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Checklist for Tribe Meliponini Lepeletier, 1836 (Stingless bees)
and region Meta Department (Region Orinoquia, Colombia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
201
1164
1728
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
201
1164
1728
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
180
1092
1624
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
120
855
1290
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
21
141
273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
18
130
273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
11
117
263
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
5
30
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyApidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees
21
44
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyApinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees
19
42
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMeliponini
Lepeletier, 1836
Stingless bees
14
27
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Meta Department
14 Genera with 27 Species
Cephalotrigona Schwarz, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Geotrigona Moure, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Lestrimelitta Friese, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Melipona Illiger, 18364SpeciesTaxom
Nannotrigona Cockerell, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Oxytrigona Cockerell, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Partamona Schwarz, 18072SpeciesTaxom
Plebeia Schwarz, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Ptilotrigona Moure, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Scaptotrigona Moure, 19503SpeciesTaxom
Scaura Schwarz, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Tetragona Lepeletier &..., 19171SpeciesTaxom
Tetragonisca Moure, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Trigona Jurine, 1900Vulture bees8SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Meta Department
27 Species
Cephalotrigona capitata Smith, 1854
Geotrigona fulvohirta Friese, 1900
Lestrimelitta limao Smith, 1863
Melipona (Melikerria) compressipes Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Melipona (Melipona) favosa Fabricius, 1798
Melipona (Michmelia) eburnea Friese, 1900
Melipona (Michmelia) fuliginosa Lepeletier, 1836
Nannotrigona melanocera Schwarz, 1938
Oxytrigona mediorufa Cockerell, 1913
Partamona (Partamona) peckolti Friese, 1901
Partamona (Partamona) testacea Klug, 1807
Plebeia frontalis Friese, 1911
Ptilotrigona lurida Smith, 1854
Scaptotrigona barrocoloradensis Schwarz, 1951
Scaptotrigona limae Brèthes, 1920
Scaptotrigona xanthotricha Moure, 1950Norton stygobromid
Scaura longula Lepeletier, 1836
Tetragona perangulata Cockerell, 1917
Tetragonisca angustula Latreille, 1825
Trigona amalthea Olivier, 1789
Trigona amazonensis Ducke, 1916
Trigona ardalus
Trigona dallatorreana Friese, 1900
Trigona fuscipennis Friese, 1900
Trigona spinipes Fabricius, 1793
Trigona truculenta Almeida, 1985
Trigona williana Friese, 1900


Links, sources and further information
Meliponini at itis.gov