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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
365
5306
8633
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
364
5305
8633
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
348
5238
8485
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
250
4532
7684
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
47
704
1277
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
43
698
1272
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
17
293
800
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
8
103
233
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyApidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees
51
159
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyApinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees
41
147
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMeliponini
Lepeletier, 1836
Stingless bees
16
49
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Limon
16 Genera with 49 Species
Frieseomelitta von Ihering, 18882SpeciesTaxom
Geotrigona Moure, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Lestrimelitta Friese, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Melipona Illiger, 19193SpeciesTaxom
Nannotrigona Cockerell, 18782SpeciesTaxom
Nogueirapis Moure, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Oxytrigona Cockerell, 18692SpeciesTaxom
Paratrigona Schwarz, 19633SpeciesTaxom
Partamona Schwarz, 19516SpeciesTaxom
Plebeia Schwarz, 19993SpeciesTaxom
Scaptotrigona Moure, 19513SpeciesTaxom
Scaura Schwarz, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Tetragona Lepeletier &..., 19003SpeciesTaxom
Tetragonisca Moure, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Trigona Jurine, 1908Vulture bees12SpeciesTaxom
Trigonisca Moure, 19655SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Limon
49 Species
Frieseomelitta nigra Cresson, 1878Stingless bee
Frieseomelitta paupera Provancher, 1888
Geotrigona lutzi Camargo & Moure, 1996
Lestrimelitta danuncia Oliveira & M..., 2005
Melipona (Michmelia) fallax Camargo & Pedro, 2008
Melipona (Michmelia) fuliginosa Lepeletier, 1836
Melipona (Michmelia) panamica Cockerell, 1919
Nannotrigona mellaria Smith, 1862Cut-off cleftclam
Nannotrigona perilampoides Cresson, 1878
Nogueirapis mirandula Cockerell, 1917
Oxytrigona daemoniaca Camargo, 1984
Oxytrigona mellicolor Packard, 1869
Paratrigona (Paratrigona) opaca Cockerell, 1917
Paratrigona (Paratrigona) ornaticeps (Schwarz, 1938)⇒ Paratrigona guigliae Moure, 1960
Paratrigona lophocoryphe Moure, 1963
Partamona (Partamona) cupira Smith, 1863
Partamona (Partamona) musarum Cockerell, 1917
Partamona (Partamona) orizabaensis Strand, 1919
Partamona (Partamona) peckolti Friese, 1901
Partamona (Partamona) testacea Klug, 1807
Partamona grandipennis Schwarz, 1951
Plebeia frontalis Friese, 1911
Plebeia jatiformis Cockerell, 1912
Plebeia llorentei Ayala, 1999
Scaptotrigona luteipennis Friese, 1901
Scaptotrigona pectoralis Dalla Torre, 1896
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 cilipes Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Trigona corvina Cockerell, 1913
Trigona ferricauda Cockerell, 1917
Trigona fulviventris (Guérin-Ménev..., 1845)⇒ Trigona braueri Friese, 1900
Trigona fuscipennis Friese, 1900
Trigona guianae Cockerell, 1912
Trigona muzoensis Schwarz, 1948
Trigona necrophaga Camargo & Ro..., 1991
Trigona nigerrima Cresson, 1878
Trigona pallens Fabricius, 1798
Trigona silvestriana Vachal, 1908
Trigonisca (Dolichotrigona) longitarsis Ducke, 1916
Trigonisca (Dolichotrigona) schulthessi Friese, 1900
Trigonisca (Trigonisca) pipioli Ayala, 1999
Trigonisca atomaria Cockerell, 1917
Trigonisca discolor Wille, 1965


Links, sources and further information
Meliponini at itis.gov