DIVERSITY OF STINGLESS BEES, Tetragonula sp. (HYMENOPTERA: APIDAE) IN TAMIL NADU, INDIA

Paulraj Sabatına; Madapuji Rajagopalan Srınıvasan; Marimuthu Murugan; Vangili Ramasamy Samınathan

Makale detayları

DIVERSITY OF STINGLESS BEES, Tetragonula sp. (HYMENOPTERA: APIDAE) IN TAMIL NADU, INDIA

Yazarlar:

Paulraj Sabatına | Madapuji Rajagopalan Srınıvasan | Marimuthu Murugan | Vangili Ramasamy Samınathan

Yayıncı:

Bursa Uludağ University

Ana Başlıklar:

Arı ve İpek Böceği Yetiştiriciliği ve Islahı

Dergi:

Uludağ Arıcılık Dergisi Vol.23 Issue 2, pp.252-267

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

11/2023

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001303774

pISSN:

2687-5594

Anahtar kelimeler:

Özet:

 The present study was conducted to find the diversity of stingless bees Tetragonula sp. in Coimbatore, Madurai, Dindigul, and Trichy districts in Tamil Nadu, India. Adult worker bees were collected from feral stingless bee colonies from 16 locations, four from each district. The collected stingless bees were preserved in 70 alcohol ethanol and examined under a Leica stereo zoom microscope. Seventeen morphometric key characteristics were measured to know the diversity of stingless bees. The results revealed that two species of stingless bees, Tetragonula iridipennis and T. laeviceps were prevalent in the four selected districts of Tamil Nadu. Four vital morphometric characters of the worker bees namely the head width, the forewing length, the hind tibial length, and the whole body length helped to distinguish the two Tetragonula sp. Among all the locations, the bees collected from L1- Insectary, TNAU, Coimbatore had much higher values of the above four morphometric characters 1.67mm  0.04, 3.69mm  0.02, 1.53mm  0.01 and 3.98mm  0.14 respectively and were identified to be T. laeviceps based on these key morphometric characters. The bees from rest of the 15 locations which had the morphometric values 1.59 to 1.61 mm, 3.20 to 3.41mm, 1.34 to 1.43mm and 3.51 to 3.65mm respectively were categorized as T. iridipennis.

 The present study was conducted to find the diversity of stingless bees Tetragonula sp. in Coimbatore, Madurai, Dindigul, and Trichy districts in Tamil Nadu, India. Adult worker bees were collected from feral stingless bee colonies from 16 locations, four from each district. The collected stingless bees were preserved in 70 alcohol ethanol and examined under a Leica stereo zoom microscope. Seventeen morphometric key characteristics were measured to know the diversity of stingless bees. The results revealed that two species of stingless bees, Tetragonula iridipennis and T. laeviceps were prevalent in the four selected districts of Tamil Nadu. Four vital morphometric characters of the worker bees namely the head width, the forewing length, the hind tibial length, and the whole body length helped to distinguish the two Tetragonula sp. Among all the locations, the bees collected from L1- Insectary, TNAU, Coimbatore had much higher values of the above four morphometric characters 1.67mm  0.04, 3.69mm  0.02, 1.53mm  0.01 and 3.98mm  0.14 respectively and were identified to be T. laeviceps based on these key morphometric characters. The bees from rest of the 15 locations which had the morphometric values 1.59 to 1.61 mm, 3.20 to 3.41mm, 1.34 to 1.43mm and 3.51 to 3.65mm respectively were categorized as T. iridipennis.

