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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
758
16427
71407
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
755
16419
71389
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
702
16115
70324
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
413
12496
58285
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
71
1531
6334
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
62
1445
6216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
24
722
4845
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
11
343
1721
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyApidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees
133
882
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyApinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees
106
777
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMeliponini
Lepeletier, 1836
Stingless bees
33
261
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Brazil
33 Genera with 261 Species
#ACDFGHLMNOPST
Aphaneura Westwood, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Camargoia Moure, 19113SpeciesTaxom
Celetrigona Moure, 20093SpeciesTaxom
Cephalotrigona Schwarz, 19123SpeciesTaxom
Dactylurina Cockerell, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Duckeola Moure, 19632SpeciesTaxom
Friesella Moure, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Frieseomelitta von Ihering, 183613SpeciesTaxom
Geniotrigona Moure, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Geotrigona Moure, 199610SpeciesTaxom
Hypotrigona Cockerell, 1934
0SpeciesTaxom
Lestrimelitta Friese, 200611SpeciesTaxom
Leurotrigona Moure, 19873SpeciesTaxom
Melipona Illiger, 192048SpeciesTaxom
Meliwillea Roubik, Seg..., 19971SpeciesTaxom
Mourella Schwarz, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Nannotrigona Cockerell, 18366SpeciesTaxom
Nogueirapis Moure, 19173SpeciesTaxom
Oxytrigona Cockerell, 18636SpeciesTaxom
Paratrigona Schwarz, 194718SpeciesTaxom
Partamona Schwarz, 200324SpeciesTaxom
Plebeia Schwarz, 198918SpeciesTaxom
Ptilotrigona Moure, 19432SpeciesTaxom
Scaptotrigona Moure, 195011SpeciesTaxom
Scaura Schwarz, 19025SpeciesTaxom
Schwarziana Moure, 18362SpeciesTaxom
Schwarzula Moure, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Tetragona Lepeletier &..., 190011SpeciesTaxom
Tetragonisca Moure, 19433SpeciesTaxom
Tetragonula Moure, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Trichotrigona Camargo & Moure, 19832SpeciesTaxom
Trigona Jurine, 1900Vulture bees29SpeciesTaxom
Trigonisca Moure, 200716SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Brazil
261 Species
Aphaneura rufescens Westwood, 1832
Camargoia camargoi Moure, 1989
Camargoia nordestina Camargo, 1996
Camargoia pilicornis Ducke, 1911
Celetrigona euclydiana Camargo & Pedro, 2009
Celetrigona hirsuticornis Camargo & Pedro, 2009
Celetrigona manauara (Camargo & Pedro, 2009)⇒ Trigonisca manauara Camargo & Pedro, 2009
Cephalotrigona capitata Smith, 1854
Cephalotrigona femorata Smith, 1854
Cephalotrigona zexmeniae Cockerell, 1912
Dactylurina staudingeri Gribodo, 1893
Duckeola ghilianii Spinola, 1853
Duckeola pavani Moure, 1963
Friesella schrottkyi Friese, 1900
