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Classification of the Apidae (Hymenoptera)
Utah State University DigitalCommons@USU Mi Bee Lab 9-21-1990 Classification of the Apidae (Hymenoptera) Charles D. Michener University of Kansas Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/bee_lab_mi Part of the Entomology Commons Recommended Citation Michener, Charles D., "Classification of the Apidae (Hymenoptera)" (1990). Mi. Paper 153. https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/bee_lab_mi/153 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Bee Lab at DigitalCommons@USU. It has been accepted for inclusion in Mi by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@USU. For more information, please contact [email protected]. 4 WWvyvlrWryrXvW-WvWrW^^ I • • •_ ••^«_«).•>.• •.*.« THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCIENC5;^ULLETIN LIBRARY Vol. 54, No. 4, pp. 75-164 Sept. 21,1990 OCT 23 1990 HARVARD Classification of the Apidae^ (Hymenoptera) BY Charles D. Michener'^ Appendix: Trigona genalis Friese, a Hitherto Unplaced New Guinea Species BY Charles D. Michener and Shoichi F. Sakagami'^ CONTENTS Abstract 76 Introduction 76 Terminology and Materials 77 Analysis of Relationships among Apid Subfamilies 79 Key to the Subfamilies of Apidae 84 Subfamily Meliponinae 84 Description, 84; Larva, 85; Nest, 85; Social Behavior, 85; Distribution, 85 Relationships among Meliponine Genera 85 History, 85; Analysis, 86; Biogeography, 96; Behavior, 97; Labial palpi, 99; Wing venation, 99; Male genitalia, 102; Poison glands, 103; Chromosome numbers, 103; Convergence, 104; Classificatory questions, 104 Fossil Meliponinae 105 Meliponorytes, -
(Apidae) in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest Marília Silva, Mauro Ramalho, Daniela Monteiro
Diversity and habitat use by stingless bees (Apidae) in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest Marília Silva, Mauro Ramalho, Daniela Monteiro To cite this version: Marília Silva, Mauro Ramalho, Daniela Monteiro. Diversity and habitat use by stingless bees (Apidae) in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. Apidologie, Springer Verlag, 2013, 44 (6), pp.699-707. 10.1007/s13592-013-0218-5. hal-01201339 HAL Id: hal-01201339 https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01201339 Submitted on 17 Sep 2015 HAL is a multi-disciplinary open access L’archive ouverte pluridisciplinaire HAL, est archive for the deposit and dissemination of sci- destinée au dépôt et à la diffusion de documents entific research documents, whether they are pub- scientifiques de niveau recherche, publiés ou non, lished or not. The documents may come from émanant des établissements d’enseignement et de teaching and research institutions in France or recherche français ou étrangers, des laboratoires abroad, or from public or private research centers. publics ou privés. Apidologie (2013) 44:699–707 Original article * INRA, DIB and Springer-Verlag France, 2013 DOI: 10.1007/s13592-013-0218-5 Diversity and habitat use by stingless bees (Apidae) in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest 1,2 1 1 Marília Dantas E. SILVA , Mauro RAMALHO , Daniela MONTEIRO 1Laboratório de Ecologia da Polinização, ECOPOL, Instituto de Biologia, Departamento de Botânica, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Campus Universitário de Ondina, Rua Barão do Jeremoabo s/n, Ondina, CEP 40170-115, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil 2Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia Baiano, Campus Governador Mangabeira, Rua Waldemar Mascarenhas, s/n—Portão, CEP 44350000, Governador Mangabeira, Bahia, Brazil Received 28 August 2012 – Revised 16 May 2013 – Accepted 27 May 2013 Abstract – The present study discusses spatial variations in the community structure of stingless bees as well as associated ecological factors by comparing the nest densities in two stages of forest regeneration in a Brazilian Tropical Atlantic rainforest. -
Dwarf Gynes in Nannotrigona Testaceicornis (Apidae, Meliponinae, Trigonini)
