Ayala, RicardoEngel, Michael S.2014-10-162014-10-162014-08-26Ayala, Ricardo; Engel, Michael S. (2014). "A new stingless bee species of the genus Nogueirapis from Costa Rica (Hymenoptera: Apidae)." Journal of Melittology, 37:1-9. https://journals.ku.edu/index.php/melittology/article/view/47752325-4467https://hdl.handle.net/1808/15289This is the publisher's version, also available electronically from https://journals.ku.edu/index.php/melittology/article/view/4775.A new stingless bee species of the genus Nogueirapis Moure (Apinae: Meliponini) is described and figured. Nogueirapis costaricana Ayala & Engel, new species, is distinguished from its congeners, particularly N. mirandula (Cockerell), a species also known from the Pacific forests of Costa Rica. A key to the species of Nogueirapis, based on the worker caste, is provided.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ApoideaAnthophilaApidaeApinaeMeliponiniNogueirapisArticle10.17161/jom.v0i37.4775openAccess