| Plebeina hildebrandti | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Suborder: | Apocrita |
| Superfamily: | Apoidea |
| Family: | Apidae |
| Subfamily: | Apinae |
| Tribe: | Meliponini |
| Genus: | Plebeina Moure, 1961 |
| Species: | P. hildebrandti |
| Binomial name | |
| Plebeina hildebrandti (Friese, 1900) |
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Plebeina hildebrandti , the mopane bee, mopane fly or (in) gongomtshane in Ndebele, is a very small gnat-like stingless bee species native to Africa, and the only member of its genus. It lives in savannah of Senegal, Nigeria, Cameroun, D.R. Congo (Shaba), Rwanda, Ouganda, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Botswana and South Africa.[1]
It congregates about the moist tissue of the eyes, nose and mouth to find water in the dry environment where it lives, and is therefore sometimes called a "sweat bee". It has the ability to produce a dark and strong honey.
"Plebeina hildebrandti". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=764035. Taxonomic Serial No.: