RESUMOAs espécies de abelhas sem ferrão existentes no estado do Tocantins são pouco conhecidas e precisam ser investigadas, pois as informações existentes estão restritas aos meliponicultores locais. Este estudo teve como objetivo levantar dados sobre a riqueza e a distribuição das espécies de abelhas sem ferrão existentes no Tocantins. Realizou-se um levantamento bibliográfico e foram entrevistados 33 meliponicultores de 18 municípios do estado. A literatura revela a ocorrência de 31 espécies, semelhantes às 34 verificadas nos sistemas de meliponicultura. As mais frequentes são: jataí (94,4%), tiúba (88,9%) tubi bravo (77,7%), uruçu amarela (66,7%), uruçu preta (55,5%), manoel de abreu (33,3%) e marmelada (33,3%). As abelhas com maior número de colmeias são tiúba (335), jataí (143), uruçu amarela (125), tubi bravo (61), manoel de abreu (49) e bijuí (39). Palavras-chave: abelhas nativas; biodiversidade; Meliponicultura. ABSTRACTStingless bees species in the state of Tocantins are little known and need to be investigated as the existing information is restricted to local beekeepers. This study aimed to collect data on richness and distribution of stingless bee species in the state of Tocantins. A survey was conducted in the literature and 33 beekeepers from 18 cities in the state were interviewed. The literature reveals the occurrence of 31 species, similar to the 34 records in the stingless bee breeding systems. The species most common to find in the stingless bee breeding system are jataí (94,4%), tiúba (88,9%) tubi bravo (77,7%), uruçu amarela (66,7%), uruçu preta (55,5%), manoel de abreu (33,3%) e marmelada (33,3%). Bees with greater number of hives are tiúba (335), jataí (143), uruçu amarela (125), tubi bravo (61), manoel de abreu (49) and bijuí (39).
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