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 variaEnrico de Lazaro: Scientists Sequence Genome of Brazilian Stingless Bee, on: sci-news, Sep 1, 2020.Flávia C. de Paula Freitas, Anete P. Lourenço, Daniel G. Pinheiro et al.: The nuclear and mitochondrial genomes of Frieseomelitta varia – a highly eusocial stingless bee (Meliponini) with a permanently sterile worker caste. In: BMC Genomics 21, 386; Jun 3, 2020. doi:10.1186/s12864-020-06784-8
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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