Dwarf gynes in Nannotrigona testaceicornis (Apidae, Meliponinae, Trigonini). Behaviour, exocrine gland morphology and reproductive status Vl Imperatriz-Fonseca, C Cruz-Landim, Rlm Silva de Moraes To cite this version: Vl Imperatriz-Fonseca, C Cruz-Landim, Rlm Silva de Moraes. Dwarf gynes in Nannotrigona testa- ceicornis (Apidae, Meliponinae, Trigonini). Behaviour, exocrine gland morphology and reproductive status. Apidologie, Springer Verlag, 1997, 28 (3-4), pp.113-122. hal-00891410 HAL Id: hal-00891410 https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-00891410 Submitted on 1 Jan 1997 HAL is a multi-disciplinary open access L’archive ouverte pluridisciplinaire HAL, est archive for the deposit and dissemination of sci- destinée au dépôt et à la diffusion de documents entific research documents, whether they are pub- scientifiques de niveau recherche, publiés ou non, lished or not. The documents may come from émanant des établissements d’enseignement et de teaching and research institutions in France or recherche français ou étrangers, des laboratoires abroad, or from public or private research centers. publics ou privés. Original article Dwarf gynes in Nannotrigona testaceicornis (Apidae, Meliponinae, Trigonini). Behaviour, exocrine gland morphology and reproductive status VL Imperatriz-Fonseca C Cruz-Landim RLM Silva de Moraes 1 Instituto de Biociências, Universidade de São Paulo, CP 11461, CEP 05508-900, São Paulo; 2 Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Estadual Paulista, CP 199, CEP 13506-900, Rio Claro, São Paulo, Brazil (Received 21 January 1997; accepted 14 April 1997) Summary—The behaviour and morphology of dwarf gynes produced in worker-sized cells of nor- mal colonies in Nannotrigona testaceicornis (Meliponinae, Trigonini) were studied. The behaviour of these dwarf virgin queens was the same as observed for normal Trigonine gynes. -
Pollen Harvest by Africanized Apis Mellifera and Trigona Spinipes in São Paulo Botanical and Ecological Views M
POLLEN HARVEST BY AFRICANIZED APIS MELLIFERA AND TRIGONA SPINIPES IN SÃO PAULO BOTANICAL AND ECOLOGICAL VIEWS M. Cortopassi-Laurino, M. Ramalho To cite this version: M. Cortopassi-Laurino, M. Ramalho. POLLEN HARVEST BY AFRICANIZED APIS MELLIFERA AND TRIGONA SPINIPES IN SÃO PAULO BOTANICAL AND ECOLOGICAL VIEWS. Apidolo- gie, Springer Verlag, 1988, 19 (1), pp.1-24. hal-00890725 HAL Id: hal-00890725 https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-00890725 Submitted on 1 Jan 1988 HAL is a multi-disciplinary open access L’archive ouverte pluridisciplinaire HAL, est archive for the deposit and dissemination of sci- destinée au dépôt et à la diffusion de documents entific research documents, whether they are pub- scientifiques de niveau recherche, publiés ou non, lished or not. The documents may come from émanant des établissements d’enseignement et de teaching and research institutions in France or recherche français ou étrangers, des laboratoires abroad, or from public or private research centers. publics ou privés. POLLEN HARVEST BY AFRICANIZED APIS MELLIFERA AND TRIGONA SPINIPES IN SÃO PAULO BOTANICAL AND ECOLOGICAL VIEWS M. CORTOPASSI-LAURINO M. RAMALHO Departamento de Ecología Cera1 do lnstituto de Biociências da Universidade de São Paulo, 05508 São Paulo, Brasíl SUMMARY During one year, monthly samples of pollen were taken from one colony of Apis mellifera and one colony of Trigona spinipes. A great number of pollen types was observed in each of the samples (approximately 40), although few sources were intensively visited each month. T. spinipes collected significantly from Eucalyptus spp., Aloe sp. and Archontophoenix sp., and A. mellifera visited mainly Eucalyptus spp., Tipuana speciosa, Caesalpinia peltophoroides, Mikania glomerata and Cecropia sp. -
Kiatoko N..Pdf
DISTRIBUTION, BEHAVIOURAL BIOLOGY, REARING AND POLLINATION EFFICIENCY OF FIVE STINGLESS BEE SPECIES (APIDAE: MELIPONINAE) IN KAKAMEGA FOREST, KENYA BY KIATOKO NKOBA Reg No. I84F/11631/08 A thesis submitted in fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) in Agricultural Entomology in the School of Pure and Applied Sciences of Kenyatta University AUGUST 2012 i DECLARATION This thesis is my original work and has not been presented for a degree in any other University or any other award. Kiatoko Nkoba Department of Zoological Science Signature:…………………… Date:……………… We confirm that the work reported in this thesis was carried out by the candidate under our supervision. We have read and approved this thesis for examination. Professor J. M. Mueke Department of Zoological Sciences Kenyatta University Signature:…………………… Date:……………… Professor K. Suresh Raina Commercial Insects Programme, icipe African Insect Science for Food and Health Signature:…………………… Date:……………… Dr. Elliud Muli Department of Biological Sciences South Eastern University College (A Constituent College of the University of Nairobi) Signature:…………………… Date:……………… ii DEDICATION This thesis is dedicated to The All Mighty God, My parents Prefessor Kiatoko Mangeye Honore and Madame Kialungila Mundengi Cecile, My lovely daughters Kiatoko Makuzayi Emile and Kiatoko Mangeye Pongelle and to my wife Luntonda Buyakala Nicole. Thank you for your love and support. iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I am grateful to Prof Jones Mueke for having accepted to be my University supervisor and for providing me high quality scientific assistance. The pleasure and a great honour are for me having you as my supervisor. You have always motivated me throughout the study period and will always remember the patience you had in reading my writing expressed in French. -
