Local name | Taxon | Behavior (local knowledge) | Morphology (local knowledge) | Nesting | Use (product) | MI (%) |
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1. Abeja Bermeja | Scaptotrigona. hellwegeri | Defensive (gets tangled in the hair and bites) | Intense reddish median bee | In hollow trunks | H (m,f) | 90 |
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2. A. Cepimilla | Trigonisca sp | Bee type that likes people sweat | Very small bee | In trunks, very small nests | H (m) | 5 |
3. A. Esculcona | Partamona. bilineata | Very defensive (gets tangled in the hair and bites) | Median black Bee | Aerial and exposed nest as termite mound. | B (rm) | 10 |
4. A. Limoncilla | Lestrimelitta. chamelensis | Docile and attack other bees | Small dark bee, with strong lemon scent | In hollow logs | H (m) | 35 |
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5. A. Pintilla | Unidentified | Very Defensive (gets tangled in the hair and bites | Similar to Apis mellifera in size and color | In hollow logs, cavities between the trunk and the ground | H (m,f) | 5 |
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6. A. Prieta esculcona | Unidentified | -- | Median and very dark bee | -- | B (rm) | 5 |
7. A. Sapito | Unidentified | Very docile and timid | Small dark bee | -- | H (m,f) | 5 |
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8. A. Trompetera | Nannotrigona perilampiodes | Very docile and timid | Small bee | In hollow trunks. The nest entrance is shaped trumpet (made of beeswax) | H (m,f) | 5 |
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9. A. Zopilota | Frieseomelitta nigra | Docile | Median dark bee, very bright with white wing tips | In hollow logs | H (m,f) | 90 |
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10. Colmena real | Melipona. fasciata | Very defensive (gets tangled in the hair and bites) | Similar to Apis mellifera in size and color | In hollow logs | H (m,f) | 85 |
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11. Colmena de Tierra or Prieta de Tierra | Geotrigona acapulconis | Very docile and timid | Median bee completely dark | Buried in the ground | H (m) | 80 |
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