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Checklist for Tribe Meliponini Lepeletier, 1836 (Stingless bees)
and region Malaysia (Southeast Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
562
8010
25404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
558
8005
25399
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
535
7870
25021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
321
5809
19799
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
54
631
2151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
50
615
2144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
19
301
1592
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
8
76
233
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyApidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees
34
134
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyApinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees
23
78
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMeliponini
Lepeletier, 1836
Stingless bees
14
41
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Malaysia
14 Genera with 41 Species
Geniotrigona Moure, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Heterotrigona Schwarz, 19182SpeciesTaxom
Homotrigona Moure, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Lepidotrigona Schwarz, 18573SpeciesTaxom
Lisotrigona Moure, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Lophotrigona Moure, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Odontotrigona Moure, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Pariotrigona Moure, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Platytrigona Moure, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Sundatrigona Inoue & Saka..., 19371SpeciesTaxom
Tetragonilla Moure, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Tetragonula Moure, 197813SpeciesTaxom
Tetrigona Moure, 19274SpeciesTaxom
Trigona Jurine, 1913Vulture bees8SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Malaysia
41 Species
Geniotrigona lacteifasciata Cameron, 1902
Geniotrigona thoracica Smith, 1857
Heterotrigona erythrogastra Cameron, 1902
Heterotrigona itama Cockerell, 1918
Homotrigona fimbriata Smith, 1857
Lepidotrigona nitidiventris Smith, 1857
Lepidotrigona terminata Smith, 1878
Lepidotrigona ventralis Smith, 1857
Lisotrigona scintillans (Cockerell, 1920)⇒ Lisotrigona cacciae Nurse, 1907
Lophotrigona canifrons Smith, 1857
Odontotrigona haematoptera Cockerell, 1919
Pariotrigona pendleburyi Schwarz, 1939
Platytrigona hobbyi Schwarz, 1937
Sundatrigona moorei Schwarz, 1937
Tetragonilla atripes Smith, 1857
Tetragonilla collina Smith, 1857
Tetragonula fuscobalteata Cameron, 1908
Tetragonula geissleri Cockerell, 1918
Tetragonula iridipennis Smith, 1854
Tetragonula laeviceps Smith, 1857
Tetragonula latigenalis (Sakagami, 1978)⇒ Tetragonula reepeni Friese, 1918
Tetragonula melanocephala Gribodo, 1893
Tetragonula melina Gribodo, 1893
Tetragonula pagdeni Schwarz, 1939
Tetragonula pagdeniformis Sakagami, 1978
Tetragonula reepeni Friese, 1918
Tetragonula sarawakensis Schwarz, 1937
Tetragonula testaceitarsis Cameron, 1901
Tetragonula zucchii Sakagami, 1978
Tetrigona apicalis Smith, 1857
Tetrigona binghami Schwarz, 1937
Tetrigona melanoleuca Cockerell, 1929
Tetrigona peninsularis Cockerell, 1927
Trigona atomella Cockerell, 1920
Trigona bakeri Cockerell, 1919
Trigona braueri Friese, 1900
Trigona canifrons Smith, 1857
Trigona collina (Smith, 1857)⇒ Tetragonilla collina Smith, 1857
Trigona corvina Cockerell, 1913
Trigona fimbriata Smith, 1857
Trigona ventralis (Strand, 1913)⇒ Lepidotrigona ventralis Smith, 1857


Links, sources and further information
Meliponini at itis.gov