Checklist for Tribe Meliponini Lepeletier, 1836 (Stingless bees)
and region Caribbean (America)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 657
12365
38331 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 653
12348
38295 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 627
12188
37884 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 383
9584
30287 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 66
1318
4312 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 59
1295
4286 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 23
537
2798 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees | 9
227
1089 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Apidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees | 67
388 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Apinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees | 52
307 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Meliponini
Lepeletier, 1836
Stingless bees | 17
48 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Caribbean
17 Genera with 48 Species | Cephalotrigona Schwarz, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Dactylurina Cockerell, 1934 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Frieseomelitta von Ihering, 1888 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lestrimelitta Friese, 2006 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Lophotrigona Moure, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melipona Illiger, 1811 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Nannotrigona Cockerell, 1878 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Nogueirapis Moure, 1917 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oxytrigona Cockerell, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Partamona Schwarz, 1919 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Plebeia Schwarz, 2003 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Ptilotrigona Moure, 1904 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scaptotrigona Moure, 0 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Tetragona Lepeletier &..., 1900 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tetragonisca Moure, 1825 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trigona Jurine, 0 | Vulture bees | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Trigonisca Moure, 1965 | | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Caribbean
48 Species | Cephalotrigona capitata Smith, 1854 | | | Frieseomelitta paupera Provancher, 1888 | | | Lestrimelitta danuncia Oliveira & M..., 2005 | | | Lestrimelitta limao Smith, 1863 | | | Lestrimelitta mourei Oliveira & M..., 2005 | | | Lestrimelitta spinosa Marchi & Melo, 2006 | | | Lophotrigona canifrons Smith, 1857 | | | Melipona (Melikerria) beecheii Bennett, 1831 | | | Melipona (Melipona) baeri Vachal, 1904 | | | Melipona (Melipona) favosa Fabricius, 1798 | | | Melipona (Melipona) orbignyi Guérin-Ménev..., 1844 | | | Melipona (Melipona) variegatipes Gribodo, 1893 | | | Melipona (Michmelia) fuliginosa Lepeletier, 1836 | | | Melipona (Michmelia) trinitatis Cockerell, 1919 | | | Melipona fasciata Latreille, 1811 | | | Nannotrigona chapadana Schwarz, 1938 | | | Nannotrigona mellaria Smith, 1862 | Cut-off cleftclam | | Nannotrigona perilampoides Cresson, 1878 | | | Nogueirapis mirandula Cockerell, 1917 | | | Oxytrigona mellicolor Packard, 1869 | | | Partamona (Partamona) cupira Smith, 1863 | | | Partamona (Partamona) nigrior Cockerell, 1925 | | | Partamona (Partamona) orizabaensis Strand, 1919 | | | Plebeia droryana Friese, 1900 | | | Plebeia frontalis Friese, 1911 | | | Plebeia mosquito Smith, 1863 | | | Plebeia tobagoensis Melo, 2003 | | | Ptilotrigona occidentalis Schulz, 1904 | | | Scaptotrigona luteipennis Friese, 1901 | | | Scaptotrigona pectoralis Dalla Torre, 1896 | | | Scaptotrigona subobscuripennis Schwarz, 1951 | | | Scaptotrigona wheeleri Cockerell, 1913 | | | Scaptotrigona xanthoptera | | | Tetragona perangulata Cockerell, 1917 | | | Tetragona ziegleri Friese, 1900 | Stingless bee | | Tetragonisca angustula Latreille, 1825 | | | Trigona (Hypotrigona) dominicana ♰ A. Wille, 1964 | | | Trigona amalthea Olivier, 1789 | | | Trigona cearina Vachal, 0 | | | Trigona corvina Cockerell, 1913 | | | Trigona fulviventris (Guérin-Ménev..., 1845) | ⇒ Trigona braueri Friese, 1900 | | Trigona laeviceps (Smith, 1857) | ⇒ Tetragonula laeviceps Smith, 1857 | | Trigona rohwerae | | | Trigona silvestriana Vachal, 1908 | | | Trigona testaccicornis | | | Trigonisca (Trigonisca) buyssoni Friese, 1902 | | | Trigonisca (Trigonisca) pipioli Ayala, 1999 | | | Trigonisca discolor Wille, 1965 | |
Links, sources and further information Meliponini at itis.gov
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