Stingless bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponini) of the Indian subcontinent: Diversity, taxonomy and current status of knowledge Author Rasmussen, Claus text Zootaxa 2013 3647 3 401 428 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.3647.3.1 8d7ba7be-98bd-4555-b3e7-cd2b018e6bbf 1175-5326 219391 3E2DFCFC-9D75-4245-82F5-9B9FD977160A Tetragonula species of the “ laeviceps ” species group Members of this species group usually have a mesoscutum almost as evenly banded with hair as the “ iridipennis ” group, but these species are larger, with forewing length, including tegula, measuring between 4.2 and 4.8 mm . Sakagami (1978) referred to this species group as the taxonomically most difficult group within Tetragonula . A single species has been reported in India .