Frieseomelitta doederleini Friese, 1900
Frieseomelitta flavicornis Fabricius, 1798
Frieseomelitta francoi Moure, 1946
Frieseomelitta languida Moure, 1989
Frieseomelitta longipes Smith, 1854
Frieseomelitta meadewaldoi Cockerell, 1915
Frieseomelitta modesta
Frieseomelitta paranigra Schwarz, 1940
Frieseomelitta paupera Provancher, 1888
Frieseomelitta portoi Friese, 1900
Frieseomelitta silvestrii Friese, 1902
Frieseomelitta trichocerata Moure, 1988
Frieseomelitta varia Lepeletier, 1836
Geniotrigona thoracica Smith, 1857
Geotrigona aequinoctialis Ducke, 1925
Geotrigona fulvohirta Friese, 1900
Geotrigona kwyrakai Camargo & Moure, 1996
Geotrigona mattogrossensis Ducke, 1925
Geotrigona mombuca Smith, 1863
Geotrigona subfulva Camargo & Moure, 1996
Geotrigona subgrisea Cockerell, 1920
Geotrigona subnigra Schwarz, 1940
Geotrigona subterranea Friese, 1901
Geotrigona xanthopoda Camargo & Moure, 1996
Lestrimelitta ciliata Marchi & Melo, 2006
Lestrimelitta ehrhardti Friese, 1931
Lestrimelitta glabrata Camargo & Moure, 1990
Lestrimelitta limao Smith, 1863
Lestrimelitta maracaia Marchi & Melo, 2006
Lestrimelitta monodonta Camargo & Moure, 1990
Lestrimelitta nana Melo, 2003
Lestrimelitta rufa Friese, 1903
Lestrimelitta rufipes Friese, 1903
Lestrimelitta similis Marchi & Melo, 2006
Lestrimelitta sulina Marchi & Melo, 2006
Leurotrigona gracilis Pedro & Camargo, 2009
Leurotrigona muelleri Friese, 1900
Leurotrigona pusilla Moure & Camargo, 1987
Melipona (Eomelipona) asilvai Moure, 1971
Melipona (Eomelipona) bicolor Lepeletier, 1836
Melipona (Eomelipona) illustris (Schwarz, 1932)⇒ Melipona bradleyi Schwarz, 1932
Melipona (Eomelipona) marginata Lepeletier, 1836
Melipona (Eomelipona) obscurior Moure, 1971
Melipona (Eomelipona) ogilviei Schwarz, 1932
Melipona (Eomelipona) puncticollis Friese, 1902
Melipona (Eomelipona) torrida Friese, 1917
Melipona (Melikerria) compressipes Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Melipona (Melikerria) fasciculata Smith, 1854
Melipona (Melikerria) grandis Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Melipona (Melikerria) interrupta Latreille, 1811
Melipona (Melikerria) quinquefasciata Lepeletier, 1836
Melipona (Melikerria) triplaridis Cockerell, 1925
Melipona (Melipona) favosa Fabricius, 1798
Melipona (Melipona) mandacaia Smith, 1863
Melipona (Melipona) orbignyi Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Melipona (Melipona) peruviana Friese, 1900
Melipona (Melipona) quadrifasciata Lepeletier, 1836Stingless bee
Melipona (Michmelia) boliviana Schwarz, 1932
Melipona (Michmelia) capixaba Moure & Camargo, 1995
Melipona (Michmelia) eburnea Friese, 1900
Melipona (Michmelia) fuliginosa Lepeletier, 1836
Melipona (Michmelia) fulva Lepeletier, 1836
Melipona (Michmelia) fuscopilosa Moure & Kerr, 1950
Melipona (Michmelia) lateralis Erichson, 1848
Melipona (Michmelia) melanoventer Schwarz, 1932
Melipona (Michmelia) nebulosa Camargo, 1988
Melipona (Michmelia) paraensis Ducke, 1916
Melipona (Michmelia) rufiventris Lepeletier, 1836
Melipona (Michmelia) scutellaris Latreille, 1811
Melipona (Michmelia) seminigra Friese, 1903
Melipona amazonica Schulz, 1905
Melipona anthidioides Lepeletier, 1836
Melipona bonitensis Cockerell, 1920
Melipona brachychaeta Moure, 1950Norton stygobromid
