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A new species of the stingless bee Trichotrigona (Hymenoptera: Apidae, Meliponini)

, 2015
Pedro, Silvia R. M., Cordeiro, Guaraci Duran (2015): A new species of the stingless bee Trichotrigona (Hymenoptera: Apidae, Meliponini). Zootaxa 3956 (3): 389-402, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3956.3.
Cordeiro, Guaraci Duran, Pedro, Silvia R. M.   +1 more
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Meliponini

, 2017
Key to Genera and Subgenera of Papuasian Meliponini 1. Head and mesosoma without distinct maculation; inner surface of metatibia with strong longitudinal keirotrichiate ridge above which is a broad, depressed shining marginal area........................
Engel, Michael S., Rasmussen, Claus
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Rescue of Stingless bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponini) nests: an important form of mitigating impacts caused by deforestation

Sociobiology, 2014
As stingless bees are important pollinators of wild and cultivated plants, their preservation is of vital importance to sustain the global ecosystem and to safeguard human food resources.
Luciano Costa, Rafael Franco, Leandro Guimarães, Ayrton Vollet Neto, Filipi Silva, Guaraci Duran Cordeiro   +5 more
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Meliponini

, 2014
Os Meliponíneos são abelhas eusociais, ou seja, que apresentam as sociedades mais complexas com várias gerações em um mesmo ninho, têm cuidado cooperativo com a prole e uma divisão de tarefas entre reprodutores e operárias. Os Meliponíneos sem ferrão têm
Webbee
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The Influence of the Loss of Brazilian Savanna Vegetation on the Occurrence of Nests of Stingless Bees (Apidae: Meliponini)

Sociobiology, 2014
The vegetation of the Cerrado, also known as the Brazilian savanna, is rapidly being replaced by agricultural and urban areas. The scope of this study was to evaluate the relationship between the reduction in savanna vegetation and the occurrence of ...
Fabiana Curtopassi Pioker-Hara, Murilo Sergio Drummond, Astrid de Matos Peixoto Kleinert   +2 more
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An overview of cytogenetics of the tribe Meliponini (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

, 2017
The present study provides a comprehensive review of cytogenetic data on Meliponini and their chromosomal evolution. The compiled data show that only 104 species of stingless bees, representing 32 of the 54 living genera have been studied cytogenetically
Campos, L. A. O., Lopes, Denilce Meneses, Tavares, Mara Garcia   +2 more
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Meliponini and Apini in Africa (Apidae: Apinae): a review on the challenges and stakes bound to their diversity and their distribution

Biotechnologie, Agronomie, Société et Environnement, 2015
Introduction. Meliponini and Apini contribute to the pollination of flowering plants and to improving agricultural yields. These bees' diversity, distribution and abundance depend on the ecosystem in which they evolve.
Fabre Anguilet, EC., Nguyen, BK., Ndong, TB., Haubruge, E., Francis, F.   +4 more
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Managing the parasitic honey bee mite Tropilaelaps mercedesae through combined cultural and chemical control methods

Scientific Reports
The western honey bee (Apis mellifera) is severely impacted by the parasitic Tropilaelaps mercedesae mite, which has the capacity to outcompete Varroa destructor mites (the current leading cause of colony losses) and more rapidly overwhelm colonies ...
Rogan Tokach, Bajaree Chuttong, Dan Aurell, Lakkhika Panyaraksa, Geoffrey R. Williams   +4 more
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A scientific note on the presence of functional tibia for pollen transportation in the robber bee Lestrimelitta limao Smith (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponini)

Sociobiology, 2014
Stingless bees belonging to the Lestrimelitta genus shows a unique foraging ecology for the group. Instead of collecting food from flowers, these bees steal their food from other stingless bees’ hives.
Lucas Garcia von Zuben, Túlio Marcos Nunes   +1 more
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Una especie nueva de Trigonisca y nuevos registros de abejas sin aguijón para la Argentina (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

Caldasia, 2018
Una especie nueva de Trigonisca es descrita para el Noroeste de Argentina, Trigonisca sachamiski sp. nov., la cual se distribuye en las provincias de Salta y Jujuy. Se presentan también mapas de distribución, notas comparativas y sinopsis de las especies
Leopoldo Jesus Alvarez, Mariano Lucia
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