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Checklist for Tribe Meliponini Lepeletier, 1836 (Stingless bees)
and region Argentina (Southern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
686
10351
27232
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
684
10346
27226
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
641
10177
26822
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
398
8221
22592
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
69
1208
3622
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
61
1149
3575
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
25
583
2598
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
9
299
1190
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyApidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees
109
466
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyApinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees
82
375
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMeliponini
Lepeletier, 1836
Stingless bees
18
80
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Argentina
18 Genera with 80 Species
Cephalotrigona Schwarz, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Frieseomelitta von Ihering, 18363SpeciesTaxom
Geniotrigona Moure, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Geotrigona Moure, 18635SpeciesTaxom
Lestrimelitta Friese, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Melipona Illiger, 181110SpeciesTaxom
Mourella Schwarz, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Nannotrigona Cockerell, 18363SpeciesTaxom
Paratrigona Schwarz, 19943SpeciesTaxom
Partamona Schwarz, 19518SpeciesTaxom
Plebeia Schwarz, 190110SpeciesTaxom
Ptilotrigona Moure, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Scaptotrigona Moure, 18077SpeciesTaxom
Schwarzula Moure, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Tetragona Lepeletier &..., 19002SpeciesTaxom
Tetragonisca Moure, 19382SpeciesTaxom
Trigona Jurine, 1985Vulture bees20SpeciesTaxom
Trigonisca Moure, 19161SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Argentina
80 Species
Cephalotrigona capitata Smith, 1854
Frieseomelitta nigra Cresson, 1878Stingless bee
Frieseomelitta silvestrii Friese, 1902
Frieseomelitta varia Lepeletier, 1836
Geniotrigona thoracica Smith, 1857
Geotrigona acapulconis Strand, 1919
Geotrigona argentina Camargo & Moure, 1996
Geotrigona fulvohirta Friese, 1900
Geotrigona mattogrossensis Ducke, 1925
Geotrigona mombuca Smith, 1863
Lestrimelitta danuncia Oliveira & M..., 2005
Melipona (Eomelipona) bicolor Lepeletier, 1836
Melipona (Eomelipona) marginata Lepeletier, 1836
Melipona (Eomelipona) obscurior Moure, 1971
Melipona (Melikerria) grandis Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Melipona (Melipona) baeri Vachal, 1904
Melipona (Melipona) favosa Fabricius, 1798
Melipona (Melipona) orbignyi Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Melipona (Michmelia) rufiventris Lepeletier, 1836
Melipona brachychaeta Moure, 1950Norton stygobromid
Melipona fasciata Latreille, 1811
Mourella caerulea Friese, 1900
Nannotrigona melanocera Schwarz, 1938
Nannotrigona perilampoides Cresson, 1878
Nannotrigona testaceicornis Lepeletier, 1836
Paratrigona (Paratrigona) lineata Lepeletier, 1836
Paratrigona (Paratrigona) prosopiformis Gribodo, 1893
Paratrigona glabella Camargo & Moure, 1994
Partamona (Partamona) bilineata Say, 1837
Partamona (Partamona) combinata Pedro & Camargo, 2003
Partamona (Partamona) cupira Smith, 1863
Partamona (Partamona) mourei Camargo, 1980
Partamona (Partamona) mulata Moure, 1980
Partamona (Partamona) orizabaensis Strand, 1919
Partamona (Partamona) vicina Camargo, 1980
Partamona grandipennis Schwarz, 1951
Plebeia catamarcensis Holmberg, 1903
Plebeia cora Ayala, 1999
Plebeia droryana Friese, 1900
Plebeia emerinoides Silvestri, 1902
Plebeia frontalis Friese, 1911
Plebeia goeldiana Friese, 1900
Plebeia minima Gribodo, 1893
Plebeia molesta Puls, 1869
Plebeia mosquito Smith, 1863
Plebeia nigriceps Friese, 1901
Ptilotrigona lurida Smith, 1854
Scaptotrigona bipunctata Lepeletier, 1836
Scaptotrigona depilis Moure, 1942
Scaptotrigona jujuyensis Schrottky, 1911
Scaptotrigona mexicana Guérin-Ménev..., 1845
Scaptotrigona pectoralis Dalla Torre, 1896
Scaptotrigona polysticta Moure, 1950Norton stygobromid
Scaptotrigona postica Latreille, 1807
Schwarzula timida (Silvestri, 1902)⇒ Scaura timida Silvestri, 1902
Tetragona clavipes Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Tetragona ziegleri Friese, 1900Stingless bee
Tetragonisca angustula Latreille, 1825
Tetragonisca fiebrigi Schwarz, 1938
Trigona amalthea Olivier, 1789
Trigona amazonensis Ducke, 1916
Trigona ardaina
Trigona branneri Cockerell, 1912
Trigona chanchamayoensis Schwarz, 1948
Trigona cilipes Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Trigona corvina Cockerell, 1913
Trigona dallatorreana Friese, 1900
Trigona dimidiata Smith, 1854
Trigona ferricauda Cockerell, 1917
Trigona fulviventris (Guérin-Ménev..., 1845)⇒ Trigona braueri Friese, 1900
Trigona fuscipennis Friese, 1900
Trigona guianae Cockerell, 1912
Trigona hypogea Silvestri, 1902
Trigona nitidula Cockerell, 1917
Trigona pallens Fabricius, 1798
Trigona recursa Smith, 1863
Trigona silvestriana Vachal, 1908
Trigona spinipes Fabricius, 1793
Trigona truculenta Almeida, 1985
Trigonisca (Dolichotrigona) longitarsis Ducke, 1916


Links, sources and further information
Meliponini at itis.gov