Add to ORKGA brief overview of the fossil record of stingless bees is provided. The eleven fossil species of Meliponini are discussed in order of descending geological age and placed within the paleoecological and paleogeographical context of their period. The earliest fossil meliponine is Cretotrigona prisca from the Late Cretaceous of New Jersey, USA, while the youngest are various species preserved in relatively modern copals. The implications of these species for understanding the evolutionary history of Meliponini are briefly discussed.1-7msengel@ku.edumichener@ku.ed
Bees are among the most important insectpollinators (1). The origin of bees, withtheir numerous morp...
Bees (Anthophila) are one of the major groups of angiosperm-pollinating insects and accordingly are ...
The stingless bees are among the most abundant and ecologically important social invertebrates in tr...
Stingless bees (Meliponini) are a ubiquitous and diverse element of the pantropical melittofauna, an...
The oldest fossil bee, ‘‘Trigona’ ’ prisca (Apidae: Meliponini), in Late Cretaceous (Maas-trichtian)...
11 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm.Includes bibliographical references (p. 9-11).The oldest fossil be...
The fossil record, in general, presents a severely limited and unrepresentative sample of past life....
The honey bee genus Apis exhibits a history of respectable extent, being first recognized in geologi...
Stingless bees (Meliponini) are a ubiquitous and diverse element of the pantropical melittofauna, an...
A partial revision is provided for some of the more well-known fossil honey bee species. Apis hensha...
Stingless bees (Meliponini) constitute a diverse group of highly eusocial insects that occur through...
The first fossil bee in Eocene amber of the Fushan Coalfield, Liaoning, China is described and figur...
peer reviewedThe bees comprise a derived monophyletic group (Anthophila) of pollen-consuming (second...
301 p.Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2008.The dissertation is concluded...
Bees (Anthophila) are one of the major groups of angiosperm-pollinating insects and accordingly are ...
Bees are among the most important insectpollinators (1). The origin of bees, withtheir numerous morp...
Bees (Anthophila) are one of the major groups of angiosperm-pollinating insects and accordingly are ...
The stingless bees are among the most abundant and ecologically important social invertebrates in tr...
Stingless bees (Meliponini) are a ubiquitous and diverse element of the pantropical melittofauna, an...
The oldest fossil bee, ‘‘Trigona’ ’ prisca (Apidae: Meliponini), in Late Cretaceous (Maas-trichtian)...
11 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm.Includes bibliographical references (p. 9-11).The oldest fossil be...
The fossil record, in general, presents a severely limited and unrepresentative sample of past life....
The honey bee genus Apis exhibits a history of respectable extent, being first recognized in geologi...
Stingless bees (Meliponini) are a ubiquitous and diverse element of the pantropical melittofauna, an...
A partial revision is provided for some of the more well-known fossil honey bee species. Apis hensha...
Stingless bees (Meliponini) constitute a diverse group of highly eusocial insects that occur through...
The first fossil bee in Eocene amber of the Fushan Coalfield, Liaoning, China is described and figur...
peer reviewedThe bees comprise a derived monophyletic group (Anthophila) of pollen-consuming (second...
301 p.Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2008.The dissertation is concluded...
Bees (Anthophila) are one of the major groups of angiosperm-pollinating insects and accordingly are ...
Bees are among the most important insectpollinators (1). The origin of bees, withtheir numerous morp...
Bees (Anthophila) are one of the major groups of angiosperm-pollinating insects and accordingly are ...
The stingless bees are among the most abundant and ecologically important social invertebrates in tr...