Checklist for Tribe Meliponini Lepeletier, 1836 (Stingless bees)
and region Belize (Central America)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 315
2642
5097 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 315
2642
5097 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 296
2586
4997 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 196
2141
4270 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 34
224
406 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 30
215
402 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 15
143
346 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees | 7
52
77 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Apidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees | 31
62 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Apinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees | 24
51 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Meliponini
Lepeletier, 1836
Stingless bees | 10
22 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Belize
10 Genera with 22 Species | Cephalotrigona Schwarz, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Frieseomelitta von Ihering, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melipona Illiger, 1804 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Nannotrigona Cockerell, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Partamona Schwarz, 1919 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Scaptotrigona Moure, 1896 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Scaura Schwarz, 1900 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetragonisca Moure, 1825 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetragonula Moure, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trigona Jurine, 1908 | Vulture bees | 8 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Belize
22 Species | Cephalotrigona zexmeniae Cockerell, 1912 | | | Frieseomelitta nigra Cresson, 1878 | Stingless bee | | Melipona (Melikerria) beecheii Bennett, 1831 | | | Melipona (Michmelia) belizeae Schwarz, 1932 | | | Melipona ruficrus Latreille, 1804 | | | Nannotrigona perilampoides Cresson, 1878 | | | Partamona (Partamona) bilineata Say, 1837 | | | Partamona (Partamona) cupira Smith, 1863 | | | Partamona (Partamona) orizabaensis Strand, 1919 | | | Scaptotrigona luteipennis Friese, 1901 | | | Scaptotrigona pectoralis Dalla Torre, 1896 | | | Scaura latitarsis Friese, 1900 | | | Tetragonisca angustula Latreille, 1825 | | | Tetragonula laeviceps Smith, 1857 | | | Trigona amalthea Olivier, 1789 | | | Trigona braueri Friese, 1900 | | | Trigona corvina Cockerell, 1913 | | | Trigona fulviventris (Guérin-Ménev..., 1845) | ⇒ Trigona braueri Friese, 1900 | | Trigona fuscipennis Friese, 1900 | | | Trigona guianae Cockerell, 1912 | | | Trigona laeviceps (Smith, 1857) | ⇒ Tetragonula laeviceps Smith, 1857 | | Trigona silvestriana Vachal, 1908 | |
Links, sources and further information Meliponini at itis.gov
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