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Checklist for Tribe Meliponini Lepeletier, 1836 (Stingless bees)
and region Cartago (Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
379
4504
7183
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
379
4504
7183
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
365
4458
7095
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
256
3940
6539
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
45
617
975
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
41
605
970
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
17
239
517
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
8
105
212
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyApidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees
50
123
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyApinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees
41
108
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMeliponini
Lepeletier, 1836
Stingless bees
16
37
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cartago
16 Genera with 37 Species
Cephalotrigona Schwarz, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Geotrigona Moure, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Lestrimelitta Friese, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Melipona Illiger, 19192SpeciesTaxom
Nannotrigona Cockerell, 18782SpeciesTaxom
Nogueirapis Moure, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Oxytrigona Cockerell, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Paratrigona Schwarz, 19632SpeciesTaxom
Partamona Schwarz, 19516SpeciesTaxom
Plebeia Schwarz, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Scaptotrigona Moure, 19513SpeciesTaxom
Scaura Schwarz, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Tetragona Lepeletier &..., 19001SpeciesTaxom
Tetragonisca Moure, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Trigona Jurine, 1908Vulture bees9SpeciesTaxom
Trigonisca Moure, 19653SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cartago
37 Species
Cephalotrigona capitata Smith, 1854
Geotrigona lutzi Camargo & Moure, 1996
Lestrimelitta danuncia Oliveira & M..., 2005
Melipona (Michmelia) fuliginosa Lepeletier, 1836
Melipona (Michmelia) panamica Cockerell, 1919
Nannotrigona mellaria Smith, 1862Cut-off cleftclam
Nannotrigona perilampoides Cresson, 1878
Nogueirapis mirandula Cockerell, 1917
Oxytrigona mellicolor Packard, 1869
Paratrigona (Paratrigona) ornaticeps (Schwarz, 1938)⇒ Paratrigona guigliae Moure, 1960
Paratrigona lophocoryphe Moure, 1963
Partamona (Partamona) cupira Smith, 1863
Partamona (Partamona) musarum Cockerell, 1917
Partamona (Partamona) orizabaensis Strand, 1919
Partamona (Partamona) peckolti Friese, 1901
Partamona (Partamona) testacea Klug, 1807
Partamona grandipennis Schwarz, 1951
Plebeia frontalis Friese, 1911
Plebeia jatiformis Cockerell, 1912
Scaptotrigona mexicana Guérin-Ménev..., 1845
Scaptotrigona pectoralis Dalla Torre, 1896
Scaptotrigona subobscuripennis Schwarz, 1951
Scaura argyrea Cockerell, 1912
Tetragona ziegleri Friese, 1900Stingless bee
Tetragonisca angustula Latreille, 1825
Trigona amalthea Olivier, 1789
Trigona corvina Cockerell, 1913
Trigona dallatorreana Friese, 1900
Trigona ferricauda Cockerell, 1917
Trigona fulviventris (Guérin-Ménev..., 1845)⇒ Trigona braueri Friese, 1900
Trigona fuscipennis Friese, 1900
Trigona necrophaga Camargo & Ro..., 1991
Trigona nigerrima Cresson, 1878
Trigona silvestriana Vachal, 1908
Trigonisca (Dolichotrigona) schulthessi Friese, 1900
Trigonisca (Trigonisca) buyssoni Friese, 1902
Trigonisca discolor Wille, 1965


Links, sources and further information
Meliponini at itis.gov