Distribution

Nearctic Region: Mexico (Chiapas); Neotropical Region: Belize, Bolivia, Brazil (Alagoas [Quebrangulo], Amapá, Amazonas [Manaus], Bahia [Boninal, Camacan, Cruz Das Almas, Feira De Santana, Governador Mangabeira, Ibirataia, Igrapiúna, Ilhéus, Ipiaú, Itaberaba, Lençóis, Morro Do Chapéu, Mucuri, Porto Seguro, Ruy Barbosa], Ceará, Espírito Santo, Goiás [Anápolis, Bonfinópolis, Goianápolis, Goiás, Leopoldo De Bulhões, Nerópolis, Senador Canedo, Terezópolis De Goiás], Maranhão [Buriticupu], Mato Grosso [Cuiabá], Mato Grosso do Sul [Campo Grande, Corumbá, Ivinhema, Miranda, Porto Murtinho], Minas Gerais [Araguari, Betim, Cataguases, Igarapé, Januária, Montes Claros, Nova Lima, Paraopeba, Ponte Nova, São Gonçalo Do Rio Preto, Uberlândia, Ubá, Viçosa], Paraná [Curitiba, Londrina, Maringá, Paranaguá], Paraíba [Mamanguape], Pará [Belém, Conceição Do Araguaia, Cumaru Do Norte, Faro, Parauapebas], Pernambuco [Caruaru, Ipojuca, Recife], Rio Grande do Sul [Barão De Cotegipe, Ijuí, Planalto, Porto Alegre, Viamão], Rio de Janeiro [Angra Dos Reis, Mangaratiba, Nova Iguaçu, Rio De Janeiro, Santa Maria Madalena], Roraima, Santa Catarina [Guatambú, Joinville, Mafra, São Bento Do Sul, São Francisco Do Sul], Sergipe [Santa Luzia Do Itanhy], São Paulo [Cajuru, Corumbataí, Franca, Guarulhos, Itararé, Piracicaba, Pirapora Do Bom Jesus, Ribeirão Preto, Rio Claro, Salesópolis, São Paulo, São Simão, Ubatuba], Tocantins [Araguatins, Araguaína, Cachoeirinha, Cariri Do Tocantins, Darcinópolis, Dueré, Fátima, Guaraí, Gurupi, Miracema Do Tocantins, Nova Olinda, Novo Acordo, Palmas, Piraquê, Porto Nacional, Santa Maria Do Tocantins, Wanderlândia]), Colombia (Amazonas, Antioquia, Boyaca, Caldas, Chocó, Cundinamarca, César, Huila, Magdalena, Meta, Norte de Santander, Santander, Tolima, Valle del Cauca, Vichada), Costa Rica (Alajuela, Cartago, Heredia, Limón, Puntarenas, San José), Ecuador, Guatemala (Escuintla), Guyana, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama (Bocas del Toro, Chiriquí), Panama Canal Zone, Peru (Junín, Loreto, Pasco, San Martín), Suriname, Venezuela (Barinas, Mérida, Portuguesa)

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Camargo, J. M. F. & J. S. Moure (1994). Meliponinae Neotropicais: Os gêneros Paratrigona Schwarz, 1938 e Aparatrigona Moure, 1951 (Hymenoptera, Apidae). Arq. Zool. (São Paulo) 32 (2): 33-109 [72] (biogeography)
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Carvalho, C. A. L., Marchini, L. C. & Ros, P. B. (1999). Fontes de pólen utilizadas por Apis mellifera L. e algumas espécies de Trigonini (Apidae) em Piracicaba (SP). Bragantia 58 (1): 49-56 [50, 51, 52, 54, 55] (flight range - citation, pollen records: Justicia brandegeana (Acanthaceae), Lamprantus productus (Aizoaceae), Gomphrena globosa (Amaranthaceae), Anacardiaceae, Hydrocotyle leucocephala (Apiaceae), Parthenium hysterophorus (Asteraceae), Brassica sp. (Brassicaceae), Caesalpinia peltophoroides (Caesalpiniaceae), Acalypha sp., Croton sp. (Euphorbiaceae), Desmodium sp., Tipuana tipu (Fabaceae), Bulbine frutescens (Liliaceae), Malpighia glabra type (Malpighiaceae), Leucaena leucocephala (Mimosaceae), Eucalyptus sp. (Myrtaceae), Paspalum sp. (Poaceae), Cobae scandens (Polemoniaceae), Celtis sp. (Ulmaceae), trophic niche)
Carvalho, C. A. L. & Marques, O. M. (1995). Abelhas (Hymenoptera, Apoidea) em Cruz das Almas - Bahia: 2. Espécies coletadas em leguminosas. Insecta 4 (2): 26-31 [28, 29] (geographic record, flower records: Crotalaria juncea, C. cf. pallida, body size)
Carvalho, C. A. L., Marques, O. M. & Sampaio, H. S. V. (1995). Abelhas (Hymenoptera, Apoidea) em Cruz das Almas - Bahia: 1. Espécies coletadas em fruteiras. Insecta 4 (1): 11-17 [12, 13, 14, 15] (relative abundance, flower records: Anacardium occidentale, Astrocarpus integrifolia, Averrhoa carambola, Eugenia malaccensis, Manilkara acharas, Myrciaria cauliflora, Tamarindus indica, nest)
Carvalho, C. A. L., Souza, B. A., Sodré, G. S., Marchini, L. C. & Alves, R. M. O. (2005). Mel de abelhas sem ferrão: contribuição para a caracterização físico-química. Cruz das Almas: Universidade Federal da Bahia / SEAGRI-BA viii+32 pp. [4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 17, 18-21, 22] (as Tetragonisca angustula angustula, honey composition - citation, honey pots, figure)
Carvalho, D.M., Presley, S.J., & Santos, G.M.M. (2014). Niche Overlap and Network Specialization of Flower-Visiting Bees in an Agricultural System. Neotropical Entomology 43: 489-499 [492] (Distribution record)
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Castello Branco, L. S. D. (1845). Memoria á cerca das abelhas da Provincia do Piauhy no Imperio do Brasil. Aux. Ind. Nac. 13 (2, 3): 49-72 [49, 57-59] (? uncertain identity, as "Urussui", "Pé de pau", comparative notes, honey, behavior, nest characteristics, nesting site: hollow at base of tree, nest entrance, honey hunting, enemies: gecko, "papa-mel" [= Eira barbara])
Castro, M. S. (2002). Bee fauna of some tropical and exotic fruits: potencial pollinators and their conservation pp. 275-288 in Kevan, P. G. & Imperatriz-Fonseca, V. L. (ed.) Pollinating bees: the conservation link between agriculture and nature. Brasília: Ministry of environment 313 pp. [278] (flower record: Persea americana)
Castro, M. S. (2005). Estudo de caso 04: as abelhas em ferrão como importantes polinizadores de culturas agrícolas sociais. Mensagem Doce 80: 11-12 [12] (pollination: Spondias tuberosa (Anacardiaceae))
Castro, M. S. (2005). A criação tradicional de abelhas sem ferrão em potes de barro em Boninal, Chapada Diamantina, Bahia. Mensagem Doce 80: 38-43 [40, 41, 42] (beekeeping, geographic record, nest abundance, relative abundance, flower record: Sapium sp. (Euphorbiaceae))
Cepeda, O. I. A. (1996). Hongos y bacterios asociados con colonias de meliponinos (Apidae: Meliponinae). Tacaya 5: 7-9 [7] (? uncertain identity, as Tetragona (Tetragonisca) angustula, nest association: Bacillus spp)
Chinch, T. X., Sommeijer, M. J., Boot, W. J. & Michener, C. D. (2005). Nest and colony characteristics of three stingless bee species in Vietnam with the first description of the nest of Lisotrigona carpenteri (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponini). J. Kansas Entomol. Soc. 78 (4): 363-372 [370] (? uncertain identity, as Trigona angustula, nest)
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Cockerell, T. D. A (1913). Meliponine bees from Central America. Psyche 20 (1): 10-14 [10] (? uncertain identity, as Trigona jaty, geographic record)
