Caíque Barcellos da Silvahttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2404-066X,^1,* Anna Pazini Hautequestthttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9889-5388,^1,** Vanessa Ribeiro Matoshttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7196-9562,^1,*** Cláudia Barbieri Ferreira Mendonçahttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4219-6147,^2,**** Vania Goncalves Lourenço Esteveshttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2803-6027,^2,***** Leandro Freitashttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4146-2514,^3,****** Maria Cristina Gaglianonehttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9206-2895<sup>1,*******

1</sup>Laboratório de Ciências Ambientais – Centro de Biociências e Biotecnologia, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
²Laboratório de Palinologia, Horto Botânico, Quinta da Boa Vista, Departamento de Botânica, Museu Nacional, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
³Instituto de Pesquisas Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

^*Caique B. Silva has an undergraduate degree in biological sciences and a master's degree in ecology and natural resources from the State University of Northern Rio de Janeiro Darcy Ribeiro. He conducted his master's research with an emphasis on the trophic niche of stingless bees in agricultural areas, and he has experience in bee ecology in urban areas. He has developed extension projects in the area of environmental education and the importance of bees for pollination.
^**Anna P. Hautequestt has an undergraduate degree in biological sciences with an emphasis on environmental sciences, and has a master's degree and PhD in ecology and natural resources from the State University of Northern Rio de Janeiro Darcy Ribeiro. Her research has focused on the ecology of bees involved in the pollination of agricultural crops, the impact of pollination on agricultural productivity, palynology applied to ecology, and insect–plant interactions. Additionally, she has developed extension projects in environmental education involving bees and their importance in pollination.
^***Vanessa R. Matos has an undergraduate degree in biological sciences from the UNIJORGE, and a master's degree and PhD in botany from the State University of Feira de Santana. Matos has developed research at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, acting in the identification of pollen found in samples collected from Island Barro Colorado (Panama), and was a postdoctoral fellow at the Federal University of Mato Grosso (UFMT), conducting research on palynological identification: the modern (Quaternary) and the fossil (Tertiary and ancient). Matos is currently doing postdoctoral work at the Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro in the area of applied ecology.
^****Claudia Barbieri Ferreira Mendonca is an associate professor in the Department of Botany of the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Museu Nacional, and is a research fellow at Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) She graduated in biological sciences and obtained a master's and PhD in biological sciences (botany) from the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Museu Nacional (1999/2006). Her research involves the palynology of the current flora in several Brazilian ecosystems.
^*****Vania GonÇalves LourenÇo Esteves is a titular professor in the Department of Botany of the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Museu Nacional, and is a research fellow at Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq). She graduated in biological sciences (botany) from the Universidade do Estado da Guanabara (1974), and received a master's in botany (palynology) from the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Museu Nacional (1981), and a PhD in biological sciences (palynology) from the Universidade de São Paulo (1994). Her research involves the palynology of the current flora in several Brazilian ecosystems.
^******Leandro Freitas is a biologist, holding both master's and doctoral degrees in botany. As a senior researcher at the Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden, he conducts research and guides students in several Neotropical ecosystems. His primary focus lies in the realm of mutualistic interactions, delving into eco-evolutionary investigations on the pollination dynamics of native species and the role pollinators play in delivering ecosystem services.
^*******Maria Cristina Gaglianone has an undergraduate degree in biological sciences, and a master's and PhD in entomology from the University of São Paulo. She is an associated professor at the Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro and supervises students in ecology. Her main research interests are bee ecology and bee–plant interactions in natural and agricultural ecosystems.