Stingless bees, or Meliponini in the family Apidae, were earlier considered to be tropical bees, but some species are also found in temperate and sub-temperate regions. Of the 27 species of stingless ...

This paper presents an analysis of the foraging behavior and interactions of Xylocopa frontalis Olivier (Apidae: Xylocopini) and Eulaema mocsaryi (Friese) (Apidae: Euglossini) in the presence of ...

Queen philopatry and male dispersal behavior are discussed as the main reasons for these findings. Keywords: mtDNA, Meliponini, microsatellites, philopatry, population genetics. An adequate ...