Frieseomelitta
Introduction '''''Frieseomelitta''''' is a stingless bee (Meliponini) genus in the family Apidae. It currently contains about 16 described species:* ''Frieseomelitta dispar''* ''Frieseomelitta doederleini'' * ''Frieseomelitta flavicornis'' * ''Frieseomelitta francoi'' * ''Frieseomelitta freiremaiai'' * ''Frieseomelitta languida'' * ''Frieseomelitta lehmanni'' * ''Frieseomelitta longipes'' * ''Frieseomelitta meadewaldoi'' * ''Frieseomelitta nigra'' * ''Frieseomelitta paranigra'' * ''Frieseomelitta paupera'' * ''Frieseomelitta portoi'' * ''Frieseomelitta silvestrii'' * ''Frieseomelitta trichocerata'' * ''Frieseomelitta varia''
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
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