''Frieseomelitta'' is a
stingless bee
Stingless bees (SB), sometimes called stingless honey bees or simply meliponines, are a large group of bees (from about 462 to 552 described species), comprising the Tribe (biology), tribe Meliponini (or subtribe Meliponina according to other aut ...
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Meliponini
Stingless bees (SB), sometimes called stingless honey bees or simply meliponines, are a large group of bees (from about 462 to 552 described species), comprising the Tribe (biology), tribe Meliponini (or subtribe Meliponina according to other aut ...
) genus in the family
Apidae
Apidae is the largest family within the superfamily Apoidea, containing at least 5700 species of bees. The family includes some of the most commonly seen bees, including bumblebees and honey bees, but also includes stingless bees (also used for ...
. It currently contains about 16 described species:
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Frieseomelitta dispar''
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Frieseomelitta doederleini''
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Frieseomelitta flavicornis''
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Frieseomelitta francoi''
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Frieseomelitta freiremaiai''
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Frieseomelitta languida''
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Frieseomelitta lehmanni''
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Frieseomelitta longipes''
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Frieseomelitta meadewaldoi''
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Frieseomelitta nigra''
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Frieseomelitta paranigra''
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Frieseomelitta paupera''
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Frieseomelitta portoi''
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Frieseomelitta silvestrii
''Frieseomelitta silvestrii'' is a stingless bee species in the genus ''Frieseomelitta'' found in Brazil.
'' Frieseomelitta silvestrii languida'' is a subspecies making use of resin
A resin is a solid or highly viscous liquid that can be c ...
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Frieseomelitta trichocerata''
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Frieseomelitta varia''
[Enrico de Lazaro]
Scientists Sequence Genome of Brazilian Stingless Bee
on: sci-news, Sep 1, 2020.[Flávia C. de Paula Freitas, Anete P. Lourenço, Daniel G. Pinheiro ''et al.'']
The nuclear and mitochondrial genomes of ''Frieseomelitta varia'' – a highly eusocial stingless bee (Meliponini) with a permanently sterile worker caste
In: BMC Genomics 21, 386; Jun 3, 2020. doi:10.1186/s12864-020-06784-8
Bibliography
* Wolf Engels (Editor): Social Insects: An Evolutionary Approach to Castes and Reproduction, Springer Science & Business Media, Dec 6, 2012 - 265 pages. . Here: Chapter 7: Wolf Engels, Vera L. Imperatriz-Fonseca: Caste Development, Reproductive Strategies, and Control of Fertility in Honey Bees and Stingless Bees, 4.3 Young Queens in the Multigynous Stingless Bee Nest, p186
References
Meliponini
Bee genera
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