Melliferous insects and the uses assigned to their products in the northern Yungas of Salta, Argentina

Melliferous insects and the uses assigned to their products in the northern Yungas of Salta, Argentina

Abstract Background The order Hymenoptera comprises melliferous insects (bees, wasps and bumblebees); among them, stingless bees comprise a diverse group of eusocial insects present in tropical and subtropical areas. Of a total of approximately 500 species, 400 are found in the Neotropics. On the co...

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Main Authors: Fabio Fernando Flores, Norma Inés Hilgert, Liliana Concepción Lupo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-04-01
Series:Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine
Subjects:
Plebeia sp. nov.
Ethnozoology
Diversity
Medicinal uses
Nutraceutical medicine
Stingless bee
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13002-018-0222-y

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