First record of the behavior of latex drainage by Trigona spinipes (Fabricius) (Hymenoptera, Apidae) in laticiferous flowers

Primeiro registro do comportamento de drenagem de latex de Trigona spinipes (Fabricius) (Hymenoptera, Apidae) em flores latescentes

Abstract

This paper describes the behavior of the bee Trigona spinipes, to avoid the latex, when piercing the base of the tubular corolla of the flowers of Mandevilla guanabarica in order to steal the nectar.

Apocynaceae; floral drilling; stingless bee