ANÁLISE ETNOSSEMÂNTICA DE NOMES COMUNS DE ABELHAS E VESPAS (INSECTA, HYMENOPTERA) NA TERRA INDÍGENA PANKARARÉ, BAHIA, BRASIL
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https://doi.org/10.26512/les.v14i1.22248Keywords:
Ethnoentomology. Ethnotaxonomy. Traditional knowledge. Semantics.Abstract
This paper focuses on the ethnotaxonomy and significance of bees and wasps to the Pankararé Indians living in a semi-arid zone of the Northeast of the Bahia State, Brazil. The data were obtained by means of open-ended interviews performed with 14 individuals (nine men and five women) from Brejo do Burgo village. A total of 23 ethnospecies were recorded within the ethnocategory “abeia”, the label used for both Apidae and Vespidae. These “abeias” are classified in two groups as “fierce bees” and “mild bees”, and in three intermediate taxa depending upon whether or not they sting and, if so, if they can sting repeatedly. These insects play significant roles in the social, economical, and cultural life of this group.
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