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Contel, E. P. B., Machado, M. F. P. S., Falcão, T. M. M. A., Santos, J. R. C., Castanheira, E. B., Mestriner, M. A., Barreto-Beira, M. S. & Camargo, J. M. F. (1992). Variabilidade genética em meliponídeos estimada através do estudo de alozimas pp. 51-55 in Cruz Landim, C. & Chaud Netto, J. (ed.) Anais do Encontro Brasileiro de Biologia de Abelhas e Outros Insetos Sociais. Homenagem aos 70 anos de Warwick Estevam Kerr. São Paulo: Naturalia, número especial, Editora UNESP 283 pp. [54] (as Tetragonisca angustula angustula, biochemistry, genetic variability, allozimes)
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Cortopassi-Laurino, M. (1977). Notas sobre associações de Trigona (Oxytrigona) tataira (Apidae, Meliponinae). Boletim de Zoologia, Universidade de São Paulo 2: 183-187 [186] (behavior, mutualism: Encophylum quinquemaculatum (Membracidae))
Cortopassi-Laurino, M. (1992). Divisão de recursos tróficos entre abelhas sociais principalmente em Apis mellifera Linné e Trigona (trigona) [sic] spinipes Fabricius (Apidae, Hymenoptera). [thesis abstract] pp. 119-121 in Soares, A. E. E. & De Jong, D. (ed.) Pesquisas com abelhas no Brasil. Ribeirão Preto: Revista Brasileira de Genética 680 pp. [119, 120] (floral resources)
Cortopassi-Laurino, M. (2005). A abelha jataí: uma espécie bandeira? (Tetragonisca angustula Latreille, 1881). Mensagem Doce 80: 34-38 [34-38] (geographic range, nest entrance, behavior, nesting sites: Aspidosperma sp. (Apocynaceae), Caesalpinia peltophoreoides, Pterogyne nitens (Caesalpinioidea), Eucalyptus sp. (Myrtaceae), Ficus sp. (Moraceae), Gliricidia sepium (Papilionoideae), Pithecolobium edwaii, Albizia sp. (Mimosoideae), Archantophoenix sp., A. cunninghamiana, Cocos nucifera (Palmae), Pinus sp. (Pinaceae), Spathoda campanulata, Jacaranda mimosaefolia (Bignoniaceae), Commiphora leptophloeus (Burseraceae), Caryocar brasiliense (Caryocaraceae), Tapirira guyanensis, Mangifera indica, Anacardium occidentale (Anacardiaceae), Cybianthus sp. (Myrsinaceae), Byrsonima sericea (Malpighiaceae), Schefflera morototoni (Araliaceae), Casearia sylvestris (Flacourtiaceae), Matayba sp. (Sapindaceae), Tibouchina granulosa (Melastomataceae), Ocotea sp. (Lauraceae) - citation, trophic niche, flower records: Ardisia crenata (Myrsinaceae), Lithraea molleoides, Schinus terebenthifolius, Toxicodendron verniciferum (Anacardiaceae), Vernonia polianthes, Cosmus sulphureus, Emilia sonchifolia, Senecio brasiliensis, Mikania glomerata, Centratherium violaceum, Tithonia rotundifolia, T. speciosa, Montanoa pyramidata, Bidens pillosa (Compositae), Rhododendron indicum (Ericaceae), Impatiens balsamina (Balsaminaceae), Euphorbia pulcherrima (Euphorbiaceae), Iboza riparia, Coleus blumei (Labiatae), Calanchoe tubiflora (Crassulaceae), Vellozia candia (Velloziaceae), Senna bicapsularis, Caesalpinia bonducella, C. peltophoroides, Mimosa daleoides, Sophora tomentosa, Schizolobium parahybum, Myroxylum balsamum, Erythrina speciosa, Bauhinia variegata (Leguminosae), Tropaeolum majus (Tropaeolaceae), Clivea miniata (Amaryllidaceae), Lagerstroemia indica (Lythraceae), Euphorbia milii, Ricinus communis (Euphorbiaceae), Dracena fragans, Agave sisalana, A. attenuata (Agavaceae), Struthanthus andrastylus (Loranthaceae), Spathodea campanulata (Bignoniaceae), Eucalyptus robusta (Myrtaceae), Opuntia