Tetragonula

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Tetragonula
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Tetragonula sapiens
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T. cf. pagdeni, Thailand
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Apidae
Tribe: Meliponini
Genus: Tetragonula
Moure, 1961

Tetragonula is a genus of stingless bees. In 1961, Brazilian bee expert J.S. Moure first proposed the genus name Tetragonula [1] to improve the classification system by dividing the large genus Trigona stingless bees into 9 smaller groups. About 30 stingless bee species formerly placed in the genus Trigona are now placed in the genus Tetragonula. These bees are found in Oceania, in countries such as Australia, Indonesia, New Guinea, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines, India, Sri Lanka, and the Solomon Islands. The most recent tabulation of species listed 35 species. [2] [3]

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Tetragonula

References

  1. ↑ Moure, J.S. (1961). "A Preliminary Supra-specific Classification of the Old World Meliponine Bees (Hymenoptera, Apoidea)". Studia Entomologica. 4 (1–4). Editora Vozes: 181–242. ISSN   0585-5098. OCLC   430338837.
  2. 1 2 Engel, M.S.; Michener, C.D.; Boontop, Y. (2017-12-06). "Notes on Southeast Asian Stingless Bees of the Genus Tetragonula (Hymenoptera: Apidae), with the Description of a New Species from Thailand". American Museum Novitates (3886) (published 2017): 1–20. doi:10.1206/3886.1. S2CID   89701798. BHL
  3. ↑ Rasmussen, C.; Thomas, J.C.; Engel, M.S. (2017-12-14). "A New Genus of Eastern Hemisphere Stingless Bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae), with a Key to the Supraspecific Groups of Indomalayan and Australasian Meliponini". American Museum Novitates (3888) (published 2017): 1–33. doi:10.1206/3888.1. S2CID   89696073. BHL
  4. ↑ Viraktamath, Shashidhar; Roy, Jagruti (2022-07-01). "Description of five new species of Tetragonula (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponini) from India". Biologia. 77 (7): 1769–1793. doi:10.1007/s11756-022-01040-8. ISSN   1336-9563. PMC   8996492 . PMID   35431317.
  5. ↑ Franck, P.; et al. (2004). "Nest architecture and genetic differentiation in a species complex of Australian stingless bees". Molecular Ecology. 13 (8): 2317–2331. Bibcode:2004MolEc..13.2317F. doi:10.1111/j.1365-294X.2004.02236.x. eISSN   1365-294X. ISSN   0962-1083. PMID   15245404. S2CID   33790632.
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