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Checklist for Tribe Meliponini Lepeletier, 1836 (Stingless bees)
and region French Guiana (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
380
5457
14498
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
380
5457
14498
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
361
5373
14341
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
230
4404
12651
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
37
356
1378
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
35
350
1370
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
17
258
1253
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
8
106
267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyApidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees
54
218
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyApinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees
46
195
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMeliponini
Lepeletier, 1836
Stingless bees
21
78
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for French Guiana
21 Genera with 78 Species
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Camargoia Moure, 19962SpeciesTaxom
Cephalotrigona Schwarz, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Duckeola Moure, 19632SpeciesTaxom
Frieseomelitta von Ihering, 19003SpeciesTaxom
Lestrimelitta Friese, 19802SpeciesTaxom
Leurotrigona Moure, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Melipona Illiger, 192019SpeciesTaxom
Meliponula Cockerell, 1934
0SpeciesTaxom
Nannotrigona Cockerell, 19013SpeciesTaxom
Nogueirapis Moure, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Oxytrigona Cockerell, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Paratrigona Schwarz, 19893SpeciesTaxom
Partamona Schwarz, 19808SpeciesTaxom
Plebeia Schwarz, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Ptilotrigona Moure, 19432SpeciesTaxom
Scaptotrigona Moure, 20222SpeciesTaxom
Scaura Schwarz, 19163SpeciesTaxom
Tetragona Lepeletier &..., 19385SpeciesTaxom
Tetragonisca Moure, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Trigona Jurine, 1900Vulture bees17SpeciesTaxom
Trigonisca Moure, 18041SpeciesTaxom


Species list for French Guiana
78 Species
Camargoia camargoi Moure, 1989
Camargoia nordestina Camargo, 1996
Cephalotrigona capitata Smith, 1854
Duckeola ghilianii Spinola, 1853
Duckeola pavani Moure, 1963
Frieseomelitta flavicornis Fabricius, 1798
Frieseomelitta paranigra Schwarz, 1940
Frieseomelitta portoi Friese, 1900
Lestrimelitta glaberrima Oliveira & M..., 2005
Lestrimelitta guyanensis Roubik, 1980
Leurotrigona pusilla Moure & Camargo, 1987
Melipona (Eomelipona) illustris (Schwarz, 1932)⇒ Melipona bradleyi Schwarz, 1932
Melipona (Eomelipona) marginata Lepeletier, 1836
Melipona (Eomelipona) ogilviei Schwarz, 1932
Melipona (Eomelipona) puncticollis Friese, 1902
Melipona (Melikerria) compressipes Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Melipona (Melikerria) interrupta Latreille, 1811
Melipona (Melipona) favosa Fabricius, 1798
Melipona (Michmelia) fuliginosa Lepeletier, 1836
Melipona (Michmelia) fulva Lepeletier, 1836
Melipona (Michmelia) lateralis Erichson, 1848
Melipona (Michmelia) paraensis Ducke, 1916
Melipona (Michmelia) rufiventris Lepeletier, 1836
Melipona (Michmelia) scutellaris Latreille, 1811
Melipona bradleyi Schwarz, 1932
Melipona captiosa Moure, 1962
Melipona fuscata Lepeletier, 1836
Melipona phenax Cockerell, 1919
Melipona salti Schwarz, 1932
Melipona schausi Cockerell, 1920
Nannotrigona perilampoides Cresson, 1878
Nannotrigona punctata Smith, 1854
Nannotrigona schultzei Friese, 1901
Nogueirapis minor Moure & Camargo, 1982
Oxytrigona obscura Friese, 1900
Paratrigona (Aparatrigona) impunctata Ducke, 1916
Paratrigona femoralis Camargo & Moure, 1994
Paratrigona pannosa Moure, 1989
Partamona (Partamona) auripennis Pedro & Camargo, 2003
Partamona (Partamona) cupira Smith, 1863
Partamona (Partamona) ferreirai Pedro & Camargo, 2003
Partamona (Partamona) musarum Cockerell, 1917
Partamona (Partamona) nigrior Cockerell, 1925
Partamona (Partamona) pearsoni Schwarz, 1938
Partamona (Partamona) testacea Klug, 1807
Partamona (Partamona) vicina Camargo, 1980
Plebeia minima Gribodo, 1893
Ptilotrigona lurida Smith, 1854
Ptilotrigona pereneae Schwarz, 1943
Scaptotrigona fulvicutis Moure, 1964
Scaptotrigona hylaeana Nogueira & S..., 2022
Scaura latitarsis Friese, 1900
Scaura longula Lepeletier, 1836
Scaura tenuis Ducke, 1916
Tetragona beebei Schwarz, 1938
Tetragona clavipes Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Tetragona dorsalis Smith, 1854
Tetragona handlirschii Friese, 1900
Tetragona kaieteurensis Schwarz, 1938
Tetragonisca angustula Latreille, 1825
Trigona amazonensis Ducke, 1916
Trigona baumgartneri
Trigona branneri Cockerell, 1912
Trigona braueri Friese, 1900
Trigona cilipes Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Trigona crassipes Fabricius, 1793
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 pallens Fabricius, 1798
Trigona permodica Almeida, 1992
Trigona recursa Smith, 1863
Trigona sesquipedalis Almeida, 1985
Trigona williana Friese, 1900
Trigonisca (Trigonisca) pediculana Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle


Links, sources and further information
Meliponini at itis.gov