On the identity of Melipona torrida Friese (Hymenoptera, Apidae)

Melo, Gabriel A. R.

doi:10.1590/s0085-56262013005000018

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“…Most of information presented here was already compiled in the Moure Bee Catalogue (Camargo & Pedro, 2007a and recent taxonomic revisions (Camargo & Moure, 1994, 1996Camargo, 1996;, 2004, 2005, 2008Marchi & Melo, 2006;Albuquerque & Camargo, 2007). Information from other articles with taxonomic notes such as Melo (2013) was also considered.…”

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The Stingless Bee Fauna In Brazil (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

Pedro¹

2014

Sociobiology

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The Stingless Bee Fauna In Brazil (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

Pedro¹

2014

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“…This bee is endemic to the highlands of the southwest region of Espírito Santo, Brazil. Its known distribution is restricted to areas between 900 and 1000 m in elevation of the Atlantic Forest biome (Moure & Camargo 1994;Melo 1996). In this scenario, it is relevant to evaluate differences on modeled potential distribution with and without constrains on species dispersal.…”

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“…We only use wild nests information in the modeling procedures. This conservative choice excluded the information from Melo (1996), which came from beehives transferred to new areas near owner's residences.…”

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Modeling potential geographical distribution of the wild nests of Melipona capixaba Moure & Camargo, 1994 (Hymenoptera, Apidae): conserving isolated populations in mountain habitats

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Marco²,

Nóbrega³

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Mountain endemic species are usually related to a restricted set of ecological conditions, presenting a fragmented range interspersed by lowland that may prevent its dispersion and favors isolation and speciation. Here we investigate the pattern of distribution of Melipona capixaba, an endemic bee species of mountain areas of central Atlantic forest by means of species distribution modeling procedures. We aimed to describe the potential distribution of this species considering broad climatic variables and evaluate the possible non-equilibrium of its range using models that simulate restricted dispersion by inclusion of spatial variables. The models indicate that the known occurrence points are located in a small fraction of its potential distribution, which is fragmented in different mountain ridges. Models without spatial variables predicted a larger range and an overlap with the distribution of a closely related species, M. scutellaris. Ensemble models also indicate areas to future search for new population of this species, as well as important areas for its conservation.

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“…Sin embargo, estudios sobre la biología de meliponinos en clima templado son prácticamente nulos y sólo se han limitado a breves descripciones de las pocas especies que habitan en zonas de montaña (4,5,6) . Para reproducirse, las abejas sin aguijón han desarrollado un comportamiento sistemático denominado proceso de aprovisionamiento y oviposición (POP por sus siglas en inglés), en donde las obreras aprovisionan las celdas con alimento larval, la reina deposita el huevo y luego sucede el operculado.…”

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“…Además de la detección de obreras reproductivas mediante la videograbación, la presencia de éstas se puede inferir de manera indirecta al determinar la proporción y distribución de los In general, the knowledge of the biology of stingless bees in the tropics has been studied (1,2,3) . However, studies on the biology of meliponines in temperate climate are practically null and only have been limited to brief descriptions of the few species that live in mountain areas (4,5,6) . To reproduce, stingless bees have developed a systematic behavior called provisioning and oviposition process (POP), where the workers provide the cells with larval food, the queen lays the eggs and then the cells are sealed.…”

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Quantification of brood emergence and distribution ofindividuals in Melipona colimana (Hymenoptera:Meliponini) in temperate climate

Macías-Macías

Quezada-Euán²

2015

Rev. Mex. Cienc. Pecu.

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RESUMENMelipona colimana es una abeja sin aguijón endémica de México que habita las regiones de clima templado del sur del estado de Jalisco. Se hicieron observaciones durante el otoño para contabilizar la emergencia de los individuos e inferir la posible participación de las obreras en la producción de machos. Se analizó el comportamiento de las obreras y la reina en el proceso de aprovisionamiento y oviposición (POP), se obtuvo la proporción de individuos en los panales de cría y su distribución espacial para detectar aglomeraciones de machos. En los análisis de los POP no se observaron evidencias de la actividad de obreras reproductivas. En los panales, el 65.9 % de los individuos que emergieron fueron obreras, el 22.4 % machos (sin registrarse aglomeraciones) y el 11.5 % resultaron reinas vírgenes. Se observó que la producción de individuos sexuados (machos y reinas) fue más alta que las especies tropicales, lo que pudiera ser una estrategia de esta especie para garantizar su reproducción en climas templados. El no tener evidencias visuales de la actividad de obreras reproductivas, junto con el hecho de que no se registraron aglomeraciones de machos en los panales de cría, sugiere que en esta especie y en esta temporada del año todos los huevos que se desarrollaron como machos provienen de la reina. Con los resultados de este trabajo se amplía el conocimiento de la biología particular de esta especie de clima templado y se hace una comparación con las especies de distribución tropical. PALABRAS CLAVE: Melipona colimana, Emergencia, Machos, Obreras, Reinas, Clima templado. ABSTRACTMelipona colimana is a stingless bee endemic of Mexico that inhabiting temperate regions of the Southern State of Jalisco. Observations were made during the fall to infer the possible participation of the workers in the production of males. The behavior of workers and queen in provisioning and oviposition process (POP) was analyzed, the proportion of individuals was obtained in the brood combs and their spatial distribution for detecting clusters of males. In the analysis of POPs no evidence of reproductive labor activity of workers were observed. In the brood combs, 65.9 % of individuals that emerged were workers, 22.4 % males (without registering agglomerations) and 11.5 % were gynes. It was observed that the production of sexed individuals (males and gynes) was higher than tropical species, which could be a strategy of this species to ensure their reproduction in temperate climates. Having no visual evidence of the activity of reproductive workers together with the fact that no clusters of males in the brood combs were found, suggests that in this species at this time of year, all the eggs that developed as males come from the queen. With the results of this study, knowledge of the particular biology of this mountain stingless bee species is extended and a comparison with tropical species is made. 234José Octavio Macías-Macías, et al. / Rev Mex Cienc Pecu 2015;6(2):233-241 De manera general, el conocimiento de la biología de ...

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On the identity of Melipona torrida Friese (Hymenoptera, Apidae)

Cited by 5 publications

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The Stingless Bee Fauna In Brazil (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

The Stingless Bee Fauna In Brazil (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

Modeling potential geographical distribution of the wild nests of Melipona capixaba Moure & Camargo, 1994 (Hymenoptera, Apidae): conserving isolated populations in mountain habitats

Quantification of brood emergence and distribution ofindividuals in Melipona colimana (Hymenoptera:Meliponini) in temperate climate

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