Jan 2, 2024 · Stingless bees (Apidae: Meliponini) are one of the most diverse and abundant group of pollinators in the Neotropics, playing a fundamental role in tropical ecosystems.

Scopa of female, when present, forming a corbicula on posterior tibia; inner apical margin of posterior tibia of nonparasitic females (except in queens of Apini) with row of stiff bristles (the rastellum); pygidial and basitibial plates absent; eyes hairy or jugal lobe of hind wing absent...2

Family: Apidae; Notable Genera: Apis, Bombus, Xylocopa, Melipona; Key Characteristics. Body Structure: Robust, often hairy bodies with specialized structures for pollen collection. Wings: Two pairs of wings; hind wings are smaller and attached to fore wings by a series of hooks. Antennae: Elbowed and segmented.

Stingless bees are a long-recognized lineage of apine in the superfamily Apoidea, and belong to the clade of corbiculate tribes. The corbiculate bees are so named for the possession of a metatibial corbicula in females of non-parasitic forms (Fig. 2).

Mar 27, 2023 · Here, we explore the potential of wing shape in delineation and classification of Afrotropical Meliponini using geometric morphometrics. We sampled 749 specimens from nine countries of sub-Saharan Africa, belonging to the genera Meliponula (n = 8), Dactylurina (n = 2) and Plebeina (n = 1).

Wing morphometri cs has been successfully used in taxonomic studies of Hymenoptera to differentiate between closely related taxa, and has also shown significant differences in wing shape, size and mechanical properties between species

Mar 27, 2023 · Here, we explore the potential of wing shape in delineation and classification of Afrotropical Meliponini using geometric morphometrics. We sampled 749 specimens from nine countries of...

Feb 25, 2009 · We examined wing venation patterns of males and workers of five stingless bee species in order to determine if there are differences between sexes and if these differences are greater within than between species.

Apidae. honey bees, stingless bees, carpenter bees, orchid bees, cuckoo bees, bumblebees. Canephorula apiformis. Insects. ... Wings of Diadasia afflicta redrawn from Michener(2000,Fig_109-3b) Euglossa cordata. Insects. Apidae. Wings of Euglossa cordata redrawn from Michener(2000, fig. 116_5a).

Oct 11, 2018 · Here, we investigate the effect of a high diversity of distinct stressors, which are known to affect pollinators, on the size and shape of bumblebee anterior wings (Bombus terrestris;...