Checklist for Tribe Meliponini Lepeletier, 1836 (Stingless bees)
and region Micronesia (Oceania)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 347
2545
5352 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 347
2545
5352 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 330
2485
5245 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 201
1849
4058 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 37
247
466 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 36
246
465 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 15
136
320 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees | 6
34
65 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Apidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees | 13
28 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Apinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees | 11
20 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Meliponini
Lepeletier, 1836
Stingless bees | 8
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Micronesia
8 Genera with 10 Species
Species list for Micronesia
10 Species | Heterotrigona itama Cockerell, 1918 | | | Lepidotrigona terminata Smith, 1878 | | | Scaptotrigona depilis Moure, 1942 | | | Tetragonilla atripes Smith, 1857 | | | Tetragonilla collina Smith, 1857 | | | Tetragonisca angustula Latreille, 1825 | | | Tetragonula fuscobalteata Cameron, 1908 | | | Tetragonula iridipennis Smith, 1854 | | | Tetrigona apicalis Smith, 1857 | | | Trigona spinipes Fabricius, 1793 | |
Links, sources and further information Meliponini at itis.gov
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