Registros nuevos de abejas sin aguijón (Apidae: Meliponini) para los estados de Chiapas y Oaxaca, México

Arnold, Noemi; Ayala, Ricardo; Mérida, Jorge; Sagot, Philippe; Aldasoro, Miriam; Vandame, Rémy

doi:10.22201/ib.20078706e.2018.3.2429

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“…These authors proposed a distributional scheme for Meliponini by vegetation type composed of three groups: (1) widely distributed species associated with both tropical dry and wet forests; (2) species associated with tropical wet forests; and (3) endemic species associated with several types of vegetation. More recently, meliponines have been recorded in areas where they were previously considered absent, generating the need to further analyze the biotic and abiotic factors that shape meliponine bee assemblages, particularly at the state level, the level at which conservation actions are established (Arnold et al, 2018; Reyes‐González et al, 2014, 2017).…”

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“…In Mexico, studies of meliponine bees are concentrated in a few areas of the country in the Southeast (Chiapas, Oaxaca, Veracruz, and the Yucatán peninsula) (Arnold et al, 2018; Ayala, 1988, 1997; Hinojosa‐Díaz, 2003; Meléndez‐Ramírez et al, 2016; Reyes‐González et al, 2014, 2020; Reyes‐Novelo et al, 2009; Roubik et al, 1991; Vandame et al, 2013; Vergara‐Briseño & Ayala, 2002), leaving regions to the west in need further study to understand the diversity, composition and distribution of Meliponini. Some recent studies in western Mexico have documented 13 Meliponini species, including two new records for the area— Lestrimelitta chamelensis Ayala and Plebeia fulvopilosa Ayala—as well as an important cultural legacy of knowledge and management associated with these native bees (Ayala et al, 2013; Reyes‐González et al, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2020).…”

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Stingless bees (Apidae: Meliponini) at risk in western Mexico

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The current global pollinator crisis highlights the need to investigate the diversity and distribution of ecologically and socially relevant taxa such as tropical stingless bees.We analyzed the diversity and composition of stingless bee (Meliponini) communities at a regional scale in west-central Mexico using an extensive direct search along an altitudinal gradient encompassing different climate and vegetation types. Our hypothesis was that meliponine bee diversity would be greater in tropical warmer. We found a total of 14 meliponine bee species, including two new records for the region. We identified three types of bee assemblages: one in hot lowland climates with tropical dry forest vegetation, one in temperate highland climates with mixed oak-pine forest vegetation, and one in the warm ecotone with mixed subdeciduous forest vegetation between the hot and temperate zones. As expected, the lowland assemblage in the tropical dry forest vegetation had the greatest diversity (11 species). In the warm ecotone, meliponine species from temperate highlands and hot lowland habitats converged; this region should therefore be considered a high conservation priority area.Fifty percent of the meliponine bees found are endemic and have a very low incidence, suggesting that their populations may be endangered. Given the extensive and ongoing change of land use to avocado plantations in the warm ecotone and temperate highlands with mixed oak-pine forest vegetation cover, specific conservation plans should be generated to conserve the natural ecosystems and this important native pollinator group.

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Stingless bees (Apidae: Meliponini) at risk in western Mexico

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“…In fact, stingless bee research often draws from the local ecological knowledge that stingless beekeepers from indigenous and rural communities have cultivated for generations. This includes information on the myriad medicinal uses for the resinous materials that beekeepers harvest from stingless bee nests [6][7][8][9].…”

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“…Lastly, as is the case for living systems throughout the world, scientific literature represents only a limited portion of human knowledge of stingless bees. Though there have been numerous recent efforts to account for indigenous and local ecological knowledge of stingless bees [5,8,21], Western science has historically excluded these knowledge systems, so a review of the existing literature is limited in scope.…”

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Resin Use by Stingless Bees: A Review

Shanahan

Spivak

2021

Insects

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Stingless bees (Meliponini) are highly social bees that are native to tropical and sub-tropical ecosystems. Resin use is vital to many aspects of stingless bee colony function. Stingless bees use resin to build essential nest structures, repel predators, and kill would-be invaders. Furthermore, resin-derived compounds have been found to enrich the cuticular chemical profiles of many stingless bee species, and resin may play an important role in shaping the microbial communities associated with stingless bees and their nests. Despite its importance for colony function, previous reviews of resin use by stingless bees are lacking. This topic grows increasingly urgent as changes in beekeeping and land use practices occur, potentially diminishing stingless bees’ ability to incorporate resin into the nest environment. In this article, we review existing literature on resin use by stingless bees and discuss potential areas of future research.

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“…The geographic distribution of the Mexican honeybee can follow three patterns: wide tropical and subtropical distribution, distribution associated with tropical evergreen forest and endemisms (Ayala et al, 2013). Some researchers have presented information on the distribution of the species reported in southeastern Mexico, where it is possible to observe that the highest diversity of these bees (Arnold et al, 2018b). Long before the arrival of the Spanish colonizers, the breeding of Melipona beecheii ("xunaan-kab", "colel-kab", "pool-kab") (González, 2012) had been widely practiced by the Mayans of the Yucatan peninsula and been a culturally and economically important activity (Pat et al, 2018).…”

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Physicochemical and Microbiological Standards of Honey Produced by Genus Melipona

Ramírez-Miranda¹,

Betancur‐Ancona

Moguel-Ordóñez

2021

Journal of Apicultural Science

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For thousands of years, honey from stingless bees, mainly from Melipona beecheii, has been recognized as part of traditional Mayan medicine in the Mesoamerican region. Currently Melipona honey is the subject of research due to its nutritional, therapeutic and commercial value. Studies have been conducted to characterize Melipona honey produced on Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula in, but the results have been limited. The low production and botanical-geographical origin of the honey increases the variability of the results and also the real number of Melipona beekeepers in the area is unknown so we are unable to conduct a statistically representative sampling and enough information to establish a generalization of the information. Therefore, we reviewed the published articles that describe the physicochemical and microbiological characteristics of the honey of some species of the genus Melipona. The information analyzed indicated that some of these characteristics are out of the specifications established by the standard that applies to Apis mellifera honey, without this meaning that it is of lesser quality and therefore. Because production and commercialization of this product is prospering, physicochemical and microbiological standards must be established to avoid adulteration and complications to public health, since this product is widely used for therapeutic purposes.

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Registros nuevos de abejas sin aguijón (Apidae: Meliponini) para los estados de Chiapas y Oaxaca, México

Abstract: Taxonomía y sistemática Registros nuevos de abejas sin aguijón (Apidae: Meliponini) para los estados de Chiapas y Oaxaca, México New records of stingless bees (Apidae: Meliponini) for the Mexican states of Chiapas and Oaxaca

Cited by 14 publications

References 11 publications

Stingless bees (Apidae: Meliponini) at risk in western Mexico

Stingless bees (Apidae: Meliponini) at risk in western Mexico

Resin Use by Stingless Bees: A Review

Physicochemical and Microbiological Standards of Honey Produced by Genus Melipona

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