Distribution and morphometrical variations of stingless bees (Apidae: Meliponini) in urban and forest areas of Penang Island, Malaysia

• Main Authors: Suhaila Ab Hamid, Mohammad Sharifuddin Salleh, Kumara Thevan Krishnan, Nur Aida Hashim
• Format: Non-Indexed Article
• Published: Universiti Malaysia Kelantan 2016
• Online Access: http://discol.umk.edu.my/id/eprint/8477/; http://www.jtrss.org/JTRSS/volume4/JTRSS-24-12-15-MAZ4/4-1-1-5.pdf
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Kelantan

Stingless bees from four different places in Penang, northern peninsular Malaysia including Universiti Sains Malaysia campus(USM), Botanical Garden, Balik Pulau and Teluk Bahang were sampled randomly and identified. A total of six species of stingless bee were successfully recorded; Heterotrigona it...