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Checklist for Tribe Meliponini Lepeletier, 1836 (Stingless bees)
and region Matoury (Cayenne)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
38
161
168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
38
161
168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
38
161
168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
31
150
157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
7
21
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
7
21
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
5
19
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
3
16
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyApidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees
10
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyApinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees
9
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMeliponini
Lepeletier, 1836
Stingless bees
4
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Matoury
4 Genera with 10 Species
Frieseomelitta von Ihering, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Melipona Illiger, 18483SpeciesTaxom
Tetragona Lepeletier &..., 19003SpeciesTaxom
Trigona Jurine, 1900Vulture bees4SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Matoury
10 Species
Melipona (Melikerria) compressipes Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Melipona (Michmelia) fulva Lepeletier, 1836
Melipona (Michmelia) lateralis Erichson, 1848
Tetragona clavipes Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Tetragona dorsalis Smith, 1854
Tetragona handlirschii Friese, 1900
Trigona crassipes Fabricius, 1793
Trigona guianae Cockerell, 1912
Trigona pallens Fabricius, 1798
Trigona williana Friese, 1900


Links, sources and further information
Meliponini at itis.gov