Draft:Emerin Stingless Bee (Plebeia emerina)

Plebeia emerina (Emerin Stingless Bee) is a species of stingless bee that is in the family Apidae and tribe Meliponini.

P. emerina is found in the following Brazilian states: Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, São Paulo.

P. emerina is one of six species of stingless bees that can have miniature queens--P. emerina, Cephalotrigona femorata, Plebeia juliani, Schwarziana quadripunctata, Plebeia remota and Nannotrigona testaceicornis.