Polistes Dominula's Impact on P. Fuscatus in the Northeastern US
Biol Invasions https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-017-1617-8 ORIGINAL PAPER Displacement and replacement in real time: Polistes dominula’s impact on P. fuscatus in the northeastern U.S. Julia A. Pilowsky . Philip T. Starks Received: 11 May 2017 / Accepted: 7 November 2017 Ó Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2017 Abstract Two major challenges in studying the at the most invaded sites. These findings suggest a impacts of exotic invasive species on native species positive feedback cycle in the establishment of P. are identifying mechanisms of displacement and dominula, in which the invasive wasp drives popula- replacement and the lack of long-term population tion declines in the native that in turn allow P. studies in these systems. A solution for the first is to dominula to further establish. This system provides an study invasive and native congeners that occupy the example of a possible extinction vortex caused by same niche. A solution for the second is to study many competitive exclusion of a species by its invasive populations for one year instead of one population for congener. many years. We studied the invasion biology of the invasive European paper wasp Polistes dominula and Keywords Polistes Á Invasion biology Á Competitive its native congener the Northern paper wasp P. exclusion Á Local extinction Á Displacement fuscatus, two species which compete for similar resources. We tracked the demography of the two wasps at sites in the northeastern United States. We found that the survival of P. dominula to the repro- Introduction ductive period in August was three times that of P. -
Revista Biologia Tropical
VOLUMEN 21 1973 SUPLEMENTO 1 UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA REVISTA BIOLOGIA TROPICAL THE NEST ARCHITECTURE OF STINGlESS BEES WITH SPECIAl REFERENCE TO THOSE OF COSTA RICA (Hymenoptera, Apidae) A. WILLE and c. D. MICHENER THE NEST ARCHITECTURE OF STINGLESS BEES WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THOSE OF COSTA RICA (Hymenoptera, Apidae) 2 by Alvaro Wille 1 and Charles D. Michener CONTENTS Introduetion ...................................................................... .................................. 9 Classifieation and Nomenclature .......................................................................... 17 Nest Loeations ........................................ ...... ............ ............ ...................... ......... 17 A. General Aecount ..... .............. ............ ................ .................. .......... .... 17 B. Sites of Costa Riean Nests Studied ..................................... ............... 38 Nest Struetures ... ................. ........................ ....... ........... ..................................... 38 A. Terminology and Nest Organization .................................................. 38 l. Materials ... ......................................... ...................................... 38 2. Organization and terminology...... ............................................ 38 B. Tabular Summary of Meliponine Nest Strueture ............................... 41 1. Content and methods ............................................................... 41 2. Symbols used in the tables .... ...... ............................................ -
Behavioral Suites Mediate Group-Level Foraging Dynamics in Communities of Tropical Stingless Bees
View metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk brought to you by CORE provided by PubMed Central Insect. Soc. (2010) 57:105–113 DOI 10.1007/s00040-009-0055-8 Insectes Sociaux RESEARCH ARTICLE Behavioral suites mediate group-level foraging dynamics in communities of tropical stingless bees E. M. Lichtenberg • V. L. Imperatriz-Fonseca • J. C. Nieh Received: 6 June 2009 / Revised: 23 October 2009 / Accepted: 24 November 2009 / Published online: 18 December 2009 Ó The Author(s) 2009. This article is published with open access at Springerlink.com Abstract Competition for floral resources is a key force Species that recruit larger numbers of nestmates (Scapto- shaping pollinator communities, particularly among social trigona aff. depilis, Trigona hyalinata, Trigona spinipes) bees. The ability of social bees to recruit nestmates for dominated both numerically (high local abundance) and group foraging is hypothesized to be a major factor in their behaviorally (controlling feeders). Removal of group- ability to dominate rich resources such as mass-flowering foraging species increased feeding opportunities for solitary trees. We tested the role of group foraging in attaining foragers (Frieseomelitta varia, Melipona quadrifasciata dominance by stingless bees, eusocial tropical pollinators and Nannotrigona testaceicornis). Trigona hyalinata that exhibit high diversity in foraging strategies. We provide always dominated under unrestricted conditions. When this the first experimental evidence that meliponine group species was removed, T. spinipes or S. aff. depilis controlled foraging strategies, large colony sizes and aggressive feeders and limited visitation by solitary-foraging species. behavior form a suite of traits that enable colonies to Because bee foraging patterns determine plant pollination improve dominance of rich resources. -
Cytogenetic Characterization of Two Species of Frieseomelitta Ihering, 1912 (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Meliponini)
Genetics and Molecular Biology, 34, 2, 237-239 (2011) Copyright © 2011, Sociedade Brasileira de Genética. Printed in Brazil www.sbg.org.br Short Communication Cytogenetic characterization of two species of Frieseomelitta Ihering, 1912 (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Meliponini) Antônio F. Carvalho and Marco Antônio Costa Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil. Abstract The cytogenetic analysis of Frieseomelitta dispar and F. francoi revealed the chromosome numbers 2n = 30 and n = 15 and a karyotypic formula 2K = 4M+2Mt+4A+20AM. The number of chromosomes observed was consistent with those reported for other Frieseomelitta species. The occurrence of the Mt chromosome and other features of the karyotype formulae suggest a close relationship between F. dispar, F. francoi and F. varia. Nevertheless, it was pos- sible to differentiate the karyotypes of the species by DAPI/CMA3 staining, which revealed GC-rich regions on two chromosome pairs of F. dispar: one acrocentric and one pseudoacrocentric. In F. francoi, the same kinds of regions were observed on a pair of metacentrics and on a pair of acrocentrics. Our analysis also confirmed the chromosome number conservation in Frieseomelitta and suggests that infrequent pericentric inversion could constitute a synapomorphy for the group including F. dispar, F. francoi, and F. varia. Key words: Hymenoptera, Frieseomelitta, interspecific differentiation, C-banding, heterochromatin. Received: July 15, 2010; Accepted: December 21, 2010. Frieseomelitta is comprised of 16 species (Moure et Metaphases of 20 individuals from each nest were ob- al., 2007) of which only five have been cytogenetically an- tained from cerebral ganglion cells at the prepupal stage. -
Differential Environmental Effects on Caste Allocation in Two Amazonian
Differential environmental effects on caste allocation in two Amazonian Melipona bees Diana Brito, Raquel Nunes, Pedro Pequeno, Carlos Nunes-Silva, Gislene Carvalho-Zilse To cite this version: Diana Brito, Raquel Nunes, Pedro Pequeno, Carlos Nunes-Silva, Gislene Carvalho-Zilse. Differential environmental effects on caste allocation in two Amazonian Melipona bees. Apidologie, Springer Verlag, 2013, 44 (6), pp.666-672. 10.1007/s13592-013-0215-8. hal-01201335 HAL Id: hal-01201335 https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01201335 Submitted on 17 Sep 2015 HAL is a multi-disciplinary open access L’archive ouverte pluridisciplinaire HAL, est archive for the deposit and dissemination of sci- destinée au dépôt et à la diffusion de documents entific research documents, whether they are pub- scientifiques de niveau recherche, publiés ou non, lished or not. The documents may come from émanant des établissements d’enseignement et de teaching and research institutions in France or recherche français ou étrangers, des laboratoires abroad, or from public or private research centers. publics ou privés. Apidologie (2013) 