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Checklist for Tribe Meliponini Lepeletier, 1836 (Stingless bees)
and region Brunca Region (Puntarenas, Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
394
5650
9138
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
393
5649
9138
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
375
5569
9021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
277
4904
8225
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
48
799
1388
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
45
793
1380
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
19
302
740
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
8
115
205
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyApidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees
50
133
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyApinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees
41
120
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMeliponini
Lepeletier, 1836
Stingless bees
17
42
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Brunca Region
17 Genera with 42 Species
Geotrigona Moure, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Lestrimelitta Friese, 20052SpeciesTaxom
Melipona Illiger, 18115SpeciesTaxom
Meliwillea Roubik, Seg..., 19971SpeciesTaxom
Nannotrigona Cockerell, 18782SpeciesTaxom
Nogueirapis Moure, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Oxytrigona Cockerell, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Paratrigona Schwarz, 19382SpeciesTaxom
Partamona Schwarz, 19514SpeciesTaxom
Plebeia Schwarz, 19994SpeciesTaxom
Ptilotrigona Moure, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Scaptotrigona Moure, 19512SpeciesTaxom
Scaura Schwarz, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Tetragona Lepeletier &..., 19003SpeciesTaxom
Tetragonisca Moure, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Trigona Jurine, 1908Vulture bees8SpeciesTaxom
Trigonisca Moure, 19653SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Brunca Region
42 Species
Geotrigona lutzi Camargo & Moure, 1996
Lestrimelitta danuncia Oliveira & M..., 2005
Lestrimelitta mourei Oliveira & M..., 2005
Melipona (Melikerria) beecheii Bennett, 1831
Melipona (Michmelia) fuliginosa Lepeletier, 1836
Melipona (Michmelia) panamica Cockerell, 1919
Melipona carrikeri Cockerell, 1919
Melipona fasciata Latreille, 1811
Meliwillea bivea Roubik, Lobo..., 1997
Nannotrigona mellaria Smith, 1862Cut-off cleftclam
Nannotrigona perilampoides Cresson, 1878
Nogueirapis mirandula Cockerell, 1917
Oxytrigona mellicolor Packard, 1869
Paratrigona (Paratrigona) opaca Cockerell, 1917
Paratrigona (Paratrigona) ornaticeps (Schwarz, 1938)⇒ Paratrigona guigliae Moure, 1960
Partamona (Partamona) cupira Smith, 1863
Partamona (Partamona) musarum Cockerell, 1917
Partamona (Partamona) orizabaensis Strand, 1919
Partamona grandipennis Schwarz, 1951
Plebeia frontalis Friese, 1911
Plebeia jatiformis Cockerell, 1912
Plebeia minima Gribodo, 1893
Plebeia pulchra Ayala, 1999
Ptilotrigona occidentalis Schulz, 1904
Scaptotrigona pectoralis Dalla Torre, 1896
Scaptotrigona subobscuripennis Schwarz, 1951
Scaura argyrea Cockerell, 1912
Tetragona dorsalis Smith, 1854
Tetragona perangulata Cockerell, 1917
Tetragona ziegleri Friese, 1900Stingless bee
Tetragonisca angustula Latreille, 1825
Trigona amalthea Olivier, 1789
Trigona corvina Cockerell, 1913
Trigona fulviventris (Guérin-Ménev..., 1845)⇒ Trigona braueri Friese, 1900
Trigona fuscipennis Friese, 1900
Trigona necrophaga Camargo & Ro..., 1991
Trigona nigerrima Cresson, 1878
Trigona pergangulata
Trigona silvestriana Vachal, 1908
Trigonisca (Dolichotrigona) longitarsis Ducke, 1916
Trigonisca (Trigonisca) pipioli Ayala, 1999
Trigonisca discolor Wille, 1965


Links, sources and further information
Meliponini at itis.gov