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Checklist for Tribe Meliponini Lepeletier, 1836 (Stingless bees)
and region Cayenne (French Guiana)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
205
1562
2626
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
205
1562
2626
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
193
1533
2588
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
134
1335
2376
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
21
196
478
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
21
196
478
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
11
155
444
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
6
75
191
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyApidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees
49
174
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyApinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees
41
152
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMeliponini
Lepeletier, 1836
Stingless bees
17
56
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cayenne
17 Genera with 56 Species
Cephalotrigona Schwarz, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Duckeola Moure, 19632SpeciesTaxom
Frieseomelitta von Ihering, 19402SpeciesTaxom
Lestrimelitta Friese, 19802SpeciesTaxom
Melipona Illiger, 192012SpeciesTaxom
Meliponula Cockerell, 1934
0SpeciesTaxom
Nannotrigona Cockerell, 18542SpeciesTaxom
Paratrigona Schwarz, 19893SpeciesTaxom
Partamona Schwarz, 19806SpeciesTaxom
Plebeia Schwarz, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Ptilotrigona Moure, 19432SpeciesTaxom
Scaptotrigona Moure, 20222SpeciesTaxom
Scaura Schwarz, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Tetragona Lepeletier &..., 19385SpeciesTaxom
Tetragonisca Moure, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Trigona Jurine, 1900Vulture bees13SpeciesTaxom
Trigonisca Moure, 18041SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cayenne
56 Species
Cephalotrigona capitata Smith, 1854
Duckeola ghilianii Spinola, 1853
Duckeola pavani Moure, 1963
Frieseomelitta flavicornis Fabricius, 1798
Frieseomelitta paranigra Schwarz, 1940
Lestrimelitta glaberrima Oliveira & M..., 2005
Lestrimelitta guyanensis Roubik, 1980
Melipona (Eomelipona) marginata Lepeletier, 1836
Melipona (Melikerria) compressipes Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Melipona (Melikerria) interrupta Latreille, 1811
Melipona (Melipona) favosa Fabricius, 1798
Melipona (Michmelia) fulva Lepeletier, 1836
Melipona (Michmelia) lateralis Erichson, 1848
Melipona (Michmelia) paraensis Ducke, 1916
Melipona (Michmelia) rufiventris Lepeletier, 1836
Melipona bradleyi Schwarz, 1932
Melipona captiosa Moure, 1962
Melipona phenax Cockerell, 1919
Melipona schausi Cockerell, 1920
Nannotrigona perilampoides Cresson, 1878
Nannotrigona punctata Smith, 1854
Paratrigona (Aparatrigona) impunctata Ducke, 1916
Paratrigona femoralis Camargo & Moure, 1994
Paratrigona pannosa Moure, 1989
Partamona (Partamona) auripennis Pedro & Camargo, 2003
Partamona (Partamona) cupira Smith, 1863
Partamona (Partamona) musarum Cockerell, 1917
Partamona (Partamona) nigrior Cockerell, 1925
Partamona (Partamona) testacea Klug, 1807
Partamona (Partamona) vicina Camargo, 1980
Plebeia minima Gribodo, 1893
Ptilotrigona lurida Smith, 1854
Ptilotrigona pereneae Schwarz, 1943
Scaptotrigona fulvicutis Moure, 1964
Scaptotrigona hylaeana Nogueira & S..., 2022
Scaura longula Lepeletier, 1836
Tetragona beebei Schwarz, 1938
Tetragona clavipes Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Tetragona dorsalis Smith, 1854
Tetragona handlirschii Friese, 1900
Tetragona kaieteurensis Schwarz, 1938
Tetragonisca angustula Latreille, 1825
Trigona amazonensis Ducke, 1916
Trigona baumgartneri
Trigona branneri Cockerell, 1912
Trigona cilipes Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Trigona crassipes Fabricius, 1793
Trigona fuscipennis Friese, 1900
Trigona guianae Cockerell, 1912
Trigona hypogea Silvestri, 1902
Trigona pallens Fabricius, 1798
Trigona permodica Almeida, 1992
Trigona recursa Smith, 1863
Trigona sesquipedalis Almeida, 1985
Trigona williana Friese, 1900
Trigonisca (Trigonisca) pediculana Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle


Links, sources and further information
Meliponini at itis.gov