Melipona bradleyi Schwarz, 1932
Melipona captiosa Moure, 1962
Melipona crinita Moure & Kerr, 1950
Melipona dubia Moure & Kerr, 1950
Melipona fasciata Latreille, 1811
Melipona flavolineata Friese, 1900
Melipona manaosensis (Schwarz, 1932)⇒ Melipona interrupta Latreille, 1811
Melipona mondury Smith, 1863
Melipona phenax Cockerell, 1919
Melipona schwarzi Moure, 1963
Melipona subnitida Ducke, 1911
Melipona vulpina Cockerell, 1920
Meliwillea bivea Roubik, Lobo..., 1997
Mourella caerulea Friese, 1900
Nannotrigona chapadana Schwarz, 1938
Nannotrigona melanocera Schwarz, 1938
Nannotrigona minuta Lepeletier, 1836
Nannotrigona punctata Smith, 1854
Nannotrigona schultzei Friese, 1901
Nannotrigona testaceicornis Lepeletier, 1836
Nogueirapis butteli Friese, 1900
Nogueirapis minor Moure & Camargo, 1982
Nogueirapis mirandula Cockerell, 1917
Oxytrigona flaveola Friese, 1900
Oxytrigona ignis Camargo, 1984
Oxytrigona mediorufa Cockerell, 1913
Oxytrigona mulfordi Schwarz, 1948
Oxytrigona obscura Friese, 1900
Oxytrigona tataira Smith, 1863
Paratrigona (Aparatrigona) impunctata Ducke, 1916
Paratrigona (Paratrigona) lineata Lepeletier, 1836
Paratrigona (Paratrigona) opaca Cockerell, 1917
Paratrigona (Paratrigona) pacifica Schwarz, 1943
Paratrigona (Paratrigona) prosopiformis Gribodo, 1893
Paratrigona catabolonota Camargo & Moure, 1994
Paratrigona compsa Camargo & Moure, 1994
Paratrigona euxanthospila Camargo & Moure, 1994
Paratrigona haeckeli Friese, 1900
Paratrigona incerta Camargo & Moure, 1994
Paratrigona lineatifrons Schwarz, 1938
Paratrigona lophocoryphe Moure, 1963
Paratrigona melanaspis Camargo & Moure, 1994
Paratrigona myrmecophila Moure, 1989
Paratrigona nuda Schwarz, 1943
Paratrigona pannosa Moure, 1989
Paratrigona peltata Spinola, 1853
Paratrigona subnuda Moure, 1947
Partamona (Partamona) ailyae Camargo, 1980
Partamona (Partamona) auripennis Pedro & Camargo, 2003
Partamona (Partamona) batesi Pedro & Camargo, 2003
Partamona (Partamona) chapadicola Pedro & Camargo, 2003
Partamona (Partamona) combinata Pedro & Camargo, 2003
Partamona (Partamona) cupira Smith, 1863
Partamona (Partamona) epiphytophila Pedro & Camargo, 2003
Partamona (Partamona) ferreirai Pedro & Camargo, 2003
Partamona (Partamona) gregaria Pedro & Camargo, 2003
Partamona (Partamona) helleri Friese, 1900
Partamona (Partamona) mourei Camargo, 1980
Partamona (Partamona) mulata Moure, 1980
Partamona (Partamona) musarum Cockerell, 1917
Partamona (Partamona) nhambiquara Pedro & Camargo, 2003
Partamona (Partamona) nigrior Cockerell, 1925
Partamona (Partamona) pearsoni Schwarz, 1938
Partamona (Partamona) rustica Pedro & Camargo, 2003
Partamona (Partamona) seridoensis Pedro & Camargo, 2003
Partamona (Partamona) subtilis Pedro & Camargo, 2003
Partamona (Partamona) testacea Klug, 1807
Partamona (Partamona) vicina Camargo, 1980
Partamona criptica Pedro & Camargo, 2003
Partamona littoralis Pedro & Camargo, 2003
Partamona sooretamae Pedro & Camargo, 2003
Plebeia alvarengai Moure, 1995
Plebeia catamarcensis Holmberg, 1903
Plebeia droryana Friese, 1900
Plebeia emerina Friese, 1900
Plebeia flavocincta Cockerell, 1912
Plebeia goeldiana Friese, 1900
Plebeia julianii Moure, 1962
Plebeia kerri Moure, 1950Norton stygobromid
