Melipona

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Melipona

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:genus
gptkbp:class	gptkb:Insecta
gptkbp:commonName	gptkb:stingless_bee
gptkbp:conservationStatus	varies by species
gptkbp:describedBy	gptkb:William_Kirby
gptkbp:describedYear	1802
gptkbp:distribution	gptkb:Neotropics
gptkbp:economicImportance	meliponiculture
gptkbp:family	gptkb:Apidae
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Melipona
gptkbp:kingdom	gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:nestType	cavity
gptkbp:notableSpecies	gptkb:Melipona_beecheii gptkb:Melipona_quadrifasciata gptkb:Melipona_scutellaris gptkb:Melipona_subnitida
gptkbp:order	gptkb:Lepidoptera
gptkbp:phylum	gptkb:Arthropoda
gptkbp:pollinatedBy	tropical plants
gptkbp:region	gptkb:Central_America gptkb:Mexico gptkb:South_America
gptkbp:socialStructure	eusocial
gptkbp:sting	reduced or absent
gptkbp:subfamily	gptkb:Meliponinae
gptkbp:typeSpecies	gptkb:Melipona_bicolor
gptkbp:usedFor	honey production
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Melipona_bee
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5