Morphometrical Studies on the Stingless Bee,  Trigona iridipennis  Smith

C. S. Danaraddi; Sangamesha Hakkalappanavar; Shilpa B. Biradar; Manjunath Tattimani; Mohan R. Dandagi

Morphometrical Studies on the Stingless Bee, Trigona iridipennis Smith

C. S. Danaraddi ¹, Sangamesha Hakkalappanavar ², Shilpa B. Biradar ³, Manjunath Tattimani ⁴, Mohan R. Dandagi ⁵

Affiliations
1 Department of Agricultural Entomology, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad (Karnataka), India
2 Department of Agricultural Entomology, College of Agriculture, Navile, Shimoga (Karnataka), India
3 Department of English, Kuvempu University, Shimoga (Karnataka), India
4 Department of Agronomy, C.C.S. Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar (Haryana), India
5 Department of Seed Science and Technology, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad (Karnataka), India

Morphometrical studies comprising of fifteen characters of Trigona iridipennis Smith from eight places of Karnataka were made during 2006-2007. It was found that the bees collected from different parts varied in the morphometrical parameters, but the variations were not significant. All the bees had five hamuli. These studies indicate the occurrence of T. iridipennis throughout Karnataka.