Title:	The Life Histories of the "Uruçu Amarela" Males (Melipona flavolineata, Apidae, Meliponini).
Authors:	VEIGA, J. C. LEÃO, K. L. COELHO, B. W. QUEIROZ, A. C. M. de MENEZES, C. CONTRERA, F. A. L.
Affiliation:	Jamille Costa Veiga, UFPA; Kamila Leão Leão, UFPA; Beatriz Woiski Coelho, MPEG; ANA CAROLINA MARTINS DE QUEIROZ, CPATU; CRISTIANO MENEZES, CPATU; Felipe Andrés León Contrera, UFPA.
Date Issued:	2018
Citation:	Sociobiology, v. 65, n. 4, p. 780-783, Oct. 2018. Special Issue.
Description:	Here we describe the life histories of adult males of the the Amazonian stingless bee Melipona flavolineata Friese, commonly known as ?uruçu amarela?. Males reach sexual maturity inside nests, presenting seminal vesicles full of sperm cells and becoming able to fl y at a mean age of 10 and 15 days, respectively. They aggregate twice in their lives, once before leaving the nest, and another at external congregation sites, by using their capacity to reach congregation sites dependent on morphological attributes, such as large eyes and elongated thorax. Furthermore, we describe three atypical phenomena for Meliponini males: M. fl avolineata males have dimorphic color pattern; they lose their genital capsules, even when they fail to copulate; and penisless (sterile) males can stay alive for up to two days. The life history strategies of Meliponini males have only just started to be told and provide many interesting questions for future studies.
Thesagro:	Abelha Inseto Polinizador
DOI:	10.13102/sociobiology.v65i4.3451
Type of Material:	Artigo de periódico
Access:	openAccess
Appears in Collections:	Artigo em periódico indexado (CPATU)