44:666–672 Original article * INRA, DIB and Springer-Verlag France, 2013 DOI: 10.1007/s13592-013-0215-8 Differential environmental effects on caste allocation in two Amazonian Melipona bees 1 1 Diana Vieira BRITO , Raquel Amazonas da Silva NUNES , 1 2 Pedro Aurélio Costa Lima PEQUENO , Carlos Gustavo NUNES-SILVA , 1 Gislene Almeida CARVALHO-ZILSE 1Coordenação de Biodiversidade, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, Manaus 69080-971, Amazonas, Brasil 2Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Av. General Rodrigo Otávio, 6200, Coroado, Manaus 69077-000, Amazonas, Brasil Received 5 October 2012 – Revised 23 April 2013 – Accepted 13 May 2013 Abstract – In Melipona bees, gyne proportion is exceptionally high in relation to other genera of eusocial bees. -
Stingless Bee Nesting Biology David W
Stingless bee nesting biology David W. Roubik To cite this version: David W. Roubik. Stingless bee nesting biology. Apidologie, Springer Verlag, 2006, 37 (2), pp.124-143. hal-00892207 HAL Id: hal-00892207 https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-00892207 Submitted on 1 Jan 2006 HAL is a multi-disciplinary open access L’archive ouverte pluridisciplinaire HAL, est archive for the deposit and dissemination of sci- destinée au dépôt et à la diffusion de documents entific research documents, whether they are pub- scientifiques de niveau recherche, publiés ou non, lished or not. The documents may come from émanant des établissements d’enseignement et de teaching and research institutions in France or recherche français ou étrangers, des laboratoires abroad, or from public or private research centers. publics ou privés. Apidologie 37 (2006) 124–143 124 c INRA/DIB-AGIB/ EDP Sciences, 2006 DOI: 10.1051/apido:2006026 Review article Stingless bee nesting biology* David W. Ra,b a Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Apartado 0843-03092, Balboa, Ancón, Panamá, República de Panamá b Unit 0948, APO AA 34002-0948, USA Received 2 October 2005 – Revised 29 November 2005 – Accepted 23 December 2005 Abstract – Stingless bees diverged since the Cretaceous, have 50 times more species than Apis,andare both distinctive and diverse. Nesting is capitulated by 30 variables but most do not define clades. Both architectural features and behavior decrease vulnerability, and large genera vary in nest habit, architecture and defense. Natural stingless bee colony density is 15 to 1500 km−2. Symbionts include mycophagic mites, collembolans, leiodid beetles, mutualist coccids, molds, and ricinuleid arachnids. -
Warfare in Stingless Bees
Insect. Soc. (2016) 63:223–236 DOI 10.1007/s00040-016-0468-0 Insectes Sociaux REVIEW ARTICLE Warfare in stingless bees 1,2 1,3 4 5 C. Gru¨ter • L. G. von Zuben • F. H. I. D. Segers • J. P. Cunningham Received: 24 August 2015 / Revised: 28 January 2016 / Accepted: 6 February 2016 / Published online: 29 February 2016 Ó International Union for the Study of Social Insects (IUSSI) 2016 Abstract Bees are well known for being industrious pol- how victim colonies are selected, but a phylogenetically linators. Some species, however, have taken to invading the controlled analysis suggests that the notorious robber bee nests of other colonies to steal food, nest material or the nest Lestrimelitta preferentially attacks colonies of species with site itself. Despite the potential mortality costs due to more concentrated honey. Warfare among bees poses many fighting with an aggressive opponent, the prospects of a interesting questions, including why species differ so large bounty can be worth the risk. In this review, we aim to greatly in their response to attacks and how these alternative bring together current knowledge on intercolony fighting strategies of obtaining food or new nest sites have evolved. with a view to better understand the evolution of warfare in bees and identify avenues for future research. A review of Keywords Stingless bees Á Warfare Á literature reveals that at least 60 species of stingless bees are Alternative foraging strategies Á Cleptoparasitism Á involved in heterospecific conflicts, either as attacking or Lestrimelitta Á Meliponini victim colonies. The threat of invasion has led to the evo- lution of architectural, behavioural and morphological adaptations, such as narrow entrance tunnels, mud balls to Introduction block the entrance, decoy nests that direct invaders away from the brood chamber, fighting swarms, and soldiers that The nest is the all-important centre of the bee’s universe, are skilled at immobilising attackers.