Luíza Eduarda Basílio Silva, Maria Augusta Pereira Lima, Lucio Antonio Oliveira Campos, Rodrigo Cupertino Bernardes, Cristiano Lopes-Andrade
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Abstract
The nests of social insects have favorable characteristics for the maintenance of inquilines, including beetle species of various families. Although some species of stingless bees are hosts to beetles, this interaction has been little studied. Certain Scotocryptini beetles are inquilines of stingless bee nests and possess morphological adaptations to live in these environments. Here, we review the interactions between bees and beetles, specifically those of Neotropical stingless bees and Scotocryptini. In addition, we provide new data and an interaction network between the species of these taxa, and analyze their interaction frequency. Finally, we discuss the importance of taxonomic studies on scotocryptines to better understand the evolution of this type of association.
期刊介绍：
Apidologie is a peer-reviewed journal devoted to the biology of insects belonging to the superfamily Apoidea.
Its range of coverage includes behavior, ecology, pollination, genetics, physiology, systematics, toxicology and pathology. Also accepted are papers on the rearing, exploitation and practical use of Apoidea and their products, as far as they make a clear contribution to the understanding of bee biology.
Apidologie is an official publication of the Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA) and Deutscher Imkerbund E.V. (D.I.B.)
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