Checklist for Tribe Meliponini Lepeletier, 1836 (Stingless bees)
and region Arenal Volcano National Park (Alajuela, Costa Rica)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 250
2216
2737 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 250
2216
2737 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 238
2169
2630 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 177
1891
2382 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 37
365
412 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 35
361
408 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 15
147
210 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees | 6
48
77 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Apidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees | 26
56 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Apinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees | 24
55 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Meliponini
Lepeletier, 1836
Stingless bees | 12
17 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Arenal Volcano National Park
12 Genera with 17 Species | Lestrimelitta Friese, 2005 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melipona Illiger, 1836 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nannotrigona Cockerell, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nogueirapis Moure, 1917 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oxytrigona Cockerell, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paratrigona Schwarz, 1917 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Partamona Schwarz, 1951 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Plebeia Schwarz, 1912 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Scaptotrigona Moure, 1951 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetragona Lepeletier &..., 1900 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetragonisca Moure, 1825 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trigona Jurine, 1908 | Vulture bees | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Arenal Volcano National Park
17 Species | Lestrimelitta danuncia Oliveira & M..., 2005 | | | Melipona (Michmelia) fuliginosa Lepeletier, 1836 | | | Nannotrigona perilampoides Cresson, 1878 | | | Nogueirapis mirandula Cockerell, 1917 | | | Oxytrigona mellicolor Packard, 1869 | | | Paratrigona (Paratrigona) opaca Cockerell, 1917 | | | Partamona (Partamona) musarum Cockerell, 1917 | | | Partamona (Partamona) orizabaensis Strand, 1919 | | | Partamona grandipennis Schwarz, 1951 | | | Plebeia frontalis Friese, 1911 | | | Plebeia jatiformis Cockerell, 1912 | | | Scaptotrigona subobscuripennis Schwarz, 1951 | | | Tetragona ziegleri Friese, 1900 | Stingless bee | | Tetragonisca angustula Latreille, 1825 | | | Trigona ferricauda Cockerell, 1917 | | | Trigona nigerrima Cresson, 1878 | | | Trigona silvestriana Vachal, 1908 | |
Links, sources and further information Meliponini at itis.gov
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