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Checklist for Tribe Meliponini Lepeletier, 1836 (Stingless bees)
and region Guacimal (Puntarenas Canton, Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
226
2139
2289
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
226
2139
2289
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
219
2126
2275
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
177
1970
2147
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
40
378
349
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
36
373
346
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
15
115
117
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
7
39
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyApidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees
18
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyApinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees
14
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMeliponini
Lepeletier, 1836
Stingless bees
3
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Guacimal
3 Genera with 3 Species
Melipona Illiger, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Partamona Schwarz, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Scaptotrigona Moure, 19511SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Guacimal
3 Species
Melipona (Michmelia) fuliginosa Lepeletier, 1836
Partamona (Partamona) orizabaensis Strand, 1919
Scaptotrigona subobscuripennis Schwarz, 1951


Links, sources and further information
Meliponini at itis.gov