 The present study was conducted to find the diversity of stingless bees Tetragonula sp. in Coimbatore, Madurai, Dindigul, and Trichy districts in Tamil Nadu, India. Adult worker bees were collected from feral stingless bee colonies from 16 locations, four from each district. The collected stingless bees were preserved in 70 alcohol ethanol and examined under a Leica stereo zoom microscope. Seventeen morphometric key characteristics were measured to know the diversity of stingless bees. The results revealed that two species of stingless bees, Tetragonula iridipennis and T. laeviceps were prevalent in the four selected districts of Tamil Nadu. Four vital morphometric characters of the worker bees namely the head width, the forewing length, the hind tibial length, and the whole body length helped to distinguish the two Tetragonula sp. Among all the locations, the bees collected from L1- Insectary, TNAU, Coimbatore had much higher values of the above four morphometric characters 1.67mm  0.04, 3.69mm  0.02, 1.53mm  0.01 and 3.98mm  0.14 respectively and were identified to be T. laeviceps based on these key morphometric characters. The bees from rest of the 15 locations which had the morphometric values 1.59 to 1.61 mm, 3.20 to 3.41mm, 1.34 to 1.43mm and 3.51 to 3.65mm respectively were categorized as T. iridipennis.

 The present study was conducted to find the diversity of stingless bees Tetragonula sp. in Coimbatore, Madurai, Dindigul, and Trichy districts in Tamil Nadu, India. Adult worker bees were collected from feral stingless bee colonies from 16 locations, four from each district. The collected stingless bees were preserved in 70 alcohol ethanol and examined under a Leica stereo zoom microscope. Seventeen morphometric key characteristics were measured to know the diversity of stingless bees. The results revealed that two species of stingless bees, Tetragonula iridipennis and T. laeviceps were prevalent in the four selected districts of Tamil Nadu. Four vital morphometric characters of the worker bees namely the head width, the forewing length, the hind tibial length, and the whole body length helped to distinguish the two Tetragonula sp. Among all the locations, the bees collected from L1- Insectary, TNAU, Coimbatore had much higher values of the above four morphometric characters 1.67mm  0.04, 3.69mm  0.02, 1.53mm  0.01 and 3.98mm  0.14 respectively and were identified to be T. laeviceps based on these key morphometric characters. The bees from rest of the 15 locations which had the morphometric values 1.59 to 1.61 mm, 3.20 to 3.41mm, 1.34 to 1.43mm and 3.51 to 3.65mm respectively were categorized as T. iridipennis.

Makale detayları

DIVERSITY OF STINGLESS BEES, Tetragonula sp. (HYMENOPTERA: APIDAE) IN TAMIL NADU, INDIA

Yazarlar:

Paulraj Sabatına | Madapuji Rajagopalan Srınıvasan | Marimuthu Murugan | Vangili Ramasamy Samınathan

Yayıncı:

Bursa Uludağ University

Ana Başlıklar:

Arı ve İpek Böceği Yetiştiriciliği ve Islahı

Dergi:

Uludağ Arıcılık Dergisi Vol.23 Issue 2, pp.252-267

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

11/2023

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001303774

pISSN:

2687-5594

Stingless bees

Tetragonula sp.

Diversity

Tamil Nadu

Morphometric Characters

Sayı

Makale detayları

DIVERSITY OF STINGLESS BEES, Tetragonula sp. (HYMENOPTERA: APIDAE) IN TAMIL NADU, INDIA

Yazarlar: Paulraj Sabatına | Madapuji Rajagopalan Srınıvasan | Marimuthu Murugan | Vangili Ramasamy Samınathan

Yayıncı: Bursa Uludağ University

Ana Başlıklar: Arı ve İpek Böceği Yetiştiriciliği ve Islahı

Dergi: Uludağ Arıcılık Dergisi Vol.23 Issue 2, pp.252-267

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 11/2023

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2001303774

pISSN: 2687-5594

Stingless bees

Tetragonula sp.

Diversity

Tamil Nadu

Morphometric Characters

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Paulraj Sabatına | Madapuji Rajagopalan Srınıvasan | Marimuthu Murugan | Vangili Ramasamy Samınathan

Yayıncı:

Bursa Uludağ University

Ana Başlıklar:

Arı ve İpek Böceği Yetiştiriciliği ve Islahı

Dergi:

Uludağ Arıcılık Dergisi Vol.23 Issue 2, pp.252-267

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

11/2023

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001303774

pISSN:

2687-5594