Appendix 9 - Bee specimens collected at Homoxi

 

Yanomami name

Specimen

Identification

Notes

ainahito

34

Meliponini

Yellow.  In vicinity of Post.

haxaana

22,37

Trigonini

Yellow with green eyes.  Around post and on gravels.

haxina

7

Trigonini

On gravels.

hehamoko

44

 

Large and solitary with orange thorax.  In vicinity of Post.

hemotomona

3,13

Meliponini

Thorax hairy, abdomen black, on airstrip and secondary vegetation beside river. 

henomasi

40

 

Green.  In vicinity of Post.

hesėrimaki

2

Meliponini

Abdomen slightly yellow.  On gravels.

hihiamo

26

 

Large, solitary and black.  On gravels.

hihiamo

53

 

Large, solitary and black, with yellow patch on abdomen.  In vicinity of Post.

himorona

36

Meliponini

In vicinity of Post.

himotona

46

Meliponini

On airstrip.

hipona

15,49

Trigonini

Black.  Collected in nest beside Tirei maloca.  Non-aggressive.  Nest subterranean, beside tree stump.  Entrance made from geopropolis, 15cm deep x 8cm wide.

hipora

51

Meliponini

In vicinity of Post.

hiporona

38

Meliponini

In vicinity of Post.

hoserimina

31

Meliponini

In vicinity of Post.

kokarana

32

Meliponini

Yellow.  In vicinity of Post.

koxorona

50

Trigona

Yellow.  On airstrip.

maxopoma

9

Meliponini

On river bank.

momorona

39

Trigona

In vicinity of Post.

motoxia

8,14

Meliponini

Small and black.  On airstrips and gravels.

motoxina

17,23,48

Meliponini

Black, very small.  On airstrip and gravels..

parina

35

Trigona

Black abdomen, yellow wings.  In vicinity of Post.

patarosima

30

Meliponini

Black.  In vicinity of Post.

pokarana

47

Meliponini

On airstrip.

puaxinaki

6

Meliponini

Small.  On gravels.

remoremo

25

 

Solitary, black with yellow hind feet  On gravels.

remoremo

42

 

Large and solitary.  Black with yellow hind feet.  In vicinity of post.

remoremo

43

 

Solitary, black with yellow hind feet.  In vicinity of Post. 

repoma

52

Trigona

Yellow.  In vicinity of Post.

tėmanaki

1

Trigonini

Black.  On gravels.

teusina

4,12,18,21,27

Apis mellifera

On airstrips and gravels.

thuėxiona

5,10,45

Meliponini

On airstrip and gravels.

tixipoma

16

Meliponini

Very small and pale.  On Julio de Blefe airstrip.

tuxiona

33

Meliponini

Yellow thorax, black abdomen.  In vicinity of post.

wakopėna

28

Trigona

Yellow.  In vicinity of Post.

xakina

11,29,41

Trigonini

Black.  In vicinity of Post.

yanomasi

19

Meliponini

Small black bee on airstrip.

yanomasi

24

 

Green bee collected on gravels.

yoina

20

Meliponini

On gravels.