Checklist for Tribe Meliponini Lepeletier, 1836 (Stingless bees)
and region Malawi (East Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 327
3787
9641 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 327
3787
9641 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 308
3697
9443 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 226
3307
8735 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 44
364
1087 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 42
359
1071 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 21
243
894 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees | 9
112
579 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Apidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees | 32
170 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Apinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees | 21
95 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Meliponini
Lepeletier, 1836
Stingless bees | 7
15 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Malawi
7 Genera with 15 Species
Species list for Malawi
15 Species | Axestotrigona erythra Schletterer, 1891 | | | Axestotrigona ferruginea Lepeletier, 1836 | | | Hypotrigona araujoi Michener, 1959 | | | Hypotrigona gribodoi Magretti, 1884 | | | Hypotrigona ruspolii Magretti, 1898 | | | Liotrigona bottegoi Magretti, 1895 | | | Meliplebeia beccarii Gribodo, 1879 | | | Meliplebeia roubiki Eardley, 2004 | | | Meliponula (Axestotrigona) erythra (Schletterer, 1891) | ⇒ Axestotrigona erythra Schletterer, 1891 | | Meliponula (Axestotrigona) ferruginea (Lepeletier, 1836) | ⇒ Axestotrigona ferruginea Lepeletier, 1836 | | Meliponula (Meliplebeia) beccarii (Gribodo, 1879) | ⇒ Meliplebeia beccarii Gribodo, 1879 | | Meliponula lendliana Friese, 1900 | | | Plebeina denoiti Friese, 1900 | | | Plebeina hildebrandti (Friese, 1900) | ⇒ Plebeina armata Magretti, 1895 | | Trigona armata (Magretti, 1895) | ⇒ Plebeina armata Magretti, 1895 |
Links, sources and further information Meliponini at itis.gov
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