Checklist for Tribe Meliponini Lepeletier, 1836 (Stingless bees)
and region Monteverde Canton (Puntarenas, Costa Rica)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 315
3404
4608 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 315
3404
4608 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 306
3385
4579 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 231
3078
4268 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 44
537
690 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 40
531
686 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 16
190
365 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees | 8
70
102 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Apidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees | 37
66 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Apinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees | 30
59 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Meliponini
Lepeletier, 1836
Stingless bees | 11
22 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Monteverde Canton
11 Genera with 22 Species | Melipona Illiger, 1919 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Meliwillea Roubik, Seg..., 1997 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nannotrigona Cockerell, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oxytrigona Cockerell, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paratrigona Schwarz, 1938 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Partamona Schwarz, 1951 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Plebeia Schwarz, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scaptotrigona Moure, 1951 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetragona Lepeletier &..., 1900 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tetragonisca Moure, 1825 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trigona Jurine, 1908 | Vulture bees | 5 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Monteverde Canton
22 Species | Melipona (Melikerria) beecheii Bennett, 1831 | | | Melipona (Michmelia) fuliginosa Lepeletier, 1836 | | | Melipona (Michmelia) panamica Cockerell, 1919 | | | Meliwillea bivea Roubik, Lobo..., 1997 | | | Nannotrigona mellaria Smith, 1862 | Cut-off cleftclam | | Oxytrigona mellicolor Packard, 1869 | | | Paratrigona (Paratrigona) opaca Cockerell, 1917 | | | Paratrigona (Paratrigona) ornaticeps (Schwarz, 1938) | ⇒ Paratrigona guigliae Moure, 1960 | | Partamona (Partamona) cupira Smith, 1863 | | | Partamona (Partamona) musarum Cockerell, 1917 | | | Partamona (Partamona) orizabaensis Strand, 1919 | | | Partamona grandipennis Schwarz, 1951 | | | Plebeia jatiformis Cockerell, 1912 | | | Scaptotrigona subobscuripennis Schwarz, 1951 | | | Tetragona dorsalis Smith, 1854 | | | Tetragona ziegleri Friese, 1900 | Stingless bee | | Tetragonisca angustula Latreille, 1825 | | | Trigona corvina Cockerell, 1913 | | | Trigona fulviventris (Guérin-Ménev..., 1845) | ⇒ Trigona braueri Friese, 1900 | | Trigona fuscipennis Friese, 1900 | | | Trigona nigerrima Cresson, 1878 | | | Trigona silvestriana Vachal, 1908 | |
Links, sources and further information Meliponini at itis.gov
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