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Checklist for Tribe Meliponini Lepeletier, 1836 (Stingless bees)
and region El Salvador (Central America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
259
1677
2897
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
258
1676
2896
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
248
1635
2825
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
176
1334
2414
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
31
189
291
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
27
178
284
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
14
144
247
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
7
71
74
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyApidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees
36
51
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyApinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees
30
45
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMeliponini
Lepeletier, 1836
Stingless bees
12
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for El Salvador
12 Genera with 19 Species
Geotrigona Moure, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Lestrimelitta Friese, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Melipona Illiger, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Nannotrigona Cockerell, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Oxytrigona Cockerell, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Partamona Schwarz, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Plebeia Schwarz, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Scaptotrigona Moure, 03SpeciesTaxom
Tetragona Lepeletier &..., 19002SpeciesTaxom
Tetragonisca Moure, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Trigona Jurine, 1917Vulture bees5SpeciesTaxom
Trigonisca Moure, 1950
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for El Salvador
19 Species
Geotrigona lutzi Camargo & Moure, 1996
Lestrimelitta niitkib Ayala, 1999
Melipona (Melikerria) beecheii Bennett, 1831
Nannotrigona perilampoides Cresson, 1878
Oxytrigona mediorufa Cockerell, 1913
Partamona (Partamona) bilineata Say, 1837
Partamona (Partamona) cupira Smith, 1863
Plebeia droryana Friese, 1900
Scaptotrigona luteipennis Friese, 1901
Scaptotrigona wheeleri Cockerell, 1913
Scaptotrigona xanthoptera
Tetragona dorsalis Smith, 1854
Tetragona ziegleri Friese, 1900Stingless bee
Tetragonisca angustula Latreille, 1825
Trigona braueri Friese, 1900
Trigona corvina Cockerell, 1913
Trigona fulviventris (Guérin-Ménev..., 1845)⇒ Trigona braueri Friese, 1900
Trigona recursa Smith, 1863
Trigona salvatoris Cockerell, 1917


Links, sources and further information
Meliponini at itis.gov