Frieseomelitta silvestrii explained

Frieseomelitta silvestrii is a stingless bee species in the genus Frieseomelitta found in Brazil.

Frieseomelitta silvestrii languida is a subspecies making use of resin and of the chemical compound totarol.[1]

Notes and References

  1. https://archive.today/20120911080825/http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6T3F-44W3XWP-1&_user=10&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_sort=d&_docanchor=&view=c&_searchStrId=1137802007&_rerunOrigin=google&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=57e361c7648fe2f49c5e47395b77f42f The propolis of stingless bees: terpenes from the tibia of three Frieseomelitta species, E. F. L. R. A. Patricio, Leopoldo Cruz-López, Roland Maile, Jutta Tentschert, Graeme R. Jones and E. David Morgan, Journal of Insect Physiology, Volume 48, Issue 2, February 2002, Pages 249-254