Frieseomelitta silvestrii

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Frieseomelitta silvestrii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Hymenoptera
Suborder:
Apocrita
Superfamily:
Apoidea
Family:
Apidae
Subfamily:
Apinae
Tribe:
Meliponini
Genus:
Frieseomelitta
Species:
F. silvestrii
Binomial name
Frieseomelitta silvestrii
Subspecies

see text

Frieseomelitta silvestrii is a stingless bees species in the genus Frieseomelitta found in Brazil.

is a subspecies making use of resin and of the chemical compound totarol.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ The propolis of stingless bees: terpenes from the tibia of three Frieseomelitta species, E. F. L. R. A. Patricio, Leopoldo Cruz-López, Roland Maile, Jutta Tentschert, Graeme R. Jones and E. David Morgan, Journal of Insect Physiology, Volume 48, Issue 2, February 2002, Pages 249-254


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