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Red-tailed Stingless Bee
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Ants, bees & wasps

Red-tailed Stingless Bee

Trigona fulviventris Guérin-Méneville, 1844

Names

EnglishRed-tailed Stingless Bee
Dutch—
SpanishAbeja culo de vaca
Chinese黄腹无刺蜂
Scientific nameTrigona fulviventris Guérin-Méneville, 1844

About this species

Trigona fulviventris, known by the common names culo-de-vaca, culo-de-señora, mu'ul-kab, culo-de-buey, and culo-de-vieja, is a species of stingless bee found in Mexico and neotropical regions of Central and South America. It is one of the largest and most widespread bees of its genus. They exhibit complex foraging behaviors by integrating spatio-temporal learning and flower scents. T. fulviventris has traditionally been observed to abstain from aggressive behavior with other species; however, more recent analyses have shown that T. fulviventris emit pheromones that act as attack signals particularly when related individuals are captured by predators.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderHymenoptera
FamilyApidae
GenusTrigona

In Suriname

27Records in Suriname
1960First record
1999Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Para8
  • Brokopondo6
  • Sipaliwini6
  • Marowijne2
  • Wanica1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

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