Tematica Insetti

Tetragonula carbonaria Smith, 1854

Tetragonula carbonaria Smith, 1854

Phylum: Arthropoda von Siebold, 1848

Classe: Insecta Linnaeus, 1758

Ordine: Hymenoptera Linnaeus, 1758

Famiglia: Apidae Latreille, 1802

Genere: Tetragonula Moure, 1961


enEnglish: Sugarbag bee

Diffusione

Precedentemente nota come Trigona carbonaria è un'ape senza pungiglione, endemica della costa nord-orientale dell'Australia.

Sinonimi

= Trigona angophorae Cockerell, T.D.A. 1912.

Bibliografia

–Dollin, A.; Walker, K.; Heard, T. (2009). "Trigona carbonaria Sugarbag bee". PaDIL (Australian Biosecurity). Retrieved 29 October 2011.
–Smith, Frederick; British Museum (Natural History). Department of Zoology (1854). Catalogue of hymenopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part II. Apidae. Catalogue of hymenopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum.
–Heard, T.A.; Hendrikz, J.K (1993). "Factors influencing flight activity of colonies of the stingless bee Trigona-Carbonaria (Hymenoptera, Apidae)". Australian Journal of Zoology. 41 (4): 343-353.
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–Robert, O. (1991). "Size classes, reproductive behaviour, and insect associates of Cycas media (Cycadaceae) in Australia". Botanical Gazette. 152 (2): 203-207.
–Dollin, A.E.; Dollin, L.J.; Sakagami, S.F. (1997). "Australian stingless bees of the genus Trigona (Hymenoptera: Apidae)". Invertebrate Systematics. 11 (6): 861-896.
–Michener, C. (2000). The Bees of the World. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 800.
–Crane, E.E. (1999). The World History of Beekeeping and Honey Hunting. New York: Routledge. p. 89.
–"Australian bees 'mummify' their beetle enemy alive". BBC News. 17 December 2009. Retrieved 23 December 2009.
–Heard, T; et al. (1996). "Stingless Bees". Nature Australia: 51-55.
–Franck, P.; Cameron, E.; Good, G.; Rasplus, J.-Y.; Oldroyd, B. P. (2004). "Nest architecture and genetic differentiation in a species complex of Australian stingless bees". Molecular Ecology. 13 (8): 2317-2331.
–Green, C.L.; Franck, P.; Oldroyd, B.P. (2001). "Characterization of microsatellite loci for Trigona carbonaria, a stingless bee endemic to Australia". Molecular Ecology Notes. 1 (1-2): 89-92.
–Heard, T. (1988). "Propagation of hives of Trigona carbonaria Smith (Hymenoptera, Apidae)". Australian Journal of Entomology. 27 (4): 303-304.
–Gloag, R.; et al. (2008). "Nest Defence in a Stingless Bee: What Causes Fighting Swarms in Trigona Carbonaria (Hymenoptera, Meliponini)?". Insectes Sociaux Insect. Soc. 55 (4): 387-391.
–Nune, M.; et al. (2014). "Emergency queens Tetragonula carbonaria Smith (1854) (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Meliponini)". Austral Entomology. 54 (2): 154-158.


13265 Data: 28/08/2019
Emissione: Le Api
Stato: Guinea