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Schwarziana quadripunctata is a small, stingless bee found in a stretch of the South American Amazon [dubious – discuss] from Goiás, Brazil, through Paraguay, to Misiones, Argentina. [1] This highly eusocial insect constructs earthen nests in the subterranean level of the subtropical environment, an unusual feature among other stingless bees.
Melipona is a genus of stingless bees, widespread in warm areas of the Neotropics, from Sinaloa and Tamaulipas (México) to Tucumán and Misiones (Argentina). About 70 species are known. [ 1 ] The largest producer of honey from Melipona bees in Mexico is in the state of Yucatán where bees are studied at an interactive park called "Bee Planet ...
Trigona fulviventris, known by the common names culo-de-vaca, culo-de-señora, mu'ul-kab, culo-de-buey, and culo-de-vieja, is a species of stingless bee found in Mexico and neotropical regions of Central and South America. [1] It is one of the largest and most widespread bees of its genus. [2]
Apidae is the largest family within the superfamily Apoidea, containing at least 5700 species of bees.The family includes some of the most commonly seen bees, including bumblebees and honey bees, but also includes stingless bees (also used for honey production), carpenter bees, orchid bees, cuckoo bees, and a number of other less widely known groups.
Meliponula is a genus of stingless bees found in sub-Saharan Africa. They are small, with sizes ranging from 2mm to 8mm depending on the species. They provide honey, which in some species is considered to have medicinal properties. [1] [2] These bees are thought to be important pollinators. They are also very common in African countries such as ...
Stingless bees in Cuba do not produce honeycomb, and instead are kept in simple boxes or even rustic, hollowed-out logs. Dairon Darias, a Cuban ballet dancer, has an unusual hobby when it comes ...
Tetragonula hockingsi is a stingless bee, and thus belongs to the tribe Meliponini, which includes about 500 species. T. hockingsi belongs to the genus Tetragonula.The species is named in honour of Harold J. Hockings, who documented numerous early observations on Australia's stingless bee species, his notes of which were published in 1884.
It is also part of the Apidae family which encompasses bumble bees, euglossines, honey bees, and stingless bees, and falls in the genus Trigona, which is specific for stingless bees. [1] The genus Trigona is the largest and most diverse group of stingless bees, with over 80 nominal species and about 28 undescribed species. Bees within this ...