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Checklist for Tribe Meliponini Lepeletier, 1836 (Stingless bees)
and region Europe (Eurasia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1408
35417
222091
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1401
35364
221754
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1211
34497
219210
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
647
26961
190296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
112
4456
44250
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
94
4137
41338
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
34
1399
16041
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
13
585
10036
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyApidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees
178
2189
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyApinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees
119
1532
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMeliponini
Lepeletier, 1836
Stingless bees
30
127
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Europe
30 Genera with 127 Species
#ACFGHLMNOPST
Austroplebeia Moure, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Axestotrigona Moure, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Cephalotrigona Schwarz, 19482SpeciesTaxom
Frieseomelitta von Ihering, 19883SpeciesTaxom
Geotrigona Moure, 19252SpeciesTaxom
Hypotrigona Cockerell, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Lestrimelitta Friese, 19902SpeciesTaxom
Leurotrigona Moure, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Liotrigona Moure, 19883SpeciesTaxom
Lophotrigona Moure, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Meliplebeia Moure, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Melipona Illiger, 186314SpeciesTaxom
Meliponula Cockerell, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Meliwillea Roubik, Seg..., 19971SpeciesTaxom
Nannotrigona Cockerell, 19225SpeciesTaxom
Nogueirapis Moure, 19172SpeciesTaxom
Oxytrigona Cockerell, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Paratrigona Schwarz, 19897SpeciesTaxom
Partamona Schwarz, 198012SpeciesTaxom
Plebeia Schwarz, 20039SpeciesTaxom
Plebeina Moure, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Ptilotrigona Moure, 19432SpeciesTaxom
Scaptotrigona Moure, 19137SpeciesTaxom
Scaura Schwarz, 19163SpeciesTaxom
Schwarzula Moure, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Tetragona Lepeletier &..., 19006SpeciesTaxom
Tetragonisca Moure, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Tetragonula Moure, 19115SpeciesTaxom
Trigona Jurine, 1900Vulture bees23SpeciesTaxom
Trigonisca Moure, 20078SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Europe
127 Species
Austroplebeia australis Friese, 1898
Axestotrigona ferruginea Lepeletier, 1836
Cephalotrigona capitata Smith, 1854
Cephalotrigona eburneiventer Schwarz, 1948
Frieseomelitta flavicornis Fabricius, 1798
Frieseomelitta nigra Cresson, 1878Stingless bee
Frieseomelitta trichocerata Moure, 1988
Geotrigona acapulconis Strand, 1919
Geotrigona mattogrossensis Ducke, 1925
Hypotrigona gribodoi Magretti, 1884
Lestrimelitta danuncia Oliveira & M..., 2005
Lestrimelitta monodonta Camargo & Moure, 1990
Leurotrigona pusilla Moure & Camargo, 1987
Liotrigona bottegoi Magretti, 1895
Liotrigona madecassa Saussure, 1890
Liotrigona mahafalya Brooks & Mic..., 1988
Lophotrigona canifrons Smith, 1857
Meliplebeia beccarii Gribodo, 1879
Melipona (Eomelipona) puncticollis Friese, 1902
Melipona (Melikerria) beecheii Bennett, 1831
Melipona (Melikerria) interrupta Latreille, 1811
Melipona (Melikerria) triplaridis Cockerell, 1925
Melipona (Melipona) favosa Fabricius, 1798
Melipona (Melipona) quadrifasciata Lepeletier, 1836Stingless bee
Melipona (Michmelia) capixaba Moure & Camargo, 1995
