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2025-04-21

Synopsis of the stingless bees of the favosa group of the genus Melipona (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponini) in Colombia

Sinopsis de las abejas sin aguijón del grupo favosa del género Melipona (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponini) en Colombia

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https://doi.org/10.15446/caldasia.v47.112517

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Apinae, Cargabarro, Corbiculated bees, Meliponiculture, Morphology, Stingless bees (en)
Abejas corbiculadas, Apinae, Abejas sin aguijón, Cargabarro, Meliponicultura, Morfología (es)

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Stingless bees (Apidae: Meliponini) are of great biological, economic, and culturally important group. In Colombia, species such as those of the favosa group of the genus Melipona with three species reported for the country especially stand out. However, these species have been traditionally differentiated based on the coloration of the integument, which is a highly variable character in individuals of the same species. On the other hand, the characters of the associated sterna, which are of taxonomic importance in the group, have never been reviewed. In this research, we studied the species of the favosa species group known for Colombia. We reviewed 377 individuals of the favosa group from different biogeographic regions where individuals have been reported, and we also reviewed the characters associated to coloration of the integument and the male terminalia of the specimens examined. Our results indicated that the characters of coloration traditionally used to separate the species were not consistent; we observed high variation even in individuals from the same nest. We also found that the sterna of males from different biogeographic regions did not differ from each other; however, they did differ from the sterna of M. orbignyi from Argentina and thus, bear characters of taxonomic importance for the group. These results indicate that the favosa group in Colombia is represented by a single species, Melipona favosa.

Las abejas sin aguijón (Apidae: Meliponini) son un grupo de gran importancia biológica, económica y cultural. En Colombia destacan especies como las del grupo favosa del género Melipona con tres especies reportadas para el país. Sin embargo, las especies de este grupo han sido tradicionalmente diferenciadas a partir de la coloración del integumento, carácter altamente variable individuos de una misma especie. Por otro lado, los caracteres de los esternos asociados, los cuales son de importancia taxonómica en el grupo, nunca han sido revisados. En este trabajo se estudiaron las especies del grupo favosa presentes en Colombia, se revisaron 377 individuos del grupo favosa de las distintas regiones biogeográficas donde el grupo ha sido reportado, de igual forma, también se revisaron los caracteres asociados a la coloración del integumento y de la terminalia masculina de los ejemplares examinados. Nuestros resultados indican que los caracteres de coloración tradicionalmente utilizados para separar las especies no fueron consistentes y presentaron una alta variación inclusive en individuos de un mismo nido. También se encontró que los esternos de los machos provenientes de las distintas regiones biogeográficas no presentaban diferencias entre sí, sin embargo, estos si difieren de los esternos de M. orbignyi de Argentina, teniendo caracteres de importancia taxonómica para el grupo. Estos resultados indican que el grupo favosa en Colombia se encuentra representado por una única especie, Melipona favosa.

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Gutiérrez-Rubiano, N. D., Ospina-Torres, R. & Guevara, D. A. (2025). Synopsis of the stingless bees of the favosa group of the genus Melipona (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponini) in Colombia. Caldasia, 47, e112517. https://doi.org/10.15446/caldasia.v47.112517

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GUTIÉRREZ-RUBIANO, N. D.; OSPINA-TORRES, R.; GUEVARA, D. A. Synopsis of the stingless bees of the favosa group of the genus Melipona (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponini) in Colombia. Caldasia, [S. l.], v. 47, p. e112517, 2025. DOI: 10.15446/caldasia.v47.112517. Disponível em: https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/cal/article/view/112517. Acesso em: 28 dic. 2025.

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Gutiérrez-Rubiano, Nicolás D, Rodulfo Ospina-Torres, y Diego A. Guevara. 2025. «Synopsis of the stingless bees of the favosa group of the genus Melipona (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponini) in Colombia». Caldasia 47 (febrero):e112517. https://doi.org/10.15446/caldasia.v47.112517.

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Gutiérrez-Rubiano, N. D., Ospina-Torres, R. y Guevara, D. A. (2025) «Synopsis of the stingless bees of the favosa group of the genus Melipona (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponini) in Colombia», Caldasia, 47, p. e112517. doi: 10.15446/caldasia.v47.112517.

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N. D. Gutiérrez-Rubiano, R. Ospina-Torres, y D. A. Guevara, «Synopsis of the stingless bees of the favosa group of the genus Melipona (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponini) in Colombia», Caldasia, vol. 47, p. e112517, feb. 2025.

MLA

Gutiérrez-Rubiano, N. D., R. Ospina-Torres, y D. A. Guevara. «Synopsis of the stingless bees of the favosa group of the genus Melipona (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponini) in Colombia». Caldasia, vol. 47, febrero de 2025, p. e112517, doi:10.15446/caldasia.v47.112517.

Turabian

Gutiérrez-Rubiano, Nicolás D, Rodulfo Ospina-Torres, y Diego A. Guevara. «Synopsis of the stingless bees of the favosa group of the genus Melipona (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponini) in Colombia». Caldasia 47 (febrero 4, 2025): e112517. Accedido diciembre 28, 2025. https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/cal/article/view/112517.

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Gutiérrez-Rubiano ND, Ospina-Torres R, Guevara DA. Synopsis of the stingless bees of the favosa group of the genus Melipona (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponini) in Colombia. Caldasia [Internet]. 4 de febrero de 2025 [citado 28 de diciembre de 2025];47:e112517. Disponible en: https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/cal/article/view/112517

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