Checklist for Tribe Meliponini Lepeletier, 1836 (Stingless bees)
and region Ghana (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 354
3756
9520 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 354
3756
9520 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 336
3683
9372 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 216
2958
8177 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 39
327
877 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 37
325
872 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 14
183
665 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees | 5
49
165 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Apidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees | 21
69 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Apinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees | 14
37 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Meliponini
Lepeletier, 1836
Stingless bees | 7
13 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Ghana
7 Genera with 13 Species
Species list for Ghana
13 Species | Axestotrigona ferruginea Lepeletier, 1836 | | | Axestotrigona simpsoni Moure, 1961 | | | Dactylurina staudingeri Gribodo, 1893 | | | Hypotrigona gribodoi Magretti, 1884 | | | Hypotrigona ruspolii Magretti, 1898 | | | Meliplebeia beccarii Gribodo, 1879 | | | Meliponula (Axestotrigona) ferruginea (Lepeletier, 1836) | ⇒ Axestotrigona ferruginea Lepeletier, 1836 | | Meliponula (Axestotrigona) simpsoni (Moure, 1961) | ⇒ Axestotrigona simpsoni Moure, 1961 | | Meliponula (Meliplebeia) beccarii (Gribodo, 1879) | ⇒ Meliplebeia beccarii Gribodo, 1879 | | Meliponula (Meliponula) bocandei Spinola, 1853 | | | Meliponula nebulata Smith, 1854 | | | Mourella caerulea Friese, 1900 | | | Trigona armata (Magretti, 1895) | ⇒ Plebeina armata Magretti, 1895 |
Links, sources and further information Meliponini at itis.gov
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