ficus-indica (Cactaceae), Nicotiana tabacum (Solanaceae), Foeniculum vulgare (Umbelliferae), Grevillea banksii (Proteaceae), Citrus airantum (Rutaceae), Hedychium coronarium (Zingiberaceae), Lonicera japonica, Sambucus australis (Caprifoliaceae), Byrsonima intermedia (Malpighiaceae), Tibouchina holosericea, T. granulosa (Melastomataceae), Asclepias curassavica (Asclepiadaceae), Tetrapanax papyriferum (Araliaceae), Prunus persica, Pyracantha coccinea (Rosaceae), Talauma ovata (Magnoliaceae), Pontederia lanceolata (Pontederiaceae), Bougainvillea spectabilis (Nyctaginaceae), Polygonum capitatum (Polygonaceae), figures: nest entrance)
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Ihering, H. (1903). Biologie der stachellosen Honigbienen Brasiliens. Zool. Jahrb. Abt. Syst. Geogr. Biol. Tiere 19: 179-287 [186, 187, 220-223, 238, 239, 240, 243, 252, 257, 270, 276] (as Trigona jaty, synonymy, folk names: "jatahy amarello", "trez portas", "moça-branca", "jatihy", "jaty", nest characteristics, figure, defense behavior, nest entrance, males, honey crystallization, beekeeping, etymology, figure [plate 17, figure 2]; as Melipona dorsalis, citation, [Peckolt, 1893])
Ihering, H. (1930). Biologia das abelhas melliferas do Brasil. Boletim de Agricultura 31 (5-6): 435-506, 649-714 [444, 445, 488-490, 650, 651, 653, 665, 671, 686, 692,696,712] (as Trigona jaty, synonymy, folk names: "jatahy amarello", "trez portas", "moça-branca", "jatihy", "jaty", nest characteristics, defense behavior, nest entrance, males, honey crystallization, beekeeping, etymology; as Melipona Dorsalis [sic], citation, [Peckolt, 1893])
Ihering, R. (2002). Dicionário dos animais do Brasil. Rio de Janeiro: DIFEL 1-588 + 12 plates pp. [571, 285] (as Trigona jaty, folk names: "jataí", "jataí amarela", "sete portas", "três portas", body size, nesting site: hollows of trees, among stones, walls, nest entrance, defense behavior, attack: Apis mellifera)
Imperatriz-Fonseca, V. L. (1977). Studies on Paratrigona subnuda (Moure) (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Meliponinae) - II. Behaviour of the virgin queen. Boletim de Zoologia, Universidade de São Paulo 2: 169-182 [171] (as Trigona (Tetragonisca) jaty, virgin queen imprisonment cells, citation)
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Imperatriz-Fonseca, V. L., Matos, E. T., Ferreira, F. & Velthuis, H. H. W. (1998). A case of multiple mating in stingless bees (Meliponinae). Insectes Soc. 45: 231-233 [231-232] (as Tetragonisca angustula angustula, male aggregation, queen supersedure, multiple mating, behavior)
Imperatriz-Fonseca, V. L., Ramalho, M. & Kleinert-Giovannini, A. (1993). Abelhas sociais e flores. Análise polínica como método de estudo pp. 17-30 in Pirani, J. R. & Cortopassi-Laurino, M. (ed.) Flores e Abelhas em São Paulo. São Paulo: EDUSP/FAPESP 194 pp. [27] (nectar, pollen, flower records: Schinus terebenthifolius (Anacardiaceae), Spathodea campanulata (Bignoniaceae), Sambucus australis (Caprifoliaceae), Ambrosia sp. (Compositae), Alchornea sidaefolia, Euphorbia milii (Euphorbiaceae), Andira anthelmintica, Mimosa daleoides, Myroxylon balsamum, Piptadenia gonoacantha, Tipuana tipu (Leguminosae), Aloe sp. (Liliaceae), Cledemia sp., Tibouchina spp. (Melastomataceae), Cecropia pachystachya, Morus nigra (Moraceae), Eucalyptus spp. (Myrtaceae), Bougainvillea spectablis (Nyctaginaceae), Paulownia imperialis (Scrophulariaceae), Sterculia chicha (Sterculiaceae), Trema micrantha (Ulmaceae), Foeniculum vulgare (Umbelliferae))
