Checklist for Tribe Meliponini Lepeletier, 1836 (Stingless bees)
and region Cuba (Greater Antilles)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 469
5808
11540 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 466
5804
11535 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 448
5740
11408 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 276
4596
9294 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 47
634
1147 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 43
628
1142 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 17
283
786 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees | 8
108
247 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Apidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees | 42
119 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Apinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees | 32
97 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Meliponini
Lepeletier, 1836
Stingless bees | 11
17 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Cuba
11 Genera with 17 Species | Lestrimelitta Friese, 2005 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Melipona Illiger, 1904 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nannotrigona Cockerell, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nogueirapis Moure, 1917 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oxytrigona Cockerell, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Partamona Schwarz, 1919 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ptilotrigona Moure, 1904 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scaptotrigona Moure, 1951 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tetragona Lepeletier &..., 1900 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Trigona Jurine, 1908 | Vulture bees | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Trigonisca Moure, 1965 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Cuba
17 Species | Lestrimelitta danuncia Oliveira & M..., 2005 | | | Lestrimelitta mourei Oliveira & M..., 2005 | | | Melipona (Melikerria) beecheii Bennett, 1831 | | | Melipona (Melipona) baeri Vachal, 1904 | | | Nannotrigona perilampoides Cresson, 1878 | | | Nogueirapis mirandula Cockerell, 1917 | | | Oxytrigona mellicolor Packard, 1869 | | | Partamona (Partamona) orizabaensis Strand, 1919 | | | Ptilotrigona occidentalis Schulz, 1904 | | | Scaptotrigona pectoralis Dalla Torre, 1896 | | | Scaptotrigona subobscuripennis Schwarz, 1951 | | | Tetragona perangulata Cockerell, 1917 | | | Tetragona ziegleri Friese, 1900 | Stingless bee | | Trigona corvina Cockerell, 1913 | | | Trigona silvestriana Vachal, 1908 | | | Trigonisca (Trigonisca) pipioli Ayala, 1999 | | | Trigonisca discolor Wille, 1965 | |
Links, sources and further information Meliponini at itis.gov
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