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A re‐evaluation of the phylogenetic relationships in the Apidae (Hymenoptera)
Author(s) -
SIRIKIMSEY LYNN
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
systematic entomology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.552
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1365-3113
pISSN - 0307-6970
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-3113.1984.tb00519.x
Subject(s) - apidae , biology , hymenoptera , phylogenetic tree , zoology , sister group , clade , genetics , gene
. The relationships between the four tribes in the bee family Apidae are re‐examined. Characteristics of the postgena, presternum, antenna cleaner, arolium, female hind tibia and male genitalia, among others, support the placement of these tribes in three subfamilies: Meliponinae (Meliponini), Apinae (Apini) and Bombinae (Euglossini + Bombini). The Apinae is the sister group of the Bombinae. This tribal arrangement was originally proposed, using different characteristics, by Winston & Michener (1977).