Melipona (Michmelia) fulva Lepeletier, 1836
Melipona (Michmelia) lateralis Erichson, 1848
Melipona (Michmelia) melanoventer Schwarz, 1932
Melipona (Michmelia) panamica Cockerell, 1919
Melipona (Michmelia) rufiventris Lepeletier, 1836
Melipona flavolineata Friese, 1900
Melipona mondury Smith, 1863
Meliponula (Meliplebeia) beccarii (Gribodo, 1879)⇒ Meliplebeia beccarii Gribodo, 1879
Meliwillea bivea Roubik, Lobo..., 1997
Nannotrigona mellaria Smith, 1862Cut-off cleftclam
Nannotrigona perilampoides Cresson, 1878
Nannotrigona punctata Smith, 1854
Nannotrigona schultzei Friese, 1901
Nannotrigona tristella Cockerell, 1922
Nogueirapis minor Moure & Camargo, 1982
Nogueirapis mirandula Cockerell, 1917
Oxytrigona mellicolor Packard, 1869
Paratrigona (Aparatrigona) impunctata Ducke, 1916
Paratrigona (Paratrigona) opaca Cockerell, 1917
Paratrigona (Paratrigona) ornaticeps (Schwarz, 1938)⇒ Paratrigona guigliae Moure, 1960
Paratrigona (Paratrigona) prosopiformis Gribodo, 1893
Paratrigona femoralis Camargo & Moure, 1994
Paratrigona lineatifrons Schwarz, 1938
Paratrigona pannosa Moure, 1989
Partamona (Partamona) ailyae Camargo, 1980
Partamona (Partamona) bilineata Say, 1837
Partamona (Partamona) chapadicola Pedro & Camargo, 2003
Partamona (Partamona) combinata Pedro & Camargo, 2003
Partamona (Partamona) cupira Smith, 1863
Partamona (Partamona) gregaria Pedro & Camargo, 2003
Partamona (Partamona) mourei Camargo, 1980
Partamona (Partamona) musarum Cockerell, 1917
Partamona (Partamona) orizabaensis Strand, 1919
Partamona (Partamona) peckolti Friese, 1901
Partamona (Partamona) testacea Klug, 1807
Partamona (Partamona) vicina Camargo, 1980
Plebeia frontalis Friese, 1911
Plebeia jatiformis Cockerell, 1912
Plebeia melanica Ayala, 1999
Plebeia mexica Ayala, 1999
Plebeia parkeri Ayala, 1999
Plebeia poecilochroa Moure & Camargo, 1995
Plebeia pulchra Ayala, 1999
Plebeia remota Holmberg, 1903
Plebeia tobagoensis Melo, 2003
Plebeina hildebrandti (Friese, 1900)⇒ Plebeina armata Magretti, 1895
Ptilotrigona lurida Smith, 1854
Ptilotrigona pereneae Schwarz, 1943
Scaptotrigona bipunctata Lepeletier, 1836
Scaptotrigona fulvicutis Moure, 1964
Scaptotrigona hellwegeri Friese, 1900
Scaptotrigona mexicana Guérin-Ménev..., 1845
Scaptotrigona pectoralis Dalla Torre, 1896
Scaptotrigona subobscuripennis Schwarz, 1951
Scaptotrigona wheeleri Cockerell, 1913
Scaura argyrea Cockerell, 1912
Scaura longula Lepeletier, 1836
Scaura tenuis Ducke, 1916
Schwarzula coccidophila (Camargo & Pedro, 2002)⇒ Scaura coccidophila Camargo & Pedro, 2002
Tetragona beebei Schwarz, 1938
Tetragona clavipes Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Tetragona dorsalis Smith, 1854
Tetragona goettei Friese, 1900
Tetragona perangulata Cockerell, 1917
Tetragona ziegleri Friese, 1900Stingless bee
Tetragonisca angustula Latreille, 1825
Tetragonula carbonaria Smith, 1854Sugarbag bee
Tetragonula clypearis Friese, 1908
Tetragonula iridipennis Smith, 1854
Tetragonula pagdeni Schwarz, 1939
Tetragonula sapiens Cockerell, 1911
Trigona amalthea Olivier, 1789
Trigona amazonensis Ducke, 1916
Trigona branneri Cockerell, 1912
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 mazucatoi (Almeida, 1992)⇒ Trigona cilipes Fabricius, 1804
Trigona nigerrima Cresson, 1878
Trigona pallens Fabricius, 1798
Trigona recursa Smith, 1863
Trigona sicula A. Tosi, 1896
Trigona silvestriana Vachal, 1908
Trigona spinipes Fabricius, 1793
Trigona truculenta Almeida, 1985
Trigona williana Friese, 1900
Trigonisca (Dolichotrigona) longitarsis Ducke, 1916
Trigonisca (Trigonisca) buyssoni Friese, 1902
Trigonisca azteca Ayala, 1999
Trigonisca ceophloei Schwarz, 1938
Trigonisca dobzhanskyi Moure, 1950
Trigonisca hirticornis Albuquerque ..., 2007
Trigonisca longicornis Friese, 1903
Trigonisca vitrifrons Albuquerque ..., 2007


Links, sources and further information
Meliponini at itis.gov