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hymenopterans

Medical entology Insects of the order Hymenoptera–eg, honeybee, yellow jacket, yellow hornet, white-faced hornet, polistes wasp and ants. See Immunotherapy, Killer bees.

Hymenopteran families

Apidae Honeybees–Apis mellifera–may react to pheromones released by a hivemates and swarm victim

Bombidae Bumblebees are relatively docile and usually have laisez-faire attitude

Formicidae Ants–Solenopsis invicta–en masse, may be fatal

Vespidae Wasps–Chlorion ichneumonidae, hornets–Vespula maculata, yellowjackets–V maculiformis–are less often assocated with allergic reactions than Apidae

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Euglossine bees (Apidae) in Atlantic forest areas of Sao Paulo State, southeastern Brazil.

Rapid assessment of the orchid bee fauna (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Euglossini) in the vicinity of an urban Atlantic Forest remnant in Sao Paulo, Brazil

(2013) revealed richness of AT bases in Cephalotrigona Schwarz, 1940 (Hymenoptera: Apidae), which is in accordance with data presented here.

Heterochromatin distributon and chromosomal mapping of microsatellite repeats in the genome of Frieseomelita stingless bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponini)

Santiago, "Age structure of male Euglossa imperialis (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Euglossini) at nectar and chemical sources in Panama," Journal of Tropical Ecology, vol.

A Preliminary Checklist of the Orchid Bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Euglossini) of Ecuador

Biological activity of some plant essential oils against Varroa destructor (Acari: Varroidae), an ectoparasitic mite of Apis mellifera (Hymenoptera: Apidae).

Evaluation of Few Essential Oils for the Management of Parasitic Bee Mites, Varroa destructor (Acari: Varroidae) in Apis mellifera L. Colonies

Effect of Biotic Factors on the Spatial Distribution of Stingless Bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae, Meliponini) in Fragmented Neotropical Habitats.

DISTRIBUCION ESPACIAL Y HABITOS DE NIDIFICACION DE NANNOTRIGONA MELLARIA (APIDAE: MELIPONINI) EN UNA LOCALIDAD DE CALI (COLOMBIA)

Morphometric analysis of populations of Centris aenea lepeletier (hymenoptera: apidae) from Northeastern Brazil.

On the wings of identification: use of wings morphometry in Melipona species/ Nas asas da identificacao: uso de morfometria da asa em especies de Melipona/ En las alas de la identificacion: el uso de la morfometria de las alas en especies de Melipona

Nesting biology of Centris (Hemisiella) tarsata Smith (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Centridini).

Habito de nidificacion de Centris (Hemisiella) dichrootricha (Hymenoptera: Apidae) en el Cerrado Norte de Brasil

As abelhas eussociais (Hymenoptera: Apidae) visitantes florais em um ecossistema de dunas continentais no medio Rio Sao Francisco, Bahia, Brasil.

Movement of Trigona spinipes (Fabricius) in Mimosa scabrella (Bentham) in function of climatic factors/Movimentacao de Trigona spinipes (Fabricius) na Mimosa scabrella (Bentham) em funcao de fatores climaticos

An update on the distribution and diversity of Bombus in Nebraska (Hymenoptera: Apidae).