Which of the following is a stingless bee?

🔑 Key Points
📚 Melipona
→ Stingless bees: They do not present a functional sting, are easy to handle (usually low aggressive/non-stinging), have populous and perennial nests, present marked worker recruitment behavior, and stock a large amount of food.
→ These bees are divided into two tribes:
🐝 Meliponini, which only consists of the genus Melipona
🐝 Trigonini, a species found throughout the tropics.

📌 Important Points
→ Apis dorsata: It is also referred to as the rock bee. Ferocious in nature. It is a giant bee and produces about 38 to 40 kg of honey per colony.
→ Apis indica: Known as the Indian bee. It can be easily domesticated and is commonly used for honey production. The annual yield of honey is 2 to 5 kg per colony.
→ Apis florea: Also called the little bee. It produces about 1 kg of honey per colony per year.
→ Apis mellifera: Also known as the Italian bee.