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title: "Narrow Stingless Bee"
description: "Tetragonisca angustula — Insekten & Spinnen. Tetragonisca angustula is a small eusocial stingless bee found in México, Central and South America."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/narrow-stingless-bee
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Narrow Stingless Bee

> Tetragonisca angustula — Insekten & Spinnen. Tetragonisca angustula is a small eusocial stingless bee found in México, Central and South America.

- Scientific name: *Tetragonisca angustula*
- Category: `insects` (Insekten & Spinnen)
- Habitats: `urban` (Stadt & Garten)
- iNaturalist observations: 9164
- Wikidata: [Q3108339](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3108339)
- iNaturalist taxon: [344445](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/344445)

## Names

- en: Narrow Stingless Bee
- es: Abeja angelita

## Countries with the most observations

BR (3824), CR (715), CO (570), GT (229), VE (137), PA (128), HN (122), NI (88), MX (84), EC (75), BZ (71), SV (51)

## Summary

Tetragonisca angustula is a small eusocial stingless bee found in México, Central and South America. It is known by a variety of names in different regions (e.g.,  jataí, yatei, jaty, virginitas, angelitas inglesas, españolita, mariola, ramichi, chipisas, virgencitas, and mariolitas). A subspecies, Tetragonisca angustula fiebrigi, occupies different areas in South America and has a slightly different coloration.
Tetragonisca angustula is a very small bee and builds unobtrusive nests, allowing it to thrive in urban areas. It also produces large amounts of honey, and is thus frequently kept in wooden hives by beekeepers…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetragonisca_angustula

## Photo

![Narrow Stingless Bee](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/narrow-stingless-bee/medium.jpg)

Photo: Ruth Gutiérrez Oliveros · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/97245200

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/narrow-stingless-bee?lang=de` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).