Plebeia margaritae Moure, 1962
Plebeia meridionalis Ducke, 1916
Plebeia minima Gribodo, 1893
Plebeia mosquito Smith, 1863
Plebeia nigriceps Friese, 1901
Plebeia poecilochroa Moure & Camargo, 1995
Plebeia remota Holmberg, 1903
Plebeia saiqui Friese, 1900
Plebeia variicolor Ducke, 1916
Plebeia wittmanni Moure & Camargo, 1989
Ptilotrigona lurida Smith, 1854
Ptilotrigona pereneae Schwarz, 1943
Scaptotrigona affabra Moure, 1989
Scaptotrigona bipunctata Lepeletier, 1836
Scaptotrigona depilis Moure, 1942
Scaptotrigona fulvicutis Moure, 1964
Scaptotrigona hylaeana Nogueira & S..., 2022
Scaptotrigona jujuyensis Schrottky, 1911
Scaptotrigona polysticta Moure, 1950Norton stygobromid
Scaptotrigona postica Latreille, 1807
Scaptotrigona tricolorata Camargo, 1988
Scaptotrigona tubiba Smith, 1863
Scaptotrigona xanthotricha Moure, 1950Norton stygobromid
Scaura atlantica Melo, 2004
Scaura latitarsis Friese, 1900
Scaura longula Lepeletier, 1836
Scaura tenuis Ducke, 1916
Scaura timida Silvestri, 1902
Schwarziana mourei Melo, 2003
Schwarziana quadripunctata Lepeletier, 1836
Schwarzula coccidophila (Camargo & Pedro, 2002)⇒ Scaura coccidophila Camargo & Pedro, 2002
Schwarzula timida (Silvestri, 1902)⇒ Scaura timida Silvestri, 1902
Tetragona beebei Schwarz, 1938
Tetragona clavipes Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Tetragona dorsalis Smith, 1854
Tetragona essequiboensis Schwarz, 1940
Tetragona goettei Friese, 1900
Tetragona handlirschii Friese, 1900
Tetragona kaieteurensis Schwarz, 1938
Tetragona perangulata Cockerell, 1917
Tetragona quadrangula Lepeletier, 1836
Tetragona truncata Moure, 1971
Tetragona ziegleri Friese, 1900Stingless bee
Tetragonisca angustula Latreille, 1825
Tetragonisca fiebrigi Schwarz, 1938
Tetragonisca weyrauchi Schwarz, 1943
Tetragonula fuscobalteata Cameron, 1908
Trichotrigona camargoiana Pedro & Cord..., 2015
Trichotrigona extranea Camargo & Moure, 1983
Trigona albipennis Almeida, 1992
Trigona amalthea Olivier, 1789
Trigona amazonensis Ducke, 1916
Trigona ardaina
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 lacteipennis Friese, 1900
Trigona mazucatoi (Almeida, 1992)⇒ Trigona cilipes Fabricius, 1804
Trigona pallens Fabricius, 1798
Trigona permodica Almeida, 1992
Trigona postica Latreille, 1807
Trigona recursa Smith, 1863
Trigona rhodoptera Cockerell, 1912
Trigona sesquipedalis Almeida, 1985
Trigona sevocans Cockerell, 1922
Trigona spinipes Fabricius, 1793
Trigona truculenta Almeida, 1985
Trigona williana Friese, 1900
Trigonisca (Dolichotrigona) longitarsis Ducke, 1916
Trigonisca (Trigonisca) pediculana Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Trigonisca atomaria Cockerell, 1917
Trigonisca browni Camargo & Pedro, 2005
Trigonisca ceophloei Schwarz, 1938
Trigonisca dobzhanskyi Moure, 1950
Trigonisca flavicans Moure, 1950
Trigonisca fraissei Friese, 1901
Trigonisca graeffei Friese, 1900
Trigonisca hirticornis Albuquerque ..., 2007
Trigonisca intermedia Moure, 1989
Trigonisca longicornis Friese, 1903
Trigonisca meridionalis Albuquerque ..., 2007
Trigonisca nataliae Moure, 1950
Trigonisca unidentata Albuquerque ..., 2007
Trigonisca vitrifrons Albuquerque ..., 2007


Links, sources and further information
Meliponini at itis.gov