Systematics, phylogeny and biogeography of the Meliponinae (Hymenoptera, Apidae): a mini-review

Camargo, João Maria Franco de; Pedro, Silvia Regina de Menezes

doi:10.1051/apido:19920603

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“…In contrast to the Apini, which has an endemic geographic distribution restricted to the Old World, the Meliponini has a very wide distribution and is found throughout the tropical areas of the World. The neotropical region has the highest number of species and has been indicated as the center of origin and dispersal of the stingless bees (Camargo and Pedro, 1992).…”

Section: Stingless Beesmentioning

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“…The center of origin and dispersal routes responsible for current geographic distributions and local species richness remain controversial (Michener, 1979;Wille, 1983), as do the phylogenetic relationships within the tribe (Camargo and Pedro, 1992). Another intriguing question is related to the evolution of social behavior in the subfamily Apinae.…”

Section: Stingless Beesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Molecular markers as a tool for population and evolutionary studies of stingless bees

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-Molecular markers are widely used in biology to address questions related to ecology, genetics and evolution. In bees, molecular studies addressing those issues have focused on Apis and Apis mellifera. Here we describe examples where molecular markers from mtDNA and microsatellite analyses were applied to stingless bees species. The data obtained, although in some cases preliminary, have already proven useful to infer hypotheses about phylogeny, population dynamics, species validity and the evolution of this group of bees. stingless bees / molecular marker / mitochondrial DNA / microsatellite / evolution / Apidae / Meliponini

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Section: Stingless Beesmentioning

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Molecular markers as a tool for population and evolutionary studies of stingless bees

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“…O tratamento de Dolichotrigona como gênero foi sugerido primeiramente por Camargo & Moure (1988), seguido por Camargo (1988Camargo ( , 1989 e Camargo & Pedro (1992), e essa é a orientação que seguimos no presente trabalho.…”

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Meliponini Neotropicais: o gênero Dolichotrigona Moure (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Apinae)

Camargo¹,

Pedro²

2005

Rev. Bras. entomol.

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“…1 Indigenous stingless bee species from South America collect resinous material from plants and mix it with beewax and soil to form "geopropolis" or "divine elixir", terms suggested for the Meliponinae honeys. 2,3 In a general way, they build more complex nests than Apis mellifera, although there are a great variety of forms, size and place of construction.…”

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Flavonoids and triterpenes from the nest of the stingless bee Trigona spinipes

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J. Braz. Chem. Soc.

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No nordeste do Brasil, a abelha-sem-ferrão Trigona spinipes perfura o tronco de espécimens cultivados de Eucalyptus citriodora para a produção de exudatos. A investigação química do extrato etanólico do ninho de T. spinipes permitiu o isolamento dos triterpenos cicloartanos ácido magniferólico e ácido 3 -hidroxi-24-metilenocicloartan-26-óico, além dos flavonóides 3'-metilquercetina, sakuranetina, éter 7-metil campferol, tricetina e éter 7-metil aromadendrina como compostos majoritários. O isolamento de sakuranetina, éter 7-metil campferol e éter 7-metil aromadendrina do ninho de T. spinipes e do exudato de Eucalyptus citriodora, sugere esta espécie como origem botânica dos constituintes do ninho destas abelhas-sem-ferrão no nordeste do Brasil. A caracterização estrutural dos compostos isolados foi realizada utilizando-se métodos espectrométricos e comparação com dados da literatura.In the Northeast of Brazil the stingless bee Trigona spinipes Fabricius injures the tree bark of cultivated Eucalyptus citriodora specimens in order to make them exudate. The chemical investigation of the ethanol extract of an entire nest of T. spinipes allowed the isolation of the cycloartane triterpene magniferolic acid and 3 -hydroxy-24-methylenecicloartan-26-oic acid, besides the flavonoids 3'-methyl quercetin, sakuranetin, kaempferol 7-methyl ether, tricetin and aromadendrin 7-methyl ether as the main compounds. The isolation of sakuranetin, kaempferol 7-methyl ether, and aromadendrin 7-methyl ether from both Trigonas spinipes´nest and the exudate from Eucalyptus, may suggest this species as a botanical origin of the nest constituents of these stingless bee in the Northeast of Brazil. The structural characterization of the isolated compounds was accomplished by spectrometric means and comparison with the literature data. Keywords:Trigona spinipes nest, cycloartane triterpenes, flavonoids, Eucalyptus citriodora exudate IntroductionMore than 500 species stingless bees of subfamily Meliponinae are of pantropical distribution, however, the great diversity of species from the tribe Trigonini and all from the trib e Meliponini are found in the Neotropics. Indigenous stingless bee species from South America collect resinous material from plants and mix it with beewax and soil to form "geopropolis" or "divine elixir", terms suggested for the Meliponinae honeys.2,3 In a general way, they build more complex nests than Apis mellifera, although there are a great variety of forms, size and place of construction. The majority of species use closed cavities to build their nests, but some species of the genus Trigona build completely exposed aerial nests with an entrance normally build of wax and mud, and a passage way generally built with geopropolis ending at the storage pots. 4 Until now, chemical reports are concentrated to the honey bee Apis mellifera and only a few information is known about the chemistry of stingless bees, in spite of the estimated number of over 500 Neotropical species. 5Beekeeping of stingless bees or "meliponiculture" ...

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Systematics, phylogeny and biogeography of the Meliponinae (Hymenoptera, Apidae): a mini-review

Cited by 99 publications

References 18 publications

Molecular markers as a tool for population and evolutionary studies of stingless bees

Molecular markers as a tool for population and evolutionary studies of stingless bees

Meliponini Neotropicais: o gênero Dolichotrigona Moure (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Apinae)

Flavonoids and triterpenes from the nest of the stingless bee Trigona spinipes

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