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Checklist for Tribe Meliponini Lepeletier, 1836 (Stingless bees)
and region Heredia (Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
373
4851
8311
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
372
4849
8311
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
356
4777
8163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
255
4151
7404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
47
636
1360
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
44
630
1356
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
18
293
943
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
8
109
229
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyApidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees
54
150
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyApinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees
45
139
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMeliponini
Lepeletier, 1836
Stingless bees
18
42
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Heredia
18 Genera with 42 Species
Cephalotrigona Schwarz, 1940
0SpeciesTaxom
Frieseomelitta von Ihering, 18882SpeciesTaxom
Geotrigona Moure, 19962SpeciesTaxom
Lestrimelitta Friese, 20052SpeciesTaxom
Melipona Illiger, 19195SpeciesTaxom
Meliwillea Roubik, Seg..., 19971SpeciesTaxom
Nannotrigona Cockerell, 18782SpeciesTaxom
Nogueirapis Moure, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Oxytrigona Cockerell, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Paratrigona Schwarz, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Partamona Schwarz, 19515SpeciesTaxom
Plebeia Schwarz, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Scaptotrigona Moure, 19512SpeciesTaxom
Scaura Schwarz, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Tetragona Lepeletier &..., 19003SpeciesTaxom
Tetragonisca Moure, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Trigona Jurine, 1908Vulture bees10SpeciesTaxom
Trigonisca Moure, 19991SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Heredia
42 Species
Frieseomelitta nigra Cresson, 1878Stingless bee
Frieseomelitta paupera Provancher, 1888
Geotrigona acapulconis Strand, 1919
Geotrigona lutzi Camargo & Moure, 1996
Lestrimelitta danuncia Oliveira & M..., 2005
Lestrimelitta mourei Oliveira & M..., 2005
Melipona (Michmelia) fallax Camargo & Pedro, 2008
Melipona (Michmelia) fuliginosa Lepeletier, 1836
Melipona (Michmelia) indecisa Cockerell, 1919
Melipona (Michmelia) panamica Cockerell, 1919
Melipona carrikeri Cockerell, 1919
Meliwillea bivea Roubik, Lobo..., 1997
Nannotrigona mellaria Smith, 1862Cut-off cleftclam
Nannotrigona perilampoides Cresson, 1878
Nogueirapis mirandula Cockerell, 1917
Oxytrigona mellicolor Packard, 1869
Paratrigona (Paratrigona) opaca Cockerell, 1917
Partamona (Partamona) cupira Smith, 1863
Partamona (Partamona) musarum Cockerell, 1917
Partamona (Partamona) orizabaensis Strand, 1919
Partamona (Partamona) peckolti Friese, 1901
Partamona grandipennis Schwarz, 1951
Plebeia frontalis Friese, 1911
Plebeia jatiformis Cockerell, 1912
Scaptotrigona luteipennis Friese, 1901
Scaptotrigona subobscuripennis Schwarz, 1951
Scaura argyrea Cockerell, 1912
Tetragona dorsalis Smith, 1854
Tetragona perangulata Cockerell, 1917
Tetragona ziegleri Friese, 1900Stingless bee
Tetragonisca angustula Latreille, 1825
Trigona amalthea Olivier, 1789
Trigona corvina Cockerell, 1913
Trigona ferricauda Cockerell, 1917
Trigona fulviventris (Guérin-Ménev..., 1845)⇒ Trigona braueri Friese, 1900
Trigona fuscipennis Friese, 1900
Trigona muzoensis Schwarz, 1948
Trigona necrophaga Camargo & Ro..., 1991
Trigona nigerrima Cresson, 1878
Trigona pallens Fabricius, 1798
Trigona silvestriana Vachal, 1908
Trigonisca (Trigonisca) pipioli Ayala, 1999


Links, sources and further information
Meliponini at itis.gov