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Checklist for Tribe Meliponini Lepeletier, 1836 (Stingless bees)
and region Mato Grosso (West Central Brazil, Brazil)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
275
2148
4127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
275
2148
4127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
261
2105
4056
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
160
1485
3009
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
33
281
704
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
31
278
702
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
16
230
646
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
8
106
274
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyApidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees
51
200
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyApinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees
44
182
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMeliponini
Lepeletier, 1836
Stingless bees
20
89
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Mato Grosso
20 Genera with 89 Species
Cephalotrigona Schwarz, 18542SpeciesTaxom
Frieseomelitta von Ihering, 18364SpeciesTaxom
Geotrigona Moure, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Lestrimelitta Friese, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Leurotrigona Moure, 20091SpeciesTaxom
Melipona Illiger, 196321SpeciesTaxom
Nannotrigona Cockerell, 18362SpeciesTaxom
Oxytrigona Cockerell, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Paratrigona Schwarz, 18362SpeciesTaxom
Partamona Schwarz, 19808SpeciesTaxom
Plebeia Schwarz, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Ptilotrigona Moure, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Scaptotrigona Moure, 19506SpeciesTaxom
Scaura Schwarz, 19162SpeciesTaxom
Schwarziana Moure, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Schwarzula Moure, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Tetragona Lepeletier &..., 19714SpeciesTaxom
Tetragonisca Moure, 19433SpeciesTaxom
Trigona Jurine, 1900Vulture bees18SpeciesTaxom
Trigonisca Moure, 19506SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mato Grosso
89 Species
Cephalotrigona capitata Smith, 1854
Cephalotrigona femorata Smith, 1854
Frieseomelitta flavicornis Fabricius, 1798
Frieseomelitta longipes Smith, 1854
Frieseomelitta trichocerata Moure, 1988
Frieseomelitta varia Lepeletier, 1836
Geotrigona mombuca Smith, 1863
Lestrimelitta limao Smith, 1863
Lestrimelitta rufipes Friese, 1903
Leurotrigona gracilis Pedro & Camargo, 2009
Melipona (Eomelipona) bicolor Lepeletier, 1836
Melipona (Eomelipona) puncticollis Friese, 1902
Melipona (Melikerria) compressipes Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Melipona (Melikerria) fasciculata Smith, 1854
Melipona (Melikerria) grandis Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Melipona (Melikerria) interrupta Latreille, 1811
Melipona (Melikerria) quinquefasciata Lepeletier, 1836
Melipona (Melipona) favosa Fabricius, 1798
Melipona (Melipona) orbignyi Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Melipona (Melipona) quadrifasciata Lepeletier, 1836Stingless bee
Melipona (Michmelia) fuliginosa Lepeletier, 1836
Melipona (Michmelia) melanoventer Schwarz, 1932
Melipona (Michmelia) rufiventris Lepeletier, 1836
Melipona (Michmelia) seminigra Friese, 1903
Melipona amazonica Schulz, 1905
Melipona brachychaeta Moure, 1950Norton stygobromid
Melipona bradleyi Schwarz, 1932
Melipona fasciata Latreille, 1811
Melipona flavolineata Friese, 1900
Melipona phenax Cockerell, 1919
Melipona schwarzi Moure, 1963
Nannotrigona chapadana Schwarz, 1938
Nannotrigona testaceicornis Lepeletier, 1836
Oxytrigona mediorufa Cockerell, 1913
Oxytrigona tataira Smith, 1863
Paratrigona (Aparatrigona) impunctata Ducke, 1916
Paratrigona (Paratrigona) lineata Lepeletier, 1836
Partamona (Partamona) ailyae Camargo, 1980
Partamona (Partamona) chapadicola Pedro & Camargo, 2003
Partamona (Partamona) combinata Pedro & Camargo, 2003
Partamona (Partamona) cupira Smith, 1863
Partamona (Partamona) mulata Moure, 1980
Partamona (Partamona) nhambiquara Pedro & Camargo, 2003
Partamona (Partamona) testacea Klug, 1807
Partamona (Partamona) vicina Camargo, 1980
Plebeia alvarengai Moure, 1995
Plebeia minima Gribodo, 1893
Ptilotrigona lurida Smith, 1854
Scaptotrigona depilis Moure, 1942
Scaptotrigona hylaeana Nogueira & S..., 2022
Scaptotrigona polysticta Moure, 1950Norton stygobromid
Scaptotrigona tricolorata Camargo, 1988
Scaptotrigona tubiba Smith, 1863
Scaptotrigona xanthotricha Moure, 1950Norton stygobromid
Scaura longula Lepeletier, 1836
Scaura tenuis Ducke, 1916
Schwarziana quadripunctata Lepeletier, 1836
Schwarzula timida (Silvestri, 1902)⇒ Scaura timida Silvestri, 1902
Tetragona clavipes Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Tetragona goettei Friese, 1900
Tetragona quadrangula Lepeletier, 1836
Tetragona truncata Moure, 1971
Tetragonisca angustula Latreille, 1825
Tetragonisca fiebrigi Schwarz, 1938
Tetragonisca weyrauchi Schwarz, 1943
Trigona amalthea Olivier, 1789
Trigona amazonensis Ducke, 1916
Trigona branneri Cockerell, 1912
Trigona chanchamayoensis Schwarz, 1948
Trigona cilipes Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Trigona corvina Cockerell, 1913
Trigona dallatorreana Friese, 1900
Trigona dimidiata Smith, 1854
Trigona fulviventris (Guérin-Ménev..., 1845)⇒ Trigona braueri Friese, 1900
Trigona fuscipennis Friese, 1900
Trigona guianae Cockerell, 1912
Trigona hyalinata Lepeletier, 1836
Trigona hypogea Silvestri, 1902
Trigona pallens Fabricius, 1798
Trigona recursa Smith, 1863
Trigona spinipes Fabricius, 1793
Trigona truculenta Almeida, 1985
Trigona williana Friese, 1900
Trigonisca (Dolichotrigona) longitarsis Ducke, 1916
Trigonisca atomaria Cockerell, 1917
Trigonisca fraissei Friese, 1901
Trigonisca hirticornis Albuquerque ..., 2007
Trigonisca longicornis Friese, 1903
Trigonisca nataliae Moure, 1950


Links, sources and further information
Meliponini at itis.gov