Stingless bee classification and biology (Hymenoptera, Apidae): a review, with an updated key to genera and subgenera.
| Autor: | Engel MS; Division of Invertebrate Zoology, American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West at 79., Rasmussen C; th., Ayala R; Street, New York, NY 10024-5192, USA., de Oliveira FF; Department of Agroecology, Section for Entomology and Plant Pathology, Forsøgsvej 1, 4200 Slagelse, Denmark. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | ZooKeys [Zookeys] 2023 Jul 27; Vol. 1172, pp. 239-312. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Jul 27 (Print Publication: 2023). |
| DOI: | 10.3897/zookeys.1172.104944 |
| Abstrakt: | Stingless bees (Meliponini) are a ubiquitous and diverse element of the pantropical melittofauna, and have significant cultural and economic importance. This review outlines their diversity, and provides identification keys based on external morphology, brief accounts for each of the recognized genera, and an updated checklist of all living and fossil species. In total there are currently 605 described extant species in 45 extant genera, and a further 18 extinct species in nine genera, seven of which are extinct. A new fossil genus, Adactylurina Engel, gen. nov. , is also described for a species in Miocene amber from Ethiopia. In addition to the systematic review, the biology of stingless bees is summarized with an emphasis on aspects related to their nesting biology and architecture. Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. (Michael S. Engel, Claus Rasmussen, Ricardo Ayala, Favízia F. de Oliveira.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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