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Checklist for Tribe Meliponini Lepeletier, 1836 (Stingless bees)
and region Mexico (North America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
705
14421
58191
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
701
14403
58163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
668
14215
57520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
404
11331
47404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
70
1752
6576
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
63
1686
6495
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
24
639
4612
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
10
306
2416
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyApidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees
107
808
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyApinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees
80
640
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMeliponini
Lepeletier, 1836
Stingless bees
21
75
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Mexico
21 Genera with 75 Species
#CFGLMNOPST
Cephalotrigona Schwarz, 19124SpeciesTaxom
Frieseomelitta von Ihering, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Geniotrigona Moure, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Geotrigona Moure, 03SpeciesTaxom
Lestrimelitta Friese, 19992SpeciesTaxom
Melipona Illiger, 19998SpeciesTaxom
Mourella Schwarz, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Nannotrigona Cockerell, 18362SpeciesTaxom
Nogueirapis Moure, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Oxytrigona Cockerell, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Paratrigona Schwarz, 19172SpeciesTaxom
Partamona Schwarz, 19514SpeciesTaxom
Plebeia Schwarz, 196913SpeciesTaxom
Plebeina Moure, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Scaptotrigona Moure, 19136SpeciesTaxom
Scaura Schwarz, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Schwarziana Moure, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Tetragona Lepeletier &..., 18541SpeciesTaxom
Tetragonisca Moure, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Trigona Jurine, 1911Vulture bees14SpeciesTaxom
Trigonisca Moure, 19996SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mexico
75 Species
Cephalotrigona capitata Smith, 1854
Cephalotrigona eburneiventer Schwarz, 1948
Cephalotrigona oaxacana Ayala, 1999
Cephalotrigona zexmeniae Cockerell, 1912
Frieseomelitta nigra Cresson, 1878Stingless bee
Geniotrigona thoracica Smith, 1857
Geotrigona acapulconis Strand, 1919
Geotrigona lutzi Camargo & Moure, 1996
Geotrigona michoacanensis
Lestrimelitta chamelensis Ayala, 1999
Lestrimelitta niitkib Ayala, 1999
Melipona (Melikerria) beecheii Bennett, 1831
Melipona (Melipona) favosa Fabricius, 1798
Melipona (Melipona) yucatanica Camargo, Mou..., 1988
Melipona (Michmelia) belizeae Schwarz, 1932
Melipona (Michmelia) solani Cockerell, 1912
Melipona colimana Ayala, 1999
Melipona fasciata Latreille, 1811
Melipona lupitae Ayala, 1999
Mourella caerulea Friese, 1900
Nannotrigona perilampoides Cresson, 1878
Nannotrigona testaceicornis Lepeletier, 1836
Nogueirapis silacea A. Wille, 1959
Oxytrigona mediorufa Cockerell, 1913
Paratrigona (Paratrigona) guatemalensis Schwarz, 1938
Paratrigona (Paratrigona) opaca Cockerell, 1917
Partamona (Partamona) bilineata Say, 1837
Partamona (Partamona) cupira Smith, 1863
Partamona (Partamona) orizabaensis Strand, 1919
Partamona grandipennis Schwarz, 1951
Plebeia cora Ayala, 1999
Plebeia frontalis Friese, 1911
Plebeia fulvopilosa Ayala, 1999
Plebeia jatiformis Cockerell, 1912
Plebeia llorentei Ayala, 1999
Plebeia manantlensis Ayala, 1999
Plebeia melanica Ayala, 1999
Plebeia mexica Ayala, 1999
Plebeia moureana Ayala, 1999
Plebeia parkeri Ayala, 1999
Plebeia poecilochroa Moure & Camargo, 1995
Plebeia pulchra Ayala, 1999
Plebeia tica Wille, 1969
Plebeina armata Magretti, 1895
Scaptotrigona bipunctata Lepeletier, 1836
Scaptotrigona hellwegeri Friese, 1900
Scaptotrigona luteipennis Friese, 1901
Scaptotrigona mexicana Guérin-Ménev..., 1845
Scaptotrigona pectoralis Dalla Torre, 1896
Scaptotrigona wheeleri Cockerell, 1913
Scaura argyrea Cockerell, 1912
Scaura latitarsis Friese, 1900
Schwarziana quadripunctata Lepeletier, 1836
Tetragona dorsalis Smith, 1854
Tetragonisca angustula Latreille, 1825
Trigona angustula (Latreille, 1825)⇒ Tetragonisca angustula Latreille, 1825
Trigona bouyssoui Vachal, 1903
Trigona braueri Friese, 1900
Trigona capitata Smith, F., 1854
Trigona corvina Cockerell, 1913
Trigona cupina
Trigona fulviventris (Guérin-Ménev..., 1845)⇒ Trigona braueri Friese, 1900
Trigona fuscipennis Friese, 1900
Trigona guianae Cockerell, 1912
Trigona nigerrima Cresson, 1878
Trigona silacea Wille, 1959
Trigona silvestriana Vachal, 1908
Trigona thoracica (Smith, 1857)⇒ Geniotrigona thoracica Smith, 1857
Trigona zebra (Strand, 1911)⇒ Plebeina armata Magretti, 1895
Trigonisca (Dolichotrigona) schulthessi Friese, 1900
Trigonisca (Trigonisca) buyssoni Friese, 1902
Trigonisca (Trigonisca) mixteca Ayala, 1999
Trigonisca (Trigonisca) pipioli Ayala, 1999
Trigonisca azteca Ayala, 1999
Trigonisca maya Ayala, 1999


Links, sources and further information
Meliponini at itis.gov