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Checklist for Tribe Meliponini Lepeletier, 1836 (Stingless bees)
and region East Mexico (Mexico)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
462
5926
13362
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
460
5923
13359
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
437
5821
13086
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
287
4875
11299
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
57
833
1928
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
52
810
1913
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
21
393
1518
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
10
184
805
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyApidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees
70
286
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyApinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees
55
229
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMeliponini
Lepeletier, 1836
Stingless bees
11
31
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for East Mexico
11 Genera with 31 Species
Cephalotrigona Schwarz, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Frieseomelitta von Ihering, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Geotrigona Moure, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Lestrimelitta Friese, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Melipona Illiger, 18113SpeciesTaxom
Nannotrigona Cockerell, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Partamona Schwarz, 19192SpeciesTaxom
Plebeia Schwarz, 19999SpeciesTaxom
Scaptotrigona Moure, 18963SpeciesTaxom
Trigona Jurine, 1878Vulture bees7SpeciesTaxom
Trigonisca Moure, 19992SpeciesTaxom


Species list for East Mexico
31 Species
Cephalotrigona eburneiventer Schwarz, 1948
Frieseomelitta nigra Cresson, 1878Stingless bee
Geotrigona acapulconis Strand, 1919
Lestrimelitta niitkib Ayala, 1999
Melipona (Melikerria) beecheii Bennett, 1831
Melipona colimana Ayala, 1999
Melipona fasciata Latreille, 1811
Nannotrigona perilampoides Cresson, 1878
Partamona (Partamona) bilineata Say, 1837
Partamona (Partamona) orizabaensis Strand, 1919
Plebeia cora Ayala, 1999
Plebeia frontalis Friese, 1911
Plebeia jatiformis Cockerell, 1912
Plebeia llorentei Ayala, 1999
Plebeia manantlensis Ayala, 1999
Plebeia melanica Ayala, 1999
Plebeia mexica Ayala, 1999
Plebeia parkeri Ayala, 1999
Plebeia pulchra Ayala, 1999
Scaptotrigona hellwegeri Friese, 1900
Scaptotrigona mexicana Guérin-Ménev..., 1845
Scaptotrigona pectoralis Dalla Torre, 1896
Trigona capitata Smith, F., 1854
Trigona corvina Cockerell, 1913
Trigona cupina
Trigona fulviventris (Guérin-Ménev..., 1845)⇒ Trigona braueri Friese, 1900
Trigona fuscipennis Friese, 1900
Trigona guianae Cockerell, 1912
Trigona nigerrima Cresson, 1878
Trigonisca (Trigonisca) buyssoni Friese, 1902
Trigonisca azteca Ayala, 1999


Links, sources and further information
Meliponini at itis.gov