Phylogenetic relationships within the corbiculate Apinae (Hymenoptera) and the evolution of eusociality [PDF]
Abstract We provide a comparison of 520 base pairs of the mitochondrial cytochrome b gene from exemplars of the Meliponini, the Apini, the Bombini and the Euglossini to determine the phylogenetic relationships within the corbiculate Apinae.
null Koulianos +3 more
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Exocrine glands of Schwarziana quadripunctata (Hymenoptera, Apinae, Meliponini) [PDF]
This article describes the location, anatomy, histology and ontogeny of adult Schwarziana quadripunctata exocrine glands. These glands appear either as individualized organs (salivary gland system and Dufour gland) or as epidermis differentiation (tegumentary glands).
Cruz-Landim, C., Reginato, R. D.
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A comparative study of the proventricular structure in corbiculate apinae (Hymenoptera, Apidae)
The present study compares the proventricular structure, analyzed under scanning electronic microscope (SEM), among tribes of corbiculate Apinae. Fifty-one species of stingless bees (Meliponini), one species of honeybee (Apini), three species of bumblebees (Bombini) and seven species of orchid bees (Euglossini), were analyzed as in-group, and one ...
José Eduardo Serrão
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Foraging behavior of Melipona rufiventris Lepeletier (Apinae; Meliponini) in Ubatuba, SP, Brazil [PDF]
This study describes how the foraging activity of Melipona rufiventris is influenced by the environment and/or by the state of a colony. Two colonies were studied in Ubatuba, SP (44° 48’ W and 23° 22’ S) from July/2000 to June/2001. These colonies were classified as strong (Colony 1) and intermediate (Colony 2) according to their general conditions ...
Astrid de Matos Peixoto Kleinert
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Sex determination in honey bees (Apinae and Meliponinae) and its consequences
The first experiments on sex determination in bees began with Dzierzon, Meves, Nachtsheim, Paulcke, Petrunkewitsch, Manning. Whiting, (1943) found multiple alleles in Bracon xo that are the Rosetta stone of sex determination in Hymenoptera. Whiting also discovered that some species of microhymenoptera do not possess xo sex alleles.
Warwick Estevam Kerr
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Meliponini neotropicais: o gênero Ptilotrigona Moure (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Apinae) [PDF]
O gênero neotropical de abelhas sem ferrão, Ptilotrigona Moure, 1951, é revisado. Três espécies são reconhecidas: Ptilotrigona occidentalis (Schulz, 1904), endêmica do NW da América do Sul - do NW do Equador até o sul de Darién -, e com uma população isolada na Península de Osa - Costa Rica; P. pereneae (Schwarz, 1943), endêmica do oeste da Amazônia, e
João M F Camargo, Silvia R M Pedro
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Taxonomic notes on the genus Elaphropoda Lieftinck, 1966 (Hymenoptera: Apidae) from Vietnam are presented. Two species of the genus are reported: Elaphropoda percarinata (Cockerell, 1930) was first recorded from Vietnam based on specimens collected from Ha Tinh province in 1998, and is reconfirmed with a specimens collected from Bac Kan province in the
Nguyen, Minh Phuong +3 more
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Espécies novas de Trigonisca Moure (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Apinae) New species of Trigonisca Moure (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Apinae) [PDF]
Algumas espécies novas de Meliponini do gênero Trigonisca Moure, 1950 (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Apinae) do Brasil e Panamá são descritas: T. roubiki sp. nov. (Panamá), T. variegatifrons sp. nov. (Brasil: RO, PA, MT), T. vitrifrons sp. nov. (Brasil: AM, PA), T. unidentata sp. nov. (Brasil: AM), T. meridionalis sp. nov.
Patrícia Maia Correia de Albuquerque +1 more
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Meliponini Neotropicais: o gênero Dolichotrigona Moure (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Apinae) Neotropical Meliponini: the genus Dolichotrigona Moure (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Apinae) [PDF]
O gênero neotropical de abelhas-sem-ferrão Dolichotrigona Moure, 1950, é revisado. Sete espécies novas são descritas: D. mendersoni sp. nov. (Brasil: AM, AC, RO), D. clavicornis sp. nov. (Brasil: AC), D. rondoni sp. nov. (Brasil: RO), D. tavaresi sp. nov. (Brasil: AM, AC), D. browni sp. nov. (Brasil: RO, AC, MT; Peru, Equador, Bolívia), D.
João M. F. Camargo, Silvia R. M. Pedro
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Genera of the bee tribe Reedapini (Hymenoptera: Colletidae) [PDF]
Those bees classified in the genera Reedapis Michener and Cephalocolletes Michener are discussed and organized into a new tribe, Reedapini Engel.
Engel, Michael S.
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