Checklist for Tribe Meliponini Lepeletier, 1836 (Stingless bees)
and region Costa Rica (Central America)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 611
11863
34633 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 608
11859
34631 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 579
11701
34157 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 379
9752
30015 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 67
1509
5442 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 61
1467
5402 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 24
551
2607 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees | 9
244
950 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Apidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees | 86
432 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Apinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees | 70
374 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Meliponini
Lepeletier, 1836
Stingless bees | 19
83 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Costa Rica
19 Genera with 83 Species | Cephalotrigona Schwarz, 1912 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Frieseomelitta von Ihering, 1888 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Geotrigona Moure, 1996 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lestrimelitta Friese, 2005 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Melipona Illiger, 1900 | | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Meliwillea Roubik, Seg..., 1997 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nannotrigona Cockerell, 1922 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Nogueirapis Moure, 1917 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Oxytrigona Cockerell, 1869 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Paratrigona Schwarz, 1963 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Partamona Schwarz, 1951 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Plebeia Schwarz, 1969 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Ptilotrigona Moure, 1904 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Scaptotrigona Moure, 1951 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Scaura Schwarz, 1900 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tetragona Lepeletier &..., 1900 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Tetragonisca Moure, 1938 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Trigona Jurine, 1908 | Vulture bees | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Trigonisca Moure, 1965 | | 6 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Costa Rica
83 Species | Cephalotrigona capitata Smith, 1854 | | | Cephalotrigona zexmeniae Cockerell, 1912 | | | Frieseomelitta nigra Cresson, 1878 | Stingless bee | | Frieseomelitta paupera Provancher, 1888 | | | Geotrigona acapulconis Strand, 1919 | | | Geotrigona lutzi Camargo & Moure, 1996 | | | Lestrimelitta danuncia Oliveira & M..., 2005 | | | Lestrimelitta mourei Oliveira & M..., 2005 | | | Melipona (Eomelipona) marginata Lepeletier, 1836 | | | Melipona (Melikerria) beecheii Bennett, 1831 | | | Melipona (Melipona) yucatanica Camargo, Mou..., 1988 | | | Melipona (Michmelia) fallax Camargo & Pedro, 2008 | | | Melipona (Michmelia) fuliginosa Lepeletier, 1836 | | | Melipona (Michmelia) indecisa Cockerell, 1919 | | | Melipona (Michmelia) panamica Cockerell, 1919 | | | Melipona carrikeri Cockerell, 1919 | | | Melipona fasciata Latreille, 1811 | | | Melipona flavolineata Friese, 1900 | | | Meliwillea bivea Roubik, Lobo..., 1997 | | | Nannotrigona mellaria Smith, 1862 | Cut-off cleftclam | | Nannotrigona perilampoides Cresson, 1878 | | | Nannotrigona tristella Cockerell, 1922 | | | Nogueirapis butteli Friese, 1900 | | | Nogueirapis minor Moure & Camargo, 1982 | | | Nogueirapis mirandula Cockerell, 1917 | | | Oxytrigona daemoniaca Camargo, 1984 | | | Oxytrigona mellicolor Packard, 1869 | | | Paratrigona (Paratrigona) opaca Cockerell, 1917 | | | Paratrigona (Paratrigona) ornaticeps (Schwarz, 1938) | ⇒ Paratrigona guigliae Moure, 1960 | | 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 | | | Plebeia llorentei Ayala, 1999 | | | Plebeia minima Gribodo, 1893 | | | Plebeia molesta Puls, 1869 | | | Plebeia pulchra Ayala, 1999 | | | Plebeia tica Wille, 1969 | | | Ptilotrigona lurida Smith, 1854 | | | Ptilotrigona occidentalis Schulz, 1904 | | | Scaptotrigona luteipennis Friese, 1901 | | | Scaptotrigona mexicana Guérin-Ménev..., 1845 | | | Scaptotrigona pectoralis Dalla Torre, 1896 | | | Scaptotrigona subobscuripennis Schwarz, 1951 | | | Scaura argyrea Cockerell, 1912 | | | Scaura latitarsis Friese, 1900 | | | Tetragona beebei Schwarz, 1938 | | | Tetragona clavipes Fabricius, 1804 | Hairy cockle | | Tetragona dorsalis Smith, 1854 | | | Tetragona perangulata Cockerell, 1917 | | | Tetragona ziegleri Friese, 1900 | Stingless bee | | Tetragonisca angustula Latreille, 1825 | | | Tetragonisca buchwaldi Friese, 1925 | | | Tetragonisca fiebrigi Schwarz, 1938 | | | Trigona amalthea Olivier, 1789 | | | Trigona angustula (Latreille, 1825) | ⇒ Tetragonisca angustula Latreille, 1825 | | Trigona braueri Friese, 1900 | | | Trigona cilipes Fabricius, 1804 | Hairy 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 muzoensis Schwarz, 1948 | | | Trigona necrophaga Camargo & Ro..., 1991 | | | Trigona nigerrima Cresson, 1878 | | | Trigona pallens Fabricius, 1798 | | | Trigona pergangulata | | | Trigona silvestriana Vachal, 1908 | | | Trigonisca (Dolichotrigona) longitarsis Ducke, 1916 | | | Trigonisca (Dolichotrigona) schulthessi Friese, 1900 | | | Trigonisca (Trigonisca) buyssoni Friese, 1902 | | | Trigonisca (Trigonisca) pipioli Ayala, 1999 | | | Trigonisca atomaria Cockerell, 1917 | | | Trigonisca discolor Wille, 1965 | |
Links, sources and further information Meliponini at itis.gov
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