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Checklist for Tribe Meliponini Lepeletier, 1836 (Stingless bees)
and region Bolivia (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
479
7102
18517
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
477
7099
18514
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
457
7021
18357
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
297
5638
15428
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
51
547
1555
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
44
527
1539
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
19
356
1364
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
9
170
515
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyApidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees
76
279
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyApinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees
65
245
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMeliponini
Lepeletier, 1836
Stingless bees
20
92
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Bolivia
20 Genera with 92 Species
Cephalotrigona Schwarz, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Frieseomelitta von Ihering, 18363SpeciesTaxom
Geotrigona Moure, 19964SpeciesTaxom
Lestrimelitta Friese, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Melipona Illiger, 193218SpeciesTaxom
Nannotrigona Cockerell, 18362SpeciesTaxom
Nogueirapis Moure, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Oxytrigona Cockerell, 19003SpeciesTaxom
Paratrigona Schwarz, 19435SpeciesTaxom
Partamona Schwarz, 20039SpeciesTaxom
Plebeia Schwarz, 18936SpeciesTaxom
Ptilotrigona Moure, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Scaptotrigona Moure, 19884SpeciesTaxom
Scaura Schwarz, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Schwarzula Moure, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Tetragona Lepeletier &..., 19002SpeciesTaxom
Tetragonisca Moure, 19382SpeciesTaxom
Tetragonula Moure, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Trigona Jurine, 1900Vulture bees23SpeciesTaxom
Trigonisca Moure, 20052SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Bolivia
92 Species
Cephalotrigona capitata Smith, 1854
Cephalotrigona zexmeniae Cockerell, 1912
Frieseomelitta flavicornis Fabricius, 1798
Frieseomelitta silvestrii Friese, 1902
Frieseomelitta varia Lepeletier, 1836
Geotrigona fulvatra Camargo & Moure, 1996
Geotrigona fulvohirta Friese, 1900
Geotrigona mattogrossensis Ducke, 1925
Geotrigona tellurica Camargo & Moure, 1996
Lestrimelitta rufipes Friese, 1903
Melipona (Eomelipona) marginata Lepeletier, 1836
Melipona (Melikerria) grandis Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Melipona (Melipona) baeri Vachal, 1904
Melipona (Melipona) orbignyi Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Melipona (Michmelia) boliviana Schwarz, 1932
Melipona (Michmelia) fuliginosa Lepeletier, 1836
Melipona (Michmelia) melanoventer Schwarz, 1932
Melipona (Michmelia) nebulosa Camargo, 1988
Melipona (Michmelia) rufiventris Lepeletier, 1836
Melipona (Michmelia) seminigra Friese, 1903
Melipona brachychaeta Moure, 1950Norton stygobromid
Melipona captiosa Moure, 1962
Melipona crinita Moure & Kerr, 1950
Melipona fasciata Latreille, 1811
Melipona fuscata Lepeletier, 1836
Melipona illota Cockerell, 1919
Melipona rufescens Friese, 1900
Melipona tumupasae Schwarz, 1932
Nannotrigona melanocera Schwarz, 1938
Nannotrigona testaceicornis Lepeletier, 1836
Nogueirapis butteli Friese, 1900
Oxytrigona flaveola Friese, 1900
Oxytrigona mulfordi Schwarz, 1948
Oxytrigona obscura Friese, 1900
Paratrigona (Paratrigona) lineata Lepeletier, 1836
Paratrigona (Paratrigona) pacifica Schwarz, 1943
Paratrigona (Paratrigona) prosopiformis Gribodo, 1893
Paratrigona glabella Camargo & Moure, 1994
Paratrigona nuda Schwarz, 1943
Partamona (Partamona) ailyae Camargo, 1980
Partamona (Partamona) combinata Pedro & Camargo, 2003
Partamona (Partamona) cupira Smith, 1863
Partamona (Partamona) epiphytophila Pedro & Camargo, 2003
Partamona (Partamona) mulata Moure, 1980
Partamona (Partamona) subtilis Pedro & Camargo, 2003
Partamona (Partamona) testacea Klug, 1807
Partamona (Partamona) vicina Camargo, 1980
Partamona yungarum Pedro & Camargo, 2003
Plebeia alvarengai Moure, 1995
Plebeia droryana Friese, 1900
Plebeia frontalis Friese, 1911
Plebeia intermedia Wille, 1960
Plebeia kerri Moure, 1950Norton stygobromid
Plebeia minima Gribodo, 1893
Ptilotrigona lurida Smith, 1854
Scaptotrigona depilis Moure, 1942
Scaptotrigona polysticta Moure, 1950Norton stygobromid
Scaptotrigona postica Latreille, 1807
Scaptotrigona tricolorata Camargo, 1988
Scaura latitarsis Friese, 1900
Scaura timida Silvestri, 1902
Schwarzula timida (Silvestri, 1902)⇒ Scaura timida Silvestri, 1902
Tetragona clavipes Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Tetragona goettei Friese, 1900
Tetragonisca angustula Latreille, 1825
Tetragonisca fiebrigi Schwarz, 1938
Tetragonula fuscobalteata Cameron, 1908
Trigona amalthea Olivier, 1789
Trigona amazonensis Ducke, 1916
Trigona angustula (Latreille, 1825)⇒ Tetragonisca angustula Latreille, 1825
Trigona ardaina
Trigona baumgartneri
Trigona branneri Cockerell, 1912
Trigona braueri Friese, 1900
Trigona chanchamayoensis Schwarz, 1948
Trigona cilipes Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Trigona corvina Cockerell, 1913
Trigona crassipes Fabricius, 1793
Trigona dallatorreana Friese, 1900
Trigona dimidiata Smith, 1854
Trigona fulviventris (Guérin-Ménev..., 1845)⇒ Trigona braueri Friese, 1900
Trigona fuscipennis Friese, 1900
Trigona guianae Cockerell, 1912
Trigona hyalinata Lepeletier, 1836
Trigona hypogea Silvestri, 1902
Trigona pallens Fabricius, 1798
Trigona recursa Smith, 1863
Trigona silvestriana Vachal, 1908
Trigona truculenta Almeida, 1985
Trigona williana Friese, 1900
Trigonisca (Dolichotrigona) longitarsis Ducke, 1916
Trigonisca browni Camargo & Pedro, 2005


Links, sources and further information
Meliponini at itis.gov