Abstract
Stingless bees of the genus Partamona Schwarz, 1939 occur from southern Mexico to southern Brazil. Partamona rustica Camargo and Pedro 2003 is a species of social bee endemic to the dry forests of the Cerrado and Caatinga biomes in Brazil, distributed from the northern portion of the state of Minas Gerais to the southwestern portion of the state of Bahia. This bee nests on arboreal termit…