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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1156
31409
217039
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1150
31356
216933
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1053
30832
214432
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
585
24354
178963
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
94
4161
35080
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
81
3910
33631
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
29
1198
15006
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
11
523
8827
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyApidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees
151
2193
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyApinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees
102
1332
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMeliponini
Lepeletier, 1836
Stingless bees
28
102
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North America
28 Genera with 102 Species
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Axestotrigona Moure, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Cephalotrigona Schwarz, 19124SpeciesTaxom
Frieseomelitta von Ihering, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Geniotrigona Moure, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Geotrigona Moure, 03SpeciesTaxom
Heterotrigona Schwarz, 1939
0SpeciesTaxom
Hypotrigona Cockerell, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Lestrimelitta Friese, 19992SpeciesTaxom
Leurotrigona Moure, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Meliplebeia Moure, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Melipona Illiger, 199911SpeciesTaxom
Meliponula Cockerell, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Mourella Schwarz, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Nannotrigona Cockerell, 18363SpeciesTaxom
Nogueirapis Moure, 19592SpeciesTaxom
Oxytrigona Cockerell, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Paratrigona Schwarz, 19634SpeciesTaxom
Partamona Schwarz, 19517SpeciesTaxom
Plebeia Schwarz, 196915SpeciesTaxom
Plebeina Moure, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Scaptotrigona Moure, 19137SpeciesTaxom
Scaura Schwarz, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Schwarziana Moure, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Tetragona Lepeletier &..., 19002SpeciesTaxom
Tetragonisca Moure, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Tetragonula Moure, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Trigona Jurine, 1911Vulture bees19SpeciesTaxom
Trigonisca Moure, 19997SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North America
102 Species
Axestotrigona ferruginea Lepeletier, 1836
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
Hypotrigona gribodoi Magretti, 1884
Lestrimelitta chamelensis Ayala, 1999
Lestrimelitta niitkib Ayala, 1999
Leurotrigona pusilla Moure & Camargo, 1987
Meliplebeia beccarii Gribodo, 1879
Melipona (Melikerria) beecheii Bennett, 1831
Melipona (Melipona) favosa Fabricius, 1798
Melipona (Melipona) quadrifasciata Lepeletier, 1836Stingless bee
Melipona (Melipona) yucatanica Camargo, Mou..., 1988
Melipona (Michmelia) belizeae Schwarz, 1932
Melipona (Michmelia) fuliginosa Lepeletier, 1836
Melipona (Michmelia) seminigra Friese, 1903
Melipona (Michmelia) solani Cockerell, 1912
Melipona colimana Ayala, 1999
Melipona fasciata Latreille, 1811
Melipona lupitae Ayala, 1999
Meliponula (Meliponula) bocandei Spinola, 1853
Mourella caerulea Friese, 1900
Nannotrigona mellaria Smith, 1862Cut-off cleftclam
Nannotrigona perilampoides Cresson, 1878
Nannotrigona testaceicornis Lepeletier, 1836
Nogueirapis mirandula Cockerell, 1917
Nogueirapis silacea A. Wille, 1959
Oxytrigona mediorufa Cockerell, 1913
Paratrigona (Paratrigona) guatemalensis Schwarz, 1938
Paratrigona (Paratrigona) opaca Cockerell, 1917
Paratrigona (Paratrigona) ornaticeps (Schwarz, 1938)⇒ Paratrigona guigliae Moure, 1960
Paratrigona lophocoryphe Moure, 1963
Partamona (Partamona) auripennis Pedro & Camargo, 2003
Partamona (Partamona) bilineata Say, 1837
Partamona (Partamona) cupira Smith, 1863
Partamona (Partamona) musarum Cockerell, 1917
Partamona (Partamona) orizabaensis Strand, 1919
Partamona (Partamona) peckolti Friese, 1901
Partamona grandipennis Schwarz, 1951
Plebeia cora Ayala, 1999
Plebeia droryana Friese, 1900
Plebeia emerinoides Silvestri, 1902
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 polysticta Moure, 1950Norton stygobromid
Scaptotrigona wheeleri Cockerell, 1913
Scaura argyrea Cockerell, 1912
Scaura latitarsis Friese, 1900
Schwarziana quadripunctata Lepeletier, 1836
Tetragona dorsalis Smith, 1854
Tetragona ziegleri Friese, 1900Stingless bee
Tetragonisca angustula Latreille, 1825
Tetragonula clypearis Friese, 1908
Tetragonula sapiens Cockerell, 1911
Trigona (Axestotrigona) tescorum (Cockerell, 1910)⇒ Axestotrigona ferruginea Lepeletier, 1836
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 musarum Cockerell, 1917
Trigona necrophaga Camargo & Ro..., 1991
Trigona nigerrima Cresson, 1878
Trigona prisca Michener & G..., 1988
Trigona silacea Wille, 1959
Trigona silvestriana Vachal, 1908
Trigona spinipes Fabricius, 1793
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 longicornis Friese, 1903
Trigonisca maya Ayala, 1999


Links, sources and further information
Meliponini at itis.gov