Checklist for Tribe Meliponini Lepeletier, 1836 (Stingless bees)
and region Nigeria (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 388
4495
12408 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 385
4491
12404 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 368
4385
12052 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 234
3464
10323 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 45
439
1153 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 42
435
1149 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 18
235
821 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees | 7
77
310 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Apidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees | 25
111 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Apinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees | 14
52 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Meliponini
Lepeletier, 1836
Stingless bees | 6
17 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Nigeria
6 Genera with 17 Species
Species list for Nigeria
17 Species | Axestotrigona cameroonensis Friese, 1900 | | | Axestotrigona erythra Schletterer, 1891 | | | Axestotrigona ferruginea Lepeletier, 1836 | | | Axestotrigona simpsoni Moure, 1961 | | | Dactylurina staudingeri Gribodo, 1893 | | | Hypotrigona araujoi Michener, 1959 | | | Hypotrigona gribodoi Magretti, 1884 | | | Hypotrigona ruspolii Magretti, 1898 | | | Liotrigona bitika Brooks & Mic..., 1988 | | | Liotrigona bottegoi Magretti, 1895 | | | Meliponula (Axestotrigona) cameroonensis (Friese, 1900) | ⇒ Axestotrigona cameroonensis Friese, 1900 | | Meliponula (Axestotrigona) erythra (Schletterer, 1891) | ⇒ Axestotrigona erythra Schletterer, 1891 | | Meliponula (Axestotrigona) ferruginea (Lepeletier, 1836) | ⇒ Axestotrigona ferruginea Lepeletier, 1836 | | Meliponula (Axestotrigona) simpsoni (Moure, 1961) | ⇒ Axestotrigona simpsoni Moure, 1961 | | Meliponula (Meliponula) bocandei Spinola, 1853 | | | Meliponula lendliana Friese, 1900 | | | Meliponula nebulata Smith, 1854 | |
Links, sources and further information Meliponini at itis.gov
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