Checklist for Tribe Meliponini Lepeletier, 1836 (Stingless bees)
and region Melanesia (Oceania)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 591
9292
32656 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 588
9284
32647 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 562
9130
32273 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 355
7129
27028 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 55
769
2406 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 49
746
2390 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 19
373
1842 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees | 9
125
407 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Apidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees | 46
151 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Apinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees | 36
116 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Meliponini
Lepeletier, 1836
Stingless bees | 16
36 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Melanesia
16 Genera with 36 Species | Austroplebeia Moure, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Geotrigona Moure, 1996 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Heterotrigona Schwarz, 2019 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Melipona Illiger, 1811 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Mourella Schwarz, 1900 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nannotrigona Cockerell, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papuatrigona Michener & S..., 1908 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Partamona Schwarz, 2003 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Platytrigona Moure, 1864 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Plebeia Schwarz, 1999 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scaptotrigona Moure, 1896 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetragona Lepeletier &..., 1900 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetragonisca Moure, 1825 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetragonula Moure, 1911 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Trigona Jurine, 1793 | Vulture bees | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Trigonisca Moure, 2007 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Melanesia
36 Species | Austroplebeia cincta Mocsáry, 1898 | | | Geotrigona fulvohirta Friese, 1900 | | | Geotrigona tellurica Camargo & Moure, 1996 | | | Heterotrigona paradisaea Engel & Rasm..., 2017 | | | Heterotrigona taraxis Engel, 2019 | | | Heterotrigona tricholoma Engel, 2019 | | | Melipona (Melikerria) beecheii Bennett, 1831 | | | Melipona (Melikerria) interrupta Latreille, 1811 | | | Mourella caerulea Friese, 1900 | | | Nannotrigona perilampoides Cresson, 1878 | | | Papuatrigona genalis Friese, 1908 | | | Partamona (Partamona) cupira Smith, 1863 | | | Partamona (Partamona) subtilis Pedro & Camargo, 2003 | | | Platytrigona flaviventris Friese, 1908 | | | Platytrigona keyensis Friese, 1901 | | | Platytrigona lamingtonia Cockerell, 1929 | | | Platytrigona planifrons Smith, 1864 | | | Plebeia llorentei Ayala, 1999 | | | Scaptotrigona pectoralis Dalla Torre, 1896 | | | Tetragona goettei Friese, 1900 | | | Tetragonisca angustula Latreille, 1825 | | | Tetragonula biroi Friese, 1898 | | | Tetragonula clypearis Friese, 1908 | | | Tetragonula iridipennis Smith, 1854 | | | Tetragonula pagdeni Schwarz, 1939 | | | Tetragonula sapiens Cockerell, 1911 | | | Trigona (Heterotrigona) sapiens (Cockerell, 1911) | ⇒ Tetragonula sapiens Cockerell, 1911 | | Trigona clypearis (Friese, 1908) | ⇒ Trigona guianae Cockerell, 1912 | | Trigona corvina Cockerell, 1913 | | | Trigona dallatorreana Friese, 1900 | | | Trigona fulviventris (Guérin-Ménev..., 1845) | ⇒ Trigona braueri Friese, 1900 | | Trigona guianae Cockerell, 1912 | | | Trigona muzoensis Schwarz, 1948 | | | Trigona permodica Almeida, 1992 | | | Trigona spinipes Fabricius, 1793 | | | Trigonisca meridionalis Albuquerque ..., 2007 | |
Links, sources and further information Meliponini at itis.gov
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