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Checklist for Tribe Meliponini Lepeletier, 1836 (Stingless bees)
and region Central America (America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
710
16634
69910
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
706
16624
69896
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
676
16402
69012
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
408
13022
57717
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
74
1820
10064
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
66
1760
10005
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
26
701
6125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
10
348
3716
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyApidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees
113
1160
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyApinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees
88
906
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMeliponini
Lepeletier, 1836
Stingless bees
22
152
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Central America
22 Genera with 152 Species
#CFGLMNOPST
Cephalotrigona Schwarz, 19124SpeciesTaxom
Frieseomelitta von Ihering, 18882SpeciesTaxom
Geotrigona Moure, 19965SpeciesTaxom
Lestrimelitta Friese, 19995SpeciesTaxom
Melipona Illiger, 180428SpeciesTaxom
Meliwillea Roubik, Seg..., 19971SpeciesTaxom
Nannotrigona Cockerell, 19223SpeciesTaxom
Nogueirapis Moure, 19174SpeciesTaxom
Oxytrigona Cockerell, 18694SpeciesTaxom
Paratrigona Schwarz, 19387SpeciesTaxom
Paratrigonoides Camargo & Ro..., 2005
0SpeciesTaxom
Partamona Schwarz, 199710SpeciesTaxom
Plebeia Schwarz, 196919SpeciesTaxom
Plebeina Moure, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Ptilotrigona Moure, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Scaptotrigona Moure, 09SpeciesTaxom
Scaura Schwarz, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Tetragona Lepeletier &..., 19006SpeciesTaxom
Tetragonisca Moure, 19383SpeciesTaxom
Tetragonula Moure, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Trigona Jurine, 1911Vulture bees27SpeciesTaxom
Trigonisca Moure, 200710SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central America
152 Species and 1 Subspecies
Cephalotrigona capitata Smith, 1854
Cephalotrigona eburneiventer Schwarz, 1948
Cephalotrigona oaxacana Ayala, 1999
Cephalotrigona zexmeniae Cockerell, 1912
Frieseomelitta nigra Cresson, 1878Stingless bee
Frieseomelitta paupera Provancher, 1888
Geotrigona acapulconis Strand, 1919
Geotrigona chiriquiensis Schwarz, 1951
Geotrigona kraussi Schwarz, 1951
Geotrigona lutzi Camargo & Moure, 1996
Geotrigona terricola Camargo & Moure, 1996
Lestrimelitta chamelensis Ayala, 1999
Lestrimelitta danuncia Oliveira & M..., 2005
Lestrimelitta limao Smith, 1863
Lestrimelitta mourei Oliveira & M..., 2005
Lestrimelitta niitkib Ayala, 1999
Melipona (Eomelipona) marginata Lepeletier, 1836
Melipona marginata marginata Lepeletier, 1836
Melipona (Eomelipona) micheneri Schwarz, 1951
Melipona (Eomelipona) torrida Friese, 1917
Melipona (Melikerria) beecheii Bennett, 1831
Melipona (Melikerria) compressipes Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Melipona (Melikerria) triplaridis Cockerell, 1925
Melipona (Melipona) favosa Fabricius, 1798
Melipona (Melipona) orbignyi Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Melipona (Melipona) yucatanica Camargo, Mou..., 1988
Melipona (Michmelia) belizeae Schwarz, 1932
Melipona (Michmelia) fallax Camargo & Pedro, 2008
Melipona (Michmelia) fuliginosa Lepeletier, 1836
Melipona (Michmelia) fulva Lepeletier, 1836
Melipona (Michmelia) indecisa Cockerell, 1919
Melipona (Michmelia) lateralis Erichson, 1848
Melipona (Michmelia) panamica Cockerell, 1919
Melipona (Michmelia) solani Cockerell, 1912
Melipona carrikeri Cockerell, 1919
Melipona colimana Ayala, 1999
Melipona costaricensis Cockerell, 1919
Melipona crinita Moure & Kerr, 1950
Melipona fasciata Latreille, 1811
Melipona flavolineata Friese, 1900
Melipona insularis Roubik & Cam..., 2012
Melipona lupitae Ayala, 1999
Melipona phenax Cockerell, 1919
Melipona ruficrus Latreille, 1804
Meliwillea bivea Roubik, Lobo..., 1997
Nannotrigona mellaria Smith, 1862Cut-off cleftclam
