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Checklist for Tribe Meliponini Lepeletier, 1836 (Stingless bees)
and region Africa (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
943
36180
241410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
939
36100
241106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
896
35668
239021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
524
27533
203737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
84
3506
28524
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
72
3385
28118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
28
1338
18163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
10
492
8583
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyApidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees
125
1475
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyApinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees
84
830
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMeliponini
Lepeletier, 1836
Stingless bees
30
113
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Africa
30 Genera with 113 Species
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Apotrigona Moure, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Austroplebeia Moure, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Axestotrigona Moure, 18956SpeciesTaxom
Cephalotrigona Schwarz, 1940
0SpeciesTaxom
Cleptotrigona Moure, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Dactylurina Cockerell, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Frieseomelitta von Ihering, 18362SpeciesTaxom
Geotrigona Moure, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Hypotrigona Cockerell, 19377SpeciesTaxom
Lestrimelitta Friese, 19903SpeciesTaxom
Liotrigona Moure, 014SpeciesTaxom
Lisotrigona Moure, 01SpeciesTaxom
Lophotrigona Moure, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Meliplebeia Moure, 20044SpeciesTaxom
Melipona Illiger, 19116SpeciesTaxom
Meliponula Cockerell, 189515SpeciesTaxom
Mourella Schwarz, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Nannotrigona Cockerell, 18364SpeciesTaxom
Oxytrigona Cockerell, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Paratrigona Schwarz, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Partamona Schwarz, 20035SpeciesTaxom
Plebeia Schwarz, 19955SpeciesTaxom
Plebeiella Moure, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Plebeina Moure, 04SpeciesTaxom
Scaptotrigona Moure, 19515SpeciesTaxom
Schwarzula Moure, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Tetragona Lepeletier &..., 19002SpeciesTaxom
Tetragonisca Moure, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Trigona Jurine, 0Vulture bees16SpeciesTaxom
Trigonisca Moure, 19161SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
113 Species and 1 Subspecies
Apotrigona nebulata Smith, 1854
Austroplebeia cincta Mocsáry, 1898
Axestotrigona cameroonensis Friese, 1900
Axestotrigona erythra Schletterer, 1891
Axestotrigona ferruginea Lepeletier, 1836
Axestotrigona richardsi Darchen, 1981
Axestotrigona simpsoni Moure, 1961
Axestotrigona togoensis Stadelmann, 1895
Cleptotrigona cubiceps Friese, 1912
Dactylurina schmidti Stadelmann, 1895
Dactylurina staudingeri Gribodo, 1893
Frieseomelitta meadewaldoi Cockerell, 1915
Frieseomelitta varia Lepeletier, 1836
Geotrigona lutzi Camargo & Moure, 1996
Hypotrigona (Hypotrigona) braunsi
Hypotrigona araujoi Michener, 1959
Hypotrigona gribodoi Magretti, 1884
Hypotrigona magretti
Hypotrigona penna (Eardley, 2004)⇒ Hypotrigona squamuligera Benoist, 1937
Hypotrigona ruspolii Magretti, 1898
Hypotrigona squamuligera Benoist, 1937
Lestrimelitta (Trigona) cubiceps Friese, 1912
Lestrimelitta danuncia Oliveira & M..., 2005
Lestrimelitta monodonta Camargo & Moure, 1990
Liotrigona baleensis Pauly & Hora, 2013
Liotrigona betsimisaraka Pauly, 2001
