia, and was named after Joe Arroyo, who could also be found there before he died in 2011.[1]
| Geotrigona joearroyoi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Apidae |
| Genus: | Geotrigona |
| Species: | G. joearroyoi
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| Binomial name | |
| Geotrigona joearroyoi (Gonzalez & Engel, 2012)
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References
edit- ^ Victor H. Gonzalez; Michael S. Engel (2012-03-01), "A new species of Geotrigona Moure from the Caribbean coast of Colombia (Hymenoptera,Apidae)", ZooKeys, 172, Pensoft Publishers: 77–87, doi:10.3897/zookeys.172.2735, hdl:1808/8957, retrieved 2024-08-06