Scaptotrigona mexicana

Scaptotrigona mexicana
Scaptotrigona mexicana collecting pollen
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Apidae
Genus: Scaptotrigona
Species:
S. mexicana
Binomial name
Scaptotrigona mexicana

Scaptotrigona mexicana is a species of stingless bee that lives throughout Mexico and is part of the Meliponini tribe.[1] This species is sometimes termed "Pisil Nekmej" and is extensively studied for its medicinal purposes.[2] This species is considered common and abundant throughout Mexico and it has been noted to thrive in tropical environments.[1][3]

  1. ^ a b Sánchez, Daniel; Kraus, F. Bernard; de Jesús Hernández, Manuel; Vandame, Rémy (July 2007). "Experience, but not distance, influences the recruitment precision in the stingless bee Scaptotrigona mexicana". Naturwissenschaften. 94 (7): 567–573. Bibcode:2007NW.....94..567S. doi:10.1007/s00114-007-0229-z. PMID 17333100. S2CID 22845518.
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