Checklist for Tribe Meliponini Lepeletier, 1836 (Stingless bees)
and region Central Mexico (Mexico)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 469
5254
11068 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 468
5253
11067 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 447
5167
10846 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 288
4147
8799 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 59
777
1448 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 54
758
1430 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 20
340
1065 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees | 10
177
688 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Apidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees | 68
274 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Apinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees | 54
218 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Meliponini
Lepeletier, 1836
Stingless bees | 12
30 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Central Mexico
12 Genera with 30 Species | Cephalotrigona Schwarz, 1948 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Frieseomelitta von Ihering, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Geotrigona Moure, 0 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lestrimelitta Friese, 1999 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melipona Illiger, 1999 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Nannotrigona Cockerell, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Partamona Schwarz, 1919 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Plebeia Schwarz, 1999 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Scaptotrigona Moure, 1896 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Schwarziana Moure, 1836 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trigona Jurine, 1908 | Vulture bees | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Trigonisca Moure, 1999 | | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Central Mexico
30 Species | Cephalotrigona capitata Smith, 1854 | | | Cephalotrigona eburneiventer Schwarz, 1948 | | | Frieseomelitta nigra Cresson, 1878 | Stingless bee | | Geotrigona acapulconis Strand, 1919 | | | Geotrigona lutzi Camargo & Moure, 1996 | | | Geotrigona michoacanensis | | | Lestrimelitta niitkib Ayala, 1999 | | | Melipona (Melikerria) beecheii Bennett, 1831 | | | Melipona fasciata Latreille, 1811 | | | Melipona lupitae Ayala, 1999 | | | Nannotrigona perilampoides Cresson, 1878 | | | Partamona (Partamona) bilineata Say, 1837 | | | Partamona (Partamona) orizabaensis Strand, 1919 | | | Plebeia frontalis Friese, 1911 | | | Plebeia melanica Ayala, 1999 | | | Plebeia mexica Ayala, 1999 | | | Plebeia pulchra Ayala, 1999 | | | Scaptotrigona bipunctata Lepeletier, 1836 | | | Scaptotrigona hellwegeri Friese, 1900 | | | Scaptotrigona luteipennis Friese, 1901 | | | Scaptotrigona mexicana Guérin-Ménev..., 1845 | | | Scaptotrigona pectoralis Dalla Torre, 1896 | | | Schwarziana quadripunctata Lepeletier, 1836 | | | Trigona corvina Cockerell, 1913 | | | Trigona cupina | | | Trigona fulviventris (Guérin-Ménev..., 1845) | ⇒ Trigona braueri Friese, 1900 | | Trigona silvestriana Vachal, 1908 | | | Trigonisca (Trigonisca) buyssoni Friese, 1902 | | | Trigonisca (Trigonisca) pipioli Ayala, 1999 | | | Trigonisca azteca Ayala, 1999 | |
Links, sources and further information Meliponini at itis.gov
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