 "S. quadripunctata" nest entrances in São Paulo, Brazil consisted of an average entrance area of 14.5 square millimeters (mm2), relatively small compared to the 2.1 square millimeter (2.1 mm2) body of the bee.This may account for the lower traffic levels of the stingless bee through the entryway, an average of 17.4 bees per minute per nest.Members of this species are fairly common in their large South American region, with nests containing over several thousand members each.