Liotrigona bitika Brooks & Mic..., 1988
Liotrigona bottegoi Magretti, 1895
Liotrigona chromensis Pauly, 2001
Liotrigona gabonensis Pauly & Angu..., 2013
Liotrigona kinzelbachi Koch, 2010
Liotrigona madecassa Saussure, 1890
Liotrigona mahafalya Brooks & Mic..., 1988
Liotrigona nilssoni Michener, 1990
Liotrigona parvula Darchen, 1971
Liotrigona vetula ♰ J. S. Moure, 1978
Liotrigona voeltzkovi Friese, 1900
Liotrigona voeltzkowi Friese, 0
Lisotrigona nilssoni
Lophotrigona canifrons Smith, 1857
Meliplebeia beccarii Gribodo, 1879
Meliplebeia gambiana Moure, 1961
Meliplebeia ogouensis (Vachal, 1903)⇒ Meliplebeia beccarii Gribodo, 1879
Meliplebeia roubiki Eardley, 2004
Melipona (Melikerria) beecheii Bennett, 1831
Melipona (Michmelia) rufiventris Lepeletier, 1836
Melipona (Michmelia) scutellaris Latreille, 1811
Melipona alinderi (Alfken, 1929)⇒ Meliplebeia beccarii Gribodo, 1879
Melipona bocandei Spinola, 1853
Melipona subnitida Ducke, 1911
Meliponula (Axestotrigona) cameroonensis (Friese, 1900)⇒ Axestotrigona cameroonensis Friese, 1900
Meliponula (Axestotrigona) erythra (Schletterer, 1891)⇒ Axestotrigona erythra Schletterer, 1891
Meliponula erythra junodi
Meliponula (Axestotrigona) ferruginea (Lepeletier, 1836)⇒ Axestotrigona ferruginea Lepeletier, 1836
Meliponula (Axestotrigona) simpsoni (Moure, 1961)⇒ Axestotrigona simpsoni Moure, 1961
Meliponula (Meliplebeia) beccarii (Gribodo, 1879)⇒ Meliplebeia beccarii Gribodo, 1879
Meliponula (Meliponula) bocandei Spinola, 1853
Meliponula gambiana Moure, 1961
Meliponula griswoldorum Eardley, 2005
Meliponula lendliana Friese, 1900
Meliponula nebulata Smith, 1854
Meliponula ogouensis Vachal, 1903
Meliponula richardsi Darchen, 1981
Meliponula roubiki Eardley, 2005
Meliponula togoensis Stadelmann, 1895
Mourella caerulea Friese, 1900
Nannotrigona melanocera Schwarz, 1938
Nannotrigona mellaria Smith, 1862Cut-off cleftclam
Nannotrigona perilampoides Cresson, 1878
Nannotrigona testaceicornis Lepeletier, 1836
Oxytrigona mellicolor Packard, 1869
Paratrigona (Paratrigona) lineata Lepeletier, 1836
Partamona (Partamona) cupira Smith, 1863
Partamona (Partamona) helleri Friese, 1900
Partamona (Partamona) orizabaensis Strand, 1919
Partamona (Partamona) vicina Camargo, 1980
Partamona littoralis Pedro & Camargo, 2003
Plebeia droryana Friese, 1900
Plebeia emerinoides Silvestri, 1902
Plebeia frontalis Friese, 1911
Plebeia jatiformis Cockerell, 1912
Plebeia poecilochroa Moure & Camargo, 1995
Plebeiella griswoldorum Eardley, 2004
Plebeiella lendliana Friese, 1900
Plebeina armata Magretti, 1895
Plebeina denoiti Friese, 1900
Plebeina hildebrandti (Friese, 1900)⇒ Plebeina armata Magretti, 1895
Plebeina zebra Strand, 0
Scaptotrigona depilis Moure, 1942
Scaptotrigona luteipennis Friese, 1901
Scaptotrigona pectoralis Dalla Torre, 1896
Scaptotrigona polysticta Moure, 1950Norton stygobromid
Scaptotrigona subobscuripennis Schwarz, 1951
Schwarzula timida (Silvestri, 1902)⇒ Scaura timida Silvestri, 1902
Tetragona dorsalis Smith, 1854
Tetragona ziegleri Friese, 1900Stingless bee
Tetragonisca angustula Latreille, 1825
Trigona (Hypotrigona) braunsi
Trigona (Hypotrigona) dominicana ♰ A. Wille, 1964
Trigona (Meliplebeia) denoiti Cockerell, 1934
Trigona amalthea Olivier, 1789
Trigona amazonensis Ducke, 1916
Trigona armata (Magretti, 1895)⇒ Plebeina armata Magretti, 1895
Trigona cincta (Mocsáry, 1898)⇒ Austroplebeia cincta Mocsáry, 1898
Trigona clypeata (Friese, 1909)⇒ Plebeina armata Magretti, 1895
Trigona corvina Cockerell, 1913
Trigona curriei (Cockerell, 1917)⇒ Cleptotrigona cubiceps Friese, 1912
Trigona guianae Cockerell, 1912
Trigona pallens Fabricius, 1798
Trigona recursa Smith, 1863
Trigona silvestriana Vachal, 1908
Trigona spinipes Fabricius, 1793
Trigona togoensis Stadelmann, 0
Trigonisca (Dolichotrigona) longitarsis Ducke, 1916


Links, sources and further information
Meliponini at itis.gov