are these stingless bees?

Pune, India

can anyone identify these?

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Minot, ND

There is superficial resemblance, but the images are not clear enough for me to be certain. You might check out this article:

"Stingless bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponini) of the Indian subcontinent:
Diversity, taxonomy and current status of knowledge"

https://www.researchgate.net/file.PostFileLoader.html?id=583c584fed99e12a5b10d3c1&assetKey=AS%3A433432527413249%401480349775068&hl=sv&sa=T&oi=gga&ct=gga&cd=0&d=4226932538837037200&ei=4cOxXPOME47jmQGGiIfoCg&scisig=AAGBfm05xuXyvefGA9VEj7ihgPn1cY75zw&nossl=1&ws=1067x472&at=Stingless

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