Checklist for Tribe Meliponini Lepeletier, 1836 (Stingless bees)
and region Madagascar (Indian Ocean islands)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 558
8318
30598 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 557
8313
30590 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 533
8181
30271 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 346
6695
26862 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 63
990
3862 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 59
982
3853 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 24
385
2259 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees | 10
127
549 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Apidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees | 29
140 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Apinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees | 13
64 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Meliponini
Lepeletier, 1836
Stingless bees | 3
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Madagascar
3 Genera with 10 Species
Species list for Madagascar
10 Species
Links, sources and further information Meliponini at itis.gov
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