Imperatriz-Fonseca, V. L. & Zucchi, R. (1995). Virgin queens in stingless bee (Apidae, Meliponinae) colonies: a review. Apidologie 26: 231-244 [236, 239] (imprisonment chamber, male, swarming, citation)
Iwama, S. (1977). A influência de fatores climáticos na atividade externa de Tetragonisca angustula (Apidae, Meliponinae). Boletim de Zoologia, Universidade de São Paulo 2: 189-201 [189-201] (flight activity, climatic factors)
Iwama, S. (1992). Coleta de alimento e qualidade do mel de Tetragonisca angustula angustula Latreille (Apidae, Meliponinae). [dissertation abstract] pp. 212-214 in Soares, A. E. E. & De Jong, D. (ed.) Pesquisas com abelhas no Brasil. Ribeirão Preto: Revista Brasileira de Genética 680 pp. [212, 213, 214] (as Tetragonisca angustula angustula, honey composition, dehydration, pollen records (in honey): Schinus terebenthifolius, Alchorni [sic] triplinervia, Eucalyptus robusta, Petroselinum hortense, Bidens sp., Euphorbia splendens, Caesalpinia peltophoroides, Dalbergia sp. Mimosa daleoides, Piptadenia rigia, Byrsonima intermedia, Sorocea bonplandii, Eucalyptus rudis, Eucalyptus tereticornis, Trema micrantha, Mangifera indica, Chenopodium sp. Ambrosia sp., Brassica campestris, Phyllanthus sp., Leucaena glauca, Tipuana tipu, Struthanthus andrastylus, Jasminum azoricum, honey composition)
Iwama, S. & Melhem, T. S. (1979). The pollen spectrum of the honey of Tetragonisca angustula angustula Latreille (Apidae, Meliponinae). Apidologie 10 (3): 275-295 [275-295] (melissopalinology, pollen records: Mangifera indica, Schinus terebinthifolius (Anacardiaceae), Tetrapanax (Araliaceae), Impatiens sultani (Balsaminaceae), Chenopodium (Chenopodiaceae), Ambrosia, Bidens, Mikania, Solidago, Wedelia paludosa, Xanthium (Compositae), Brassica campestris (Cruciferae), Cyperaceae, Alchornia triplinervea Euphorbia pulcherrima, E. splendens, Phyllanthus (Euphorbiaceae), Gramineae, Hyptis, Peltodon (Labiatae), Caesalpinia peltophoroides, Dalbergia, Leucaena glauca, Mimosa daleoides, Piptadenia rigida, Sophora tomentosa, Tipuana tipu (Leguminosae), Aloe (Liliaceae), Struthanthus andrastylus (Loranthaceae), Lagerstroemia indica (Lythraceae), Byrsonima intermedia (Malpighiaceae), Miconia, Tibouchina chamissoana (Melastomataceae), Sorocea bonplandii (Moraceae), Eucalyptus blakelyi, E. cinerea, E. robusta, E. rudis, E. tereticornis, E. sp. (Myrtaceae), Jasminum azocoricum (Oleaceae), Grevillea (Proteaceae), Rosa (Rosaceae), Cupania vernalis (Sapindaceae), Paulownia tomentosa (Scrophulariaceae), Solanum spp. (Solanaceae), Trema micrantha (Ulmaceae), Petrocelinum hortense (Umbelliferae))
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Kerr, W. E., Carvalho, G. A. & Nascimento, V. A. (1996). Enxameagem pp. 47-52 in Kerr, W. E., Carvalho, G. A. & Nascimento, V. A. (ed.) Abelha Uruçu. Biologia, Manejo e Conservação. Belo Horizonte: Fundação Acangaú 144 pp. [49, 50, 52] (swarming - citation, virgin queen, oviposition)
