Scaptotrigona mexicana
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Scaptotrigona mexicana is a species of stingless bee that lives throughout Mexico and is part of the Meliponini tribe. This species is sometimes termed "Pisil Nekmej" and is extensively studied for its medicinal purposes. This species is considered common and abundant throughout Mexico and it has been noted to thrive in tropical environments.
S. mexicana is part of the family Apidae and is in the tribe Meliponini. This species was named by Félix Édouard Guérin-Méneville in 1845. S. mexicana is composed of a queen, female workers, and males within each colony. The males of this species are haploid and the queens single mate, resulting in reproductive colonies throughout the year. This species has been noted to be stingless and have strong jaws with which to bite.
The queen is noted to focus on single mating, and colonies are often formed within areas where virgin queens are thought to settle in. The male bees are able to distinguish between a physogastric and a virgin queen, allowing them to strategically form a colony in a place where reproductive success is greater.
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| 1 | Guatemala City | 🇬🇹 Guatemala |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Mexican Robust-Stingless Bee sighting in Guatemala City on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 54th most-seen of the 87 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August and September
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Mexican Robust-Stingless Bee in Guatemala City on a given day, against under 5% in July and October–April, the lowest months. Those are among Guatemala City's wettest months, with about 230 mm of rain a month against 5 mm in January.
Only Guatemala City, in our data
Guatemala City is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Mexican Robust-Stingless Bee sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Apidae
The closest relatives of the Mexican Robust-Stingless Bee that you can see in Guatemala City (family Apidae, Honey Bees, Bumble Bees, and Allies) are Red-Tailed Stingless Bee (about 50%), Mexican Bumble Bee (about 30%) and Narrow Stingless Bee (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Mexican Robust-Stingless Bee is recorded against all the insects logged in Guatemala City (6 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
