Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Bee ID

Posted by Muhammad Mahdi on 10-02-2009 22:40
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A small fly, I think it was a bee. There was a tiny hall in the wall from which the flies were emerging. There were hundreds of the flies on the surface of the wall and they didn't sting me even though they were landing on my body. Each fly was about 7mm long. Pictured in Tanzania.

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Posted by ChrisR on 10-02-2009 22:54
#2
yes - bees - not Diptera so moved to the correct forum ;)

Posted by pierred on 11-02-2009 08:46
#3
It should be Meliponini.

Posted by Muhammad Mahdi on 11-02-2009 16:58
#4
Thanks pierred and sorry Chris for posting in the wrong forum.
Any chance of getting the genus?

Posted by Muhammad Mahdi on 04-04-2009 13:49
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bump!
Any chance of genus?