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Kerr, W. E., Carvalho, G. A. & Nascimento, V. A. (1996). Divisão de trabalho pp. 37-46 in Kerr, W. E., Carvalho, G. A. & Nascimento, V. A. (ed.) Abelha Uruçu. Biologia, Manejo e Conservação. Belo Horizonte: Fundação Acangaú 144 pp. [40] (honey)
Kerr, W. E., Carvalho, G. A. & Nascimento, V. A. (1996). Ninhos de meliponíneos pp. 31-35 in Kerr, W. E., Carvalho, G. A. & Nascimento, V. A. (ed.) Abelha Uruçu. Biologia, Manejo e Conservação. Belo Horizonte: Fundação Acangaú 144 pp. [31, 33] (nesting site: dead trees, figure - citation)
Kerr, W. E., Carvalho, G. A., Silva, A. C. & Assis, M. G. P. (2005). Aspectos pouco mencionados da biodiversidade amazônica. Mensagem Doce 80: 46-60 [52, 53] (geographic records, relative abundance, citation, defense behavior, citation)
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Machado, M. F. P. S. & Contel, E. P. B. (1991). Glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase isozyme variation in adult meliponids (Hymenoptera: Apidae). Biochem. Genetics 29 (11/12): 593–600 [594, 596, 598] (biochemistry, isozimes)
Macieira, O. J. D. & Proni, E. A. (2004). Capacidade de resistência a altas e baixas temperaturas em operárias de Scaptotrigona postica (Latreille) (Hymenoptera, Apidae) durante os períodos de verão e inverno. Rev. Bras. Zool. 21 (4): 893-896 [894, 896] (as Tetragonisca angustula angustula, thermal tolerance - citation)
Malagodi-Braga, K. S. (2004). Abelhas-sem-ferrão e polinização. Rev. Tecnologia e Ambiente 10 (2): 59-70 [59, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65] (pollination: Fragaria x ananassa, Salvia farinacea, Spondias tuberosa - citation, greenhouse)
Malagodi-Braga, K. S. (2005). Abelhas: por quê manejá-las para a polinização?. Mensagem Doce 80: 19-20 [20] (pollination: strawberry - citation)
Malagodi-Braga, K. S., Kleinert, A. M. P. & Imperatriz-Fonseca, V.L. (2000). Stingless bees: greenhouse pollination and meliponiculture pp. 145-150 in Bitondi, M. M. G., Hartfelder, K. et al. (ed.) IV Encontro sobre abelhas: Anais. Ribeirão Preto: Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto, Departamento de Biologia, USP xxix+363 pp. [146, 147] (greenhouse pollination, honey)
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Malerbo-Souza, D.T. & Halak, A.L. (2016). Flight activity of stingless bees Tetragonisca angustula (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponini) during in the year. Entomotropica 31 (39): 319-331 (Distribution record)
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Matos, E. V. S., Noll, F. B. & Zucchi, R. (2000). Sistemas de regulação social encontrados em abelhas altamente eussociais (Hymenoptera; Apidae, Meliponinae) pp. 95-101 in Bitondi, M. M. G., Hartfelder, K., et al. (ed.) IV Encontro Sobre Abelhas: Anais. Ribeirão Preto: Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto, Departamento de Biologia, USP xxix+363 pp. [98, 101] (behavior, worker oviposition - citation, trophic eggs)
Mello, M. O. A. M. (1992). Aspectos da bionomia de Tetragonisca angustula, Latreille com especial referência ao comportamento de postura das células (Hymenoptera, Apidae). [monograph abstract] pp. 287-288 in Soares, A. E. E. & De Jong, D. (ed.) Pesquisas com abelhas no Brasil. Ribeirão Preto: Revista Brasileira de Genética 680 pp. [287, 288] (oviposition behavior)
