Nest entrance types of stingless bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae sensu lato) in a Tropical Dry Forest of mid-Western Brazil

<p>Characteristics of nest structure and nesting habits are useful in taxonomical, phylogenetic, and ecological studies, but for some environments this information is lacking. The external architecture of the nest entrance of native stingless bees (Apidae <em>s.lato</em>: Meliponin...

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Autores principales:	Felipe Varussa de Oliveira Lima, Rogerio Silvestre, José Benedito Perrella Balestieri
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Publicado:	Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana 2014
Materias:	Meliponina, behavior, nest structure, worker defense, nest aggregation. Zoology QL1-991 Ecology QH540-549.5 Natural history (General) QH1-278.5
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:20694bb47a80414882b1b7a2157911f32021-12-02T10:54:35ZNest entrance types of stingless bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae sensu lato) in a Tropical Dry Forest of mid-Western Brazil0361-652510.13102/sociobiology.v60i4.421-428https://doaj.org/article/20694bb47a80414882b1b7a2157911f32014-01-01T00:00:00Zhttp://periodicos.uefs.br/ojs/index.php/sociobiology/article/view/28https://doaj.org/toc/0361-6525<p>Characteristics of nest structure and nesting habits are useful in taxonomical, phylogenetic, and ecological studies, but for some environments this information is lacking. The external architecture of the nest entrance of native stingless bees (Apidae <em>s.lato</em>: Meliponina) was studied in the Serra da Bodoquena range mountain, Brazil. Our objective was to evaluate the pattern of nesting stingless bees in a tropical dry forest and check if the structure of micro-habitat can modify the default building entrance and the type of substrate used by bees. Colonies were discovered by active search and some workers were collected on the nest entrance with entomological nets. The following characteristics of the nest were described: the substrate used, shape and color of the nest entrance, entrance height aboveground, number of bees guarding the entrance of the colony, worker defense at the nest entrance, and description “<em>in situ</em>” of land use in the surroundings of the colony. We assessed a total of 26 nests of six species of Meliponina bees. The observed nest frequency were: <em>Tetragonisca fiebrigi </em>(Schwarz, 1938) (n=13), <em>Scaptotrigona depilis </em>Moure, 1942 (n=6)<em>, Plebeia </em>sp.1 (n=4), <em>Tetragona clavipes </em>(Fabricius, 1804), <em>Partamona cupira</em> (Smith, 1863), and <em>Oxytrigona tataira</em> (Smith, 1863) (n=1). The substrates were used in the following order of preference: hollows of living or dead trees, cavities of limestone, termite mounds, and one nest in a wooden box. We detect different patterns of construction nest entrance in <em>Plebeia</em> sp.1; and observed a highest nest aggregation in open areas.<strong></strong></p>Felipe Varussa de Oliveira LimaRogerio SilvestreJosé Benedito Perrella BalestieriUniversidade Estadual de Feira de SantanaarticleMeliponina, behavior, nest structure, worker defense, nest aggregation.ZoologyQL1-991EcologyQH540-549.5Natural history (General)QH1-278.5ENSociobiology, Vol 60, Iss 4, Pp 421-428 (2014)
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topic	Meliponina, behavior, nest structure, worker defense, nest aggregation. Zoology QL1-991 Ecology QH540-549.5 Natural history (General) QH1-278.5
spellingShingle	Meliponina, behavior, nest structure, worker defense, nest aggregation. Zoology QL1-991 Ecology QH540-549.5 Natural history (General) QH1-278.5 Felipe Varussa de Oliveira Lima Rogerio Silvestre José Benedito Perrella Balestieri Nest entrance types of stingless bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae sensu lato) in a Tropical Dry Forest of mid-Western Brazil
description	<p>Characteristics of nest structure and nesting habits are useful in taxonomical, phylogenetic, and ecological studies, but for some environments this information is lacking. The external architecture of the nest entrance of native stingless bees (Apidae <em>s.lato</em>: Meliponina) was studied in the Serra da Bodoquena range mountain, Brazil. Our objective was to evaluate the pattern of nesting stingless bees in a tropical dry forest and check if the structure of micro-habitat can modify the default building entrance and the type of substrate used by bees. Colonies were discovered by active search and some workers were collected on the nest entrance with entomological nets. The following characteristics of the nest were described: the substrate used, shape and color of the nest entrance, entrance height aboveground, number of bees guarding the entrance of the colony, worker defense at the nest entrance, and description “<em>in situ</em>” of land use in the surroundings of the colony. We assessed a total of 26 nests of six species of Meliponina bees. The observed nest frequency were: <em>Tetragonisca fiebrigi </em>(Schwarz, 1938) (n=13), <em>Scaptotrigona depilis </em>Moure, 1942 (n=6)<em>, Plebeia </em>sp.1 (n=4), <em>Tetragona clavipes </em>(Fabricius, 1804), <em>Partamona cupira</em> (Smith, 1863), and <em>Oxytrigona tataira</em> (Smith, 1863) (n=1). The substrates were used in the following order of preference: hollows of living or dead trees, cavities of limestone, termite mounds, and one nest in a wooden box. We detect different patterns of construction nest entrance in <em>Plebeia</em> sp.1; and observed a highest nest aggregation in open areas.<strong></strong></p>
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author	Felipe Varussa de Oliveira Lima Rogerio Silvestre José Benedito Perrella Balestieri
author_facet	Felipe Varussa de Oliveira Lima Rogerio Silvestre José Benedito Perrella Balestieri
author_sort	Felipe Varussa de Oliveira Lima
title	Nest entrance types of stingless bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae sensu lato) in a Tropical Dry Forest of mid-Western Brazil
title_short	Nest entrance types of stingless bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae sensu lato) in a Tropical Dry Forest of mid-Western Brazil
title_full	Nest entrance types of stingless bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae sensu lato) in a Tropical Dry Forest of mid-Western Brazil
title_fullStr	Nest entrance types of stingless bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae sensu lato) in a Tropical Dry Forest of mid-Western Brazil
title_full_unstemmed	Nest entrance types of stingless bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae sensu lato) in a Tropical Dry Forest of mid-Western Brazil
title_sort	nest entrance types of stingless bees (hymenoptera: apidae sensu lato) in a tropical dry forest of mid-western brazil
publisher	Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana
publishDate	2014
url	https://doaj.org/article/20694bb47a80414882b1b7a2157911f3
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Nest entrance types of stingless bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae sensu lato) in a Tropical Dry Forest of mid-Western Brazil

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