Checklist for Tribe Meliponini Lepeletier, 1836 (Stingless bees)
and region La Virgen (Sarapiquí, Costa Rica)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 238
2340
3251 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 238
2340
3251 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 227
2315
3213 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 167
2047
2956 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 35
318
626 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 35
318
626 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 16
189
537 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees | 7
45
47 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Apidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees | 24
29 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Apinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees | 20
28 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Meliponini
Lepeletier, 1836
Stingless bees | 7
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for La Virgen
7 Genera with 11 Species
Species list for La Virgen
11 Species | Melipona (Michmelia) fuliginosa Lepeletier, 1836 | | | Nogueirapis mirandula Cockerell, 1917 | | | Oxytrigona mellicolor Packard, 1869 | | | Partamona (Partamona) musarum Cockerell, 1917 | | | Partamona (Partamona) orizabaensis Strand, 1919 | | | Tetragona ziegleri Friese, 1900 | Stingless bee | | Tetragonisca angustula Latreille, 1825 | | | Trigona corvina Cockerell, 1913 | | | Trigona fulviventris (Guérin-Ménev..., 1845) | ⇒ Trigona braueri Friese, 1900 | | Trigona necrophaga Camargo & Ro..., 1991 | | | Trigona silvestriana Vachal, 1908 | |
Links, sources and further information Meliponini at itis.gov
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