Checklist for Tribe Meliponini Lepeletier, 1836 (Stingless bees)
and region Insular (Venezuela)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 42
130
160 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 42
130
160 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 35
114
132 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 29
108
126 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 7
43
49 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 7
43
49 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 6
42
48 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees | 4
33
38 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Apidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees | 19
23 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Apinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees | 15
18 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Meliponini
Lepeletier, 1836
Stingless bees | 10
13 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Insular (Venezuela)
10 Genera with 13 Species Cephalotrigona Schwarz, 1940 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Geotrigona Moure, 1996 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melipona Illiger, 1798 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nannotrigona Cockerell, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oxytrigona Cockerell, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Partamona Schwarz, 1919 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Scaptotrigona Moure, 1896 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetragona Lepeletier &..., 1900 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tetragonisca Moure, 1825 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trigona Jurine, 1878 | Vulture bees | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Insular (Venezuela)
13 Species | Geotrigona lutzi Camargo & Moure, 1996 | | | Melipona (Melipona) favosa Fabricius, 1798 | | | Nannotrigona perilampoides Cresson, 1878 | | | Oxytrigona mellicolor Packard, 1869 | | | Partamona (Partamona) cupira Smith, 1863 | | | Partamona (Partamona) orizabaensis Strand, 1919 | | | Scaptotrigona pectoralis Dalla Torre, 1896 | | | Tetragona perangulata Cockerell, 1917 | | | Tetragona ziegleri Friese, 1900 | Stingless bee | | Tetragonisca angustula Latreille, 1825 | | | Trigona corvina Cockerell, 1913 | | | Trigona fuscipennis Friese, 1900 | | | Trigona nigerrima Cresson, 1878 | |
Links, sources and further information Meliponini at itis.gov
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