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Checklist for Tribe Meliponini Lepeletier, 1836 (Stingless bees)
and region Colombia (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
598
10458
32334
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
595
10451
32326
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
562
10215
31633
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
339
7809
25442
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
61
937
3206
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
53
879
3171
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
20
470
2627
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
9
199
656
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyApidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees
82
393
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyApinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees
69
364
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMeliponini
Lepeletier, 1836
Stingless bees
21
124
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Colombia
21 Genera with 124 Species
#CFGLMNOPST
Cephalotrigona Schwarz, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Frieseomelitta von Ihering, 19883SpeciesTaxom
Geotrigona Moure, 19204SpeciesTaxom
Lestrimelitta Friese, 20113SpeciesTaxom
Leurotrigona Moure, 1950
0SpeciesTaxom
Melipona Illiger, 193221SpeciesTaxom
Meliponula Cockerell, 1934
0SpeciesTaxom
Nannotrigona Cockerell, 19225SpeciesTaxom
Nogueirapis Moure, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Oxytrigona Cockerell, 18635SpeciesTaxom
Paratrigona Schwarz, 200712SpeciesTaxom
Paratrigonoides Camargo & Ro..., 20051SpeciesTaxom
Partamona Schwarz, 195112SpeciesTaxom
Plebeia Schwarz, 18634SpeciesTaxom
Ptilotrigona Moure, 19433SpeciesTaxom
Scaptotrigona Moure, 19509SpeciesTaxom
Scaura Schwarz, 19163SpeciesTaxom
Tetragona Lepeletier &..., 19005SpeciesTaxom
Tetragonisca Moure, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Trigona Jurine, 1900Vulture bees29SpeciesTaxom
Trigonisca Moure, 20131SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Colombia
124 Species
Cephalotrigona capitata Smith, 1854
Cephalotrigona zexmeniae Cockerell, 1912
Frieseomelitta nigra Cresson, 1878Stingless bee
Frieseomelitta paupera Provancher, 1888
Frieseomelitta trichocerata Moure, 1988
Geotrigona fulvohirta Friese, 1900
Geotrigona jocarroyoi
Geotrigona subfulva Camargo & Moure, 1996
Geotrigona subgrisea Cockerell, 1920
Lestrimelitta limao Smith, 1863
Lestrimelitta opita Gonzalez & G..., 2012
Lestrimelitta piedemontana Gonzalez & R..., 2011
Melipona (Eomelipona) marginata Lepeletier, 1836
Melipona (Eomelipona) puncticollis Friese, 1902
Melipona (Melikerria) compressipes Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Melipona (Melikerria) grandis Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Melipona (Melikerria) interrupta Latreille, 1811
Melipona (Melipona) favosa Fabricius, 1798
Melipona (Michmelia) eburnea Friese, 1900
Melipona (Michmelia) fuliginosa Lepeletier, 1836
Melipona (Michmelia) fuscopilosa Moure & Kerr, 1950
Melipona (Michmelia) nebulosa Camargo, 1988
Melipona (Michmelia) nigrescens Friese, 1900
Melipona (Michmelia) rufiventris Lepeletier, 1836
Melipona (Michmelia) scutellaris Latreille, 1811
Melipona (Michmelia) seminigra Friese, 1903
Melipona ambigua Roubik & Cam..., 2012
Melipona captiosa Moure, 1962
Melipona compresipes
Melipona fasciata Latreille, 1811
