Lestrimelitta piedemontana Gonzalez and Rasmussen, 2010

Lestrimelitta piedemontana Gonzalez and Rasmussen, in Gonzalez et al. 2010: 320 [♀].

Material examined. COLOMBIA. Vaupés: 1♀, Vda. Bogotá Cachivera, 31 dic. 2017, col: W. Estrada / 31085 (LABUN) .

Comments. This species occurs in the Amazon and Orinoquia regions of Colombia, from 182 to 860 m. (Fig. 4). It is morphologically similar to L. rufa, differing primarily in the length of the mesotibial spur (long in the former and reduced in the latter species). Both species might be conspecifics (Gonzalez et al. 2010), but until further studies demonstrate this, we consider them as different biological units.