Michener, C. D. (1946). Notes on the habits of some panamanian stingless bees (Hymenoptera, Apidae). J. N. Y. Entomol. Soc. 54 (3): 179-197 [180, 181, 182, 187, 188] (? uncertain identity, as Trigona jaty, nest density, male, aggregation, swarming)
Michener, C. D. (1974). The social behavior of the bees. Cambridge: Belknap Press, Harvard University Press 404+xii pp. [57, 154, 216, 217, 225, 331, 346] (as Trigona (Tetragona) jaty, nest population, communication, defense behavior, mixed colony, nesting site: cavities in walls, rearing, honey, figure: nest entrance, citation)
Michener, C. D. (1990). Classification of the Apidae (Hymenoptera). Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull. 54 (4): 75-164 [95, 101, 103, 105, 123, 124] (as Trigona (Tetragonisca) angustula, torax, poison gland, figures: sting, labial palpi, male genitalia [figure 146, error = Tetragona clavipes; figure 147 = Tetragonisca angustula])
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Michener, C. D. & Roubik, D. W. (1993). Observations on the labium of meliponine bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae) pp. 251-265 in Inoue, T. & Yamane, S. (ed.) Evolution of insect societies: Comparative sociology of bees, wasps and ants. Tokyo: Hakuhin-sha Publishing Co. [258, 259] (as Trigona (Tetragonisca) angustula, morphology: labium, figure)
Michener, C. D., Winston, M. L. & Jander, R. (1978). Pollen manipulation and related activities and structures in bees of the family Apidae. Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull. 51 (19): 575-601 [578, 591, 600] (? uncertain identity, as Trigona (Tetragona) jaty, pollen records: Prunus, foraging behavior - citation, pollen manipulation)
Mil-Homens, M. A. N. (1992). Aspectos da biologia de Lestrimelitta limao. [monograph abstract] pp. 301-304 in Soares, A. E. E. & De Jong, D. (ed.) Pesquisas com abelhas no Brasil. Ribeirão Preto: Revista Brasileira de Genética 680 pp. [301] (as Trigona jaty, ovarioles number)
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Müller, F. (1921). [articles] pp. 150-418 in Möller, A. (ed.) Fritz Müller - Werke, Briefe und Leben. (gesammelt und herausgegeben von Dr. Alfred Möller). Vol. 2 Briefe und noch nicht veröffentlichte Abhandlungen aus dem Nachlass 1854-1897. Vol. 2. Jena: Verlag Gustav Fischer 418 pp., 239 figures + 4 plates pp. [220, 221, 227, 229, 233, 243, 245, 246, 247, 248, 251, 253,] (259, 260, 261, 262, 264, 265, 266, 267, 281-282, 302, 304, 305, 306, 307, 312, 313, 320, 418; as "Jaty", Trigona jaty, nesting site: tree hollow, rearing, nest entrance, attack: Trigona limão [probably = Lestrimelitta sulina], queen, swarming, oviposition behavior, flower records: Abutilon, "madresilva", Sicyus angulata, Rubiaceae, Angelonia, Baccharis sp., Hedyotes, Hydrolea, Lonicera, Salvia, Sicyus, Sida carpinifolia, Sida rhombifolia, Vernonia sp., Wulffia, nest characteristics, pollen foraging behavior, cell construction, queen size, nest characteristics, honey, wing venation, key, figure)
Müller, H. (1875). Stachellose brasilianische Honigbienen zur Einführung in zoologischen Gärten empfohlen. Zool. Garten 16 (2): 41-55 [47, 50, 53, 54, 55] (as Melipona Jaty [sic], and Melipona (Trigona) Jaty [sic], folk name: Jaty, nest entrance, wax, colony longevity, colony introduction in Germany, behavior, nest characteristics)
