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A fact from Eulaema meriana appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 19 March 2014 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
Did you know... that the female orchid bee Eulaema meriana(pictured) visits the male at his lek?
The Biology section states, "At intervals [the male bee] takes off and flies a few metres away from the perch before looping back to land close to its previous spot." Are there any studies on whether this might disperse fragrance or pheromones? --Piledhigheranddeeper (talk) 13:49, 19 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]
I think not. There was information that the loop was larger if there were other male territories in close proximity, so perhaps the purpose of the flight is to advertise the male's presence to any passing female. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 14:05, 19 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Recent Edits
I added a few sections to this article. I added a few details to the descriptive overview and introduction. Additionally I added a section on Taxonomy and Phylogeny, some details about the colony, and behavior within the species. A short section on interaction with parasites was also added. Anything that was present before my edits was moved into the appropriate sections, and were not deleted to respect the original users' contributions. (talk) 23:35, 26 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
I am a student at Washington University in St. Louis and will be editing and making comments on this article for a behavioral ecology class.
A general comment is that Eulaema meriana should be shortened to E. meriana or El. meriana
I would recommend rewording the Description section, particularly the first paragraph where you describe the bee's physical appearance.
I also recommend editing the Taxonomy and Phylogeny section as many of the details given in the middle of the paragraph don't quite fit this section. Also, I'm unclear as to what you mean by "They are the only group among corbiculate bees that are not eusocial bees." It's unclear pronoun use. Does they refer to orchid bees, your bee or something else because Eulaema meriana is not the only non-eusocial corbiculate bee.
To help clarify your Distribution section I'd recommend adding a map of the geographical distribution of your bee. You may also want to move details about orchid bees from the Taxo section to this one. The Taxo and Distribution sections are a bit confusing as you talk both about Eulaema meriana specifically, but also more generally about the Euglossini tribe.
In the pollination section, which genus are you referring to in "In more primitive species in this genus"? I believe you mean Eulaema, but it is unclear. In the last sentence of this section, are you saying that Eulaema meriana is necessary to pollinate orchids, brazil nut tree flowers or both?
In the nest section I made minor wording edits, though you may want to go back and see if you can make things flow better. I deleted a sentence as it was repetitive in this section. Could you add in the brood cell size?
