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Checklist for Tribe Meliponini Lepeletier, 1836 (Stingless bees)
and region Northeast Brazil (Brazil)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
447
3154
5763
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
447
3154
5763
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
409
3043
5576
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
228
2127
4038
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
55
435
1027
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
51
428
1022
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
22
304
889
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
10
144
384
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyApidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees
60
259
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyApinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees
52
241
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMeliponini
Lepeletier, 1836
Stingless bees
19
91
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Northeast Brazil
19 Genera with 91 Species
Camargoia Moure, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Frieseomelitta von Ihering, 18368SpeciesTaxom
Geotrigona Moure, 19964SpeciesTaxom
Hypotrigona Cockerell, 1934
0SpeciesTaxom
Lestrimelitta Friese, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Melipona Illiger, 191119SpeciesTaxom
Nannotrigona Cockerell, 18362SpeciesTaxom
Oxytrigona Cockerell, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Paratrigona Schwarz, 19474SpeciesTaxom
Partamona Schwarz, 200313SpeciesTaxom
Plebeia Schwarz, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Ptilotrigona Moure, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Scaptotrigona Moure, 19505SpeciesTaxom
Scaura Schwarz, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Schwarziana Moure, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Tetragona Lepeletier &..., 18364SpeciesTaxom
Tetragonisca Moure, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Trigona Jurine, 1900Vulture bees19SpeciesTaxom
Trigonisca Moure, 19161SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northeast Brazil
91 Species
Camargoia nordestina Camargo, 1996
Camargoia pilicornis Ducke, 1911
Frieseomelitta doederleini Friese, 1900
Frieseomelitta flavicornis Fabricius, 1798
Frieseomelitta francoi Moure, 1946
Frieseomelitta languida Moure, 1989
Frieseomelitta meadewaldoi Cockerell, 1915
Frieseomelitta silvestrii Friese, 1902
Frieseomelitta trichocerata Moure, 1988
Frieseomelitta varia Lepeletier, 1836
Geotrigona aequinoctialis Ducke, 1925
Geotrigona mombuca Smith, 1863
Geotrigona subterranea Friese, 1901
Geotrigona xanthopoda Camargo & Moure, 1996
Lestrimelitta limao Smith, 1863
Lestrimelitta rufipes Friese, 1903
Melipona (Eomelipona) asilvai Moure, 1971
Melipona (Eomelipona) marginata Lepeletier, 1836
Melipona (Melikerria) compressipes Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Melipona (Melikerria) fasciculata Smith, 1854
Melipona (Melikerria) interrupta Latreille, 1811
Melipona (Melikerria) quinquefasciata Lepeletier, 1836
Melipona (Melipona) mandacaia Smith, 1863
Melipona (Melipona) quadrifasciata Lepeletier, 1836Stingless bee
Melipona (Michmelia) melanoventer Schwarz, 1932
Melipona (Michmelia) paraensis Ducke, 1916
Melipona (Michmelia) rufiventris Lepeletier, 1836
Melipona (Michmelia) scutellaris Latreille, 1811
Melipona (Michmelia) seminigra Friese, 1903
Melipona amazonica Schulz, 1905
Melipona bonitensis Cockerell, 1920
Melipona crinita Moure & Kerr, 1950
Melipona fasciata Latreille, 1811
Melipona flavolineata Friese, 1900
Melipona subnitida Ducke, 1911
Nannotrigona punctata Smith, 1854
Nannotrigona testaceicornis Lepeletier, 1836
Oxytrigona ignis Camargo, 1984
Oxytrigona tataira Smith, 1863
Paratrigona (Aparatrigona) impunctata Ducke, 1916
Paratrigona (Paratrigona) lineata Lepeletier, 1836
Paratrigona incerta Camargo & Moure, 1994
Paratrigona subnuda Moure, 1947
Partamona (Partamona) ailyae Camargo, 1980
Partamona (Partamona) chapadicola Pedro & Camargo, 2003
Partamona (Partamona) combinata Pedro & Camargo, 2003
Partamona (Partamona) cupira Smith, 1863
Partamona (Partamona) gregaria Pedro & Camargo, 2003
Partamona (Partamona) helleri Friese, 1900
Partamona (Partamona) nigrior Cockerell, 1925
Partamona (Partamona) pearsoni Schwarz, 1938
Partamona (Partamona) rustica Pedro & Camargo, 2003
Partamona (Partamona) seridoensis Pedro & Camargo, 2003
Partamona (Partamona) testacea Klug, 1807
Partamona littoralis Pedro & Camargo, 2003
Partamona sooretamae Pedro & Camargo, 2003
Plebeia droryana Friese, 1900
Plebeia mosquito Smith, 1863
Ptilotrigona lurida Smith, 1854
Scaptotrigona bipunctata Lepeletier, 1836
Scaptotrigona jujuyensis Schrottky, 1911
Scaptotrigona postica Latreille, 1807
Scaptotrigona tubiba Smith, 1863
Scaptotrigona xanthotricha Moure, 1950