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Moure (1953). Sistemática e evolução pp. 125-156 in Lange, F. W. , et al. (ed.) Evolução dos Seres Vivos. Curitiba, Paraná: Centro de Estudos de História Natural, 1953 156 pp. [133] (as Trigona (Tetragonisca) jaty jaty)
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Nates Parra, G. & Cepeda, O. I. (1983). Comportamiento defensivo en algunas especies de meliponinos colombianos (Hymenoptera: Meliponinae). Bol. Depto. Biol. Univ. Nac. Colombia 1 (5): 65-82 [67, 69, 72, 73] (as Trigona (Tetragonisca) angustula, defense behavior, nest entrance)
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Nogueira-Neto, P. (1990). Uma nova colméia para meliponineos (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Meliponinae). Publ. Tecnapis Ecol. Etol. 2: 1-10 [4] (rearing, artificial hives, folk name: "jataí")
Nogueira-Neto, P. (1991). Aperfeiçoando uma colméia para meliponineos (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Meliponinae). Publ. Tecnapis Ecol. Etol. 4: 1-15 [5] (rearing, artificial hive, folk name: "jataí")
Nogueira-Neto, P. (1992). A arquitetura das células de cria dos Meliponinae (Apoidea, Hymenoptera). [thesis abstract] pp. 335-339 in Soares, A. E. E. & De Jong, D. (ed.) Pesquisas com abelhas no Brasil. Ribeirão Preto: Revista Brasileira de Genética 680 pp. [336, 337, 339] (as Tetragonisca jaty, brood cells)
Nogueira-Neto, P. (1993). Novas técnicas para criar meliponíneos (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Meliponinae). Publ. Tecnapis Ecol. Etol. 5: 1-16 [4, 7, 8] (rearing, artificial hive)
Nogueira-Neto, P. (1997). Vida e criação de abelhas indígenas sem ferrão. São Paulo: Editora Nogueirapis 1-446 pp. [39,40, 43-44, 48, 50, 71, 89, 93-94, 98, 118, 150, 152, 159,] (173, 174, 192,219-221,229,232, 237,241,251-252,254,259,265, 268-269,217, 276,292,295,304, 323,336,338, 343,346-347,358-359,364,371,382-384; wax, propolis, nest entrance, swarming, folk name: "jataí", "jetei", "jati", flight range, rearing, defense, artificial hive, artificial feeding, queen, worker oviposition, orphan colonies, pollen foraging behavior, hygienic behavior, honey antibacterial activity, honey pH, figure: nest entrance, honey medicinal properties, entrapment: Spathodea campanulata, nest occupation: Apis mellifera, attack: Lestrimelitta limao, predator: Apiomerus (Reduviidae), Polybia ignobilis (Vespidae), Menemerus bivittatus (Salticidae), citation)
Nogueira-Neto, P. (2000). Uma conversa sobre fragmentos florestais, pequenas populações e abelhas indígenas pp. 27-34 in Bitondi, M. M. G. & Hartfelder, K. et al. (ed.) IV Encontro sobre abelhas: Anais. Ribeirão Preto: Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto, Departamento de Biologia, USP xxix+363 pp. [33] (folk name: "jataí", habitat)
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Paxton, R. J., Bego, L. R., Shah, M. M. & Mateus, S. (2003). Low mating frequency of queens in the stingless bee Scaptotrigona postica and worker maternity of males. Behav. Ecol. Sociobiol. 53: 174-181 [175] (multiple mating - citation)
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Peckolt, T. (1894). Ueber brasilianische Bienen. Natur 43: 87-91, 223-225, 233-234 [88] (as Melipona jaty, diagnosis)
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