Nannotrigona perilampoides Cresson, 1878
Nannotrigona tristella Cockerell, 1922
Nogueirapis butteli Friese, 1900
Nogueirapis costaricana Ayala & Engel, 2014
Nogueirapis minor Moure & Camargo, 1982
Nogueirapis mirandula Cockerell, 1917
Oxytrigona daemoniaca Camargo, 1984
Oxytrigona isthmina Gonzalez & R..., 2008
Oxytrigona mediorufa Cockerell, 1913
Oxytrigona mellicolor Packard, 1869
Paratrigona (Aparatrigona) isopterophila Schwarz, 1934
Paratrigona (Paratrigona) guatemalensis Schwarz, 1938
Paratrigona (Paratrigona) opaca Cockerell, 1917
Paratrigona (Paratrigona) ornaticeps (Schwarz, 1938)⇒ Paratrigona guigliae Moure, 1960
Paratrigona guigliae Moure, 1960
Paratrigona lophocoryphe Moure, 1963
Paratrigona lundelli Schwarz, 1938
Partamona (Partamona) bilineata Say, 1837
Partamona (Partamona) cupira Smith, 1863
Partamona (Partamona) epiphytophila Pedro & Camargo, 2003
Partamona (Partamona) musarum Cockerell, 1917
Partamona (Partamona) orizabaensis Strand, 1919
Partamona (Partamona) peckolti Friese, 1901
Partamona (Partamona) testacea Klug, 1807
Partamona aequatoriana Camargo, 1980
Partamona grandipennis Schwarz, 1951
Partamona xanthogastra Pedro & Camargo, 1997
Plebeia cora Ayala, 1999
Plebeia domiciliorum (Schwarz, 1934)⇒ Plebeia franki Friese, 1900
Plebeia droryana Friese, 1900
Plebeia flavocincta Cockerell, 1912
Plebeia franki Friese, 1900Stingless bee
Plebeia frontalis Friese, 1911
Plebeia fulvopilosa Ayala, 1999
Plebeia jatiformis Cockerell, 1912
Plebeia llorentei Ayala, 1999
Plebeia manantlensis Ayala, 1999
Plebeia melanica Ayala, 1999
Plebeia mexica Ayala, 1999
Plebeia minima Gribodo, 1893
Plebeia molesta Puls, 1869
Plebeia mosquito Smith, 1863
Plebeia moureana Ayala, 1999
Plebeia parkeri Ayala, 1999
Plebeia pulchra Ayala, 1999
Plebeia tica Wille, 1969
Plebeina armata Magretti, 1895
Ptilotrigona lurida Smith, 1854
Ptilotrigona occidentalis Schulz, 1904
Scaptotrigona affabra Moure, 1989
Scaptotrigona barrocoloradensis Schwarz, 1951
Scaptotrigona hellwegeri Friese, 1900
Scaptotrigona luteipennis Friese, 1901
Scaptotrigona mexicana Guérin-Ménev..., 1845
Scaptotrigona pectoralis Dalla Torre, 1896
Scaptotrigona subobscuripennis Schwarz, 1951
Scaptotrigona wheeleri Cockerell, 1913
Scaptotrigona xanthoptera
Scaura argyrea Cockerell, 1912
Scaura latitarsis Friese, 1900
Tetragona beebei Schwarz, 1938
Tetragona clavipes Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Tetragona dorsalis Smith, 1854
Tetragona mayarum Cockerell, 1912
Tetragona perangulata Cockerell, 1917
Tetragona ziegleri Friese, 1900Stingless bee
Tetragonisca angustula Latreille, 1825
Tetragonisca buchwaldi Friese, 1925
Tetragonisca fiebrigi Schwarz, 1938
Tetragonula laeviceps Smith, 1857
Trigona amalthea Olivier, 1789
Trigona angustula (Latreille, 1825)⇒ Tetragonisca angustula Latreille, 1825
Trigona braueri Friese, 1900
Trigona capitata Smith, F., 1854
Trigona cilipes Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Trigona corvina Cockerell, 1913
Trigona cupina
Trigona dallatorreana Friese, 1900
Trigona ferricauda Cockerell, 1917
Trigona fulviventris (Guérin-Ménev..., 1845)⇒ Trigona braueri Friese, 1900
Trigona fuscipennis Friese, 1900
Trigona guianae Cockerell, 1912
Trigona lacteipennis Friese, 1900
Trigona laeviceps (Smith, 1857)⇒ Tetragonula laeviceps Smith, 1857
Trigona leucogastra Cockerell, 1914
Trigona muzoensis Schwarz, 1948
Trigona necrophaga Camargo & Ro..., 1991
Trigona nigerrima Cresson, 1878
Trigona pachysoma Cockerell, 1917
Trigona pallens Fabricius, 1798
Trigona parastigma Cockerell, 1918
Trigona pergangulata
Trigona recursa Smith, 1863
Trigona salvatoris Cockerell, 1917
Trigona silvestriana Vachal, 1908
Trigona testaccicornis
Trigona zebra (Strand, 1911)⇒ Plebeina armata Magretti, 1895
Trigonisca (Dolichotrigona) longitarsis Ducke, 1916
Trigonisca (Dolichotrigona) schulthessi Friese, 1900
Trigonisca (Trigonisca) buyssoni Friese, 1902
Trigonisca (Trigonisca) mixteca Ayala, 1999
Trigonisca (Trigonisca) pipioli Ayala, 1999
Trigonisca atomaria Cockerell, 1917
Trigonisca azteca Ayala, 1999
Trigonisca discolor Wille, 1965
Trigonisca maya Ayala, 1999
Trigonisca roubiki Albuquerque ..., 2007


Links, sources and further information
Meliponini at itis.gov