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Checklist for Tribe Meliponini Lepeletier, 1836 (Stingless bees)
and region Buenos Aires (Northeast Argentina, Argentina)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
388
4166
6001
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
387
4165
6000
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
378
4124
5911
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
259
3452
4981
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
49
647
979
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
45
641
974
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
18
260
499
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
8
146
300
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyApidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees
67
155
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyApinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees
52
133
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMeliponini
Lepeletier, 1836
Stingless bees
12
28
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Buenos Aires
12 Genera with 28 Species
Lestrimelitta Friese, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Melipona Illiger, 17983SpeciesTaxom
Meliwillea Roubik, Seg..., 19971SpeciesTaxom
Mourella Schwarz, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Nannotrigona Cockerell, 18363SpeciesTaxom
Oxytrigona Cockerell, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Paratrigona Schwarz, 19382SpeciesTaxom
Partamona Schwarz, 19513SpeciesTaxom
Plebeia Schwarz, 19003SpeciesTaxom
Scaptotrigona Moure, 19514SpeciesTaxom
Tetragonisca Moure, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Trigona Jurine, 1908Vulture bees5SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Buenos Aires
28 Species
Lestrimelitta danuncia Oliveira & M..., 2005
Melipona (Melikerria) beecheii Bennett, 1831
Melipona (Melipona) baeri Vachal, 1904
Melipona (Melipona) favosa Fabricius, 1798
Meliwillea bivea Roubik, Lobo..., 1997
Mourella caerulea Friese, 1900
Nannotrigona mellaria Smith, 1862Cut-off cleftclam
Nannotrigona perilampoides Cresson, 1878
Nannotrigona testaceicornis Lepeletier, 1836
Oxytrigona mellicolor Packard, 1869
Paratrigona (Paratrigona) opaca Cockerell, 1917
Paratrigona (Paratrigona) ornaticeps (Schwarz, 1938)⇒ Paratrigona guigliae Moure, 1960
Partamona (Partamona) bilineata Say, 1837
Partamona (Partamona) orizabaensis Strand, 1919
Partamona grandipennis Schwarz, 1951
Plebeia droryana Friese, 1900
Plebeia emerinoides Silvestri, 1902
Plebeia goeldiana Friese, 1900
Scaptotrigona jujuyensis Schrottky, 1911
Scaptotrigona mexicana Guérin-Ménev..., 1845
Scaptotrigona pectoralis Dalla Torre, 1896
Scaptotrigona subobscuripennis Schwarz, 1951
Tetragonisca angustula Latreille, 1825
Trigona corvina Cockerell, 1913
Trigona ferricauda Cockerell, 1917
Trigona fulviventris (Guérin-Ménev..., 1845)⇒ Trigona braueri Friese, 1900
Trigona fuscipennis Friese, 1900
Trigona silvestriana Vachal, 1908


Links, sources and further information
Meliponini at itis.gov