It could be hard to imagine a stingless bee species, but in fact, they are one of the oldest and most diverse groups of bees in the world [1].
Stingless bees (or simply meliponines), are corbiculate bees that belong to the tribe Meliponini (order Hymenoptera, family Apidae).
There are more than 550 different stingless bee species belonging to dozens of genera that can be found in most tropical and subtropical regions of the world, including Australia, Africa, Southeast Asia, and tropical America [1].