Melipona flavolineata Friese, 1900
Melipona phenax Cockerell, 1919
Melipona salti Schwarz, 1932
Nannotrigona camargoi Rasmussen & ..., 2017
Nannotrigona melanocera Schwarz, 1938
Nannotrigona mellaria Smith, 1862Cut-off cleftclam
Nannotrigona testaceicornis Lepeletier, 1836
Nannotrigona tristella Cockerell, 1922
Nogueirapis butteli Friese, 1900
Oxytrigona daemoniaca Camargo, 1984
Oxytrigona mediorufa Cockerell, 1913
Oxytrigona mellicolor Packard, 1869
Oxytrigona mulfordi Schwarz, 1948
Oxytrigona tataira Smith, 1863
Paratrigona (Aparatrigona) impunctata Ducke, 1916
Paratrigona (Aparatrigona) isopterophila Schwarz, 1934
Paratrigona (Paratrigona) opaca Cockerell, 1917
Paratrigona (Paratrigona) ornaticeps (Schwarz, 1938)⇒ Paratrigona guigliae Moure, 1960
Paratrigona (Paratrigona) pacifica Schwarz, 1943
Paratrigona (Paratrigona) prosopiformis Gribodo, 1893
Paratrigona anduzei Schwarz, 1943
Paratrigona eutaeniata Camargo & Moure, 1994
Paratrigona incerta Camargo & Moure, 1994
Paratrigona lophocoryphe Moure, 1963
Paratrigona rinconi Camargo & Moure, 1994
Paratrigona uwa Gonzalez & V..., 2007
Paratrigonoides mayri Camargo & Ro..., 2005
Partamona (Parapartamona) zonata Smith, 1854
Partamona (Partamona) combinata Pedro & Camargo, 2003
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) subtilis Pedro & Camargo, 2003
Partamona (Partamona) testacea Klug, 1807
Partamona (Partamona) vicina Camargo, 1980
Partamona aequatoriana Camargo, 1980
Partamona grandipennis Schwarz, 1951
Plebeia franki Friese, 1900Stingless bee
Plebeia frontalis Friese, 1911
Plebeia kerri Moure, 1950Norton stygobromid
Plebeia mosquito Smith, 1863
Ptilotrigona lurida Smith, 1854
Ptilotrigona occidentalis Schulz, 1904
Ptilotrigona pereneae Schwarz, 1943
Scaptotrigona barrocoloradensis Schwarz, 1951
Scaptotrigona limae Brèthes, 1920
Scaptotrigona ochrotricha Buysson, 1892
Scaptotrigona postica Latreille, 1807
Scaptotrigona subobscuripennis Schwarz, 1951
Scaptotrigona tricolorata Camargo, 1988
Scaptotrigona tubiba Smith, 1863
Scaptotrigona wheeleri Cockerell, 1913
Scaptotrigona xanthotricha Moure, 1950Norton stygobromid
Scaura latitarsis Friese, 1900
Scaura longula Lepeletier, 1836
Scaura tenuis Ducke, 1916
Tetragona clavipes Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Tetragona goettei Friese, 1900
Tetragona handlirschii Friese, 1900
Tetragona perangulata Cockerell, 1917
Tetragona ziegleri Friese, 1900Stingless bee
Tetragonisca angustula Latreille, 1825
Trigona albipennis Almeida, 1992
Trigona amalthea Olivier, 1789
Trigona amazonensis Ducke, 1916
Trigona angustula (Latreille, 1825)⇒ Tetragonisca angustula Latreille, 1825
Trigona ardaina
Trigona ardalus
Trigona branneri Cockerell, 1912
Trigona braueri Friese, 1900
Trigona chanchamayoensis Schwarz, 1948
Trigona cilipes Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Trigona corvina Cockerell, 1913
Trigona crassipes Fabricius, 1793
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 hyalinata Lepeletier, 1836
Trigona hypogea Silvestri, 1902
Trigona muzoensis Schwarz, 1948
Trigona nigerrima Cresson, 1878
Trigona pallens Fabricius, 1798
Trigona permodica Almeida, 1992
Trigona recursa Smith, 1863
Trigona silvestriana Vachal, 1908
Trigona spinipes Fabricius, 1793
Trigona suffragata Cockerell, 1922
Trigona truculenta Almeida, 1985
Trigona williana Friese, 1900
Trigonisca ameliae D. Penney, 2013


Links, sources and further information
Meliponini at itis.gov