Melipona (Michmelia) flavolineata, Friese 1900 in front of its nest entrance. The bee is commonly called “ira-açu“ and “uruçu amarela“ – or “ngài-kumrenx“ by the Kayapó. This meliponine species occurs in the Brazilian states Ceará, Maranhão, Pará and Tocantins. Like
other Melipona species it produces valuable honey and pollinates a multitude of tropical forest shrubs and trees. Interesting literature: Posey, D. A. (1983). Keeping of stingless bees by the Kayapó indians of Brazil. J. Ethnobiol. 3: 63-73.
Fonte: Dirk Louis P. Schorkopf
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