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Stingless robber bees of the genus Lestrimelitta in Colombia (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponini)

open access: yesCaldasia, 2019
Stingless bees (Apidae: Meliponini) are culturally and economically important bees and they repre-sent a major component of the Colombian melittofauna.
Diego A. Guevara   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Physicochemical and microbiological quality of honeys produced by stingless bees Scaptotrigona polysticta, Melipona illota and Tetragonisca angustula (Apidae: Meliponini) in San Martín, Peru

open access: yesPeruvian Journal of Agronomy, 2020
The honeys from stingless bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponini) are recognized for their medicinal properties. They are commonly used by many indigenous groups around the world.
Marilena Marconi   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Stingless Bee (Apidae: Apinae: Meliponini) Ecology

open access: yesAnnual Review of Entomology, 2023
Stingless bees form perennial colonies of honey-making insects. The >600 species of stingless bees, mainly Neotropical, live throughout tropical latitudes. Foragers influence floral biology, plant reproduction, microbe dispersal, and diverse ecosystem functions.
openaire   +2 more sources

Nidificação de abelhas nativas sem ferrão (Apidae, Meliponini) em substratos arbóreos em áreas antropizadas no município de Inconfidentes, Brasil

open access: yesEntomology Beginners, 2023
As abelhas da tribo Meliponini, conhecidas popularmente por indígenas ou sem ferrão (ASF), constituem uma tribo de insetos eussociais que utilizam diferentes substratos para nidificação, como ocos e forquilhas de árvore, cavidades no solo e construções ...
Cibelle Cristine dos Santos Menino   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Stingless Bees (Hymenoptera, Apoidea, Meliponini) from Gabon [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
We present an overview of the diversity, distribution, nesting behaviour, traditional knowledge and use of stingless bees in Gabon, Central Africa. A total of 16 species were recorded and grouped into 5 genera: Cleptotrigona, Dactylurina, Meliponula, Hypotrigona and Liotrigona.
Fabre Anguilet, Edgard Cédric   +5 more
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Nest architectures of myrmecophilous stingless bees, Trigona cfr. cilipes and Paratrigona sp., from Peruvian Amazon

open access: yesFragmenta entomologica, 2022
Stingless bees (Hymenoptera: Meliponini) are corbiculate and eusocial bees, including over 500 species distributed in the tropical and sub-tropical regions of the world. They establish perennial colonies using a large variety of nesting sites, as well as
Marilena Marconi   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Role of Landscapes and Landmarks in Bee Navigation: A Review. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
The ability of animals to explore landmarks in their environment is essential to their fitness. Landmarks are widely recognized to play a key role in navigation by providing information in multiple sensory modalities. However, what is a landmark?
Kheradmand, Bahram, Nieh, James C
core   +1 more source

Defensive repertoire of the stingless bee Melipona flavolineata Friese (Hymenoptera: Apidae). [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Despite the fact that Meliponini bee lost their sting apparatus (stingless bees), they did not lose their ability to defend themselves. A variety of defensive strategies is described for the group, such as bitting and resin deposition.
COSTA, L.   +3 more
core   +1 more source

New record of the stingless bee Tetragonula gressitti from India (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponini) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Tetragonula gressitti (Sakagami, 1978), currently known from southern Vietnam, is here reported for the first time from dense forests in the state of Arunachal Pradesh, India.
Rasmussen, Claus   +2 more
core   +3 more sources

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