{"id":114871,"date":"2026-07-24T16:11:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T10:41:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=114871"},"modified":"2026-07-24T16:11:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T10:41:13","slug":"tetragonula-yikhumensis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/tetragonula-yikhumensis\/","title":{"rendered":"Tetragonula yikhumensis"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Tetragonula yikhumensis Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A team of researchers recently discovered a new species of stingless bee named Tetragonula yikhumensis in Wokha district, Nagaland.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Tetragonula yikhumensis<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a new species of <\/span><b>stingless bee.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was discovered in Wokha district, <\/span><b>Nagaland<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is<\/span><b> named after Yikhum village,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> where it was first collected.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>subterranean species<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that<\/span><b> nests underground <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and is distinguished by its size, unique morphology, and nest architecture.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It measures about <\/span><b>5.59 mm in body length<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, making it the <\/span><b>largest stingless bee recorded in India.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The discovery increases the number of stingless bee species known from India from 25 to 26, while the genus Tetragonula now comprises 18 species in the country.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is only the<\/span><b> second underground-nesting species of the genus<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> documented in <\/span><b>India<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Researchers found that the<\/span><b> colonies <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">were<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">built more than <\/span><b>two metres below the ground.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The nests comprised <\/span><b>distinct chambers for honey, pollen, and brood, protected by hard layers of batumen<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>connected to the surface <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">through<\/span><b> narrow entrance tunnels.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>Lotha community<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in Wokha <\/span><b>refers <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to these subterranean stingless bees as <\/span><b>&#8220;litsuk&#8221;, or &#8220;ground bees&#8221;, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and highly <\/span><b>values their honey<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and<\/span><b> bee pollen for their medicinal properties.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>News: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.easternmirrornagaland.com\/nagaland-researchers-discover-indias-largest-stingless-bee-in-wokha\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">EMN<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tetragonula yikhumensis is a newly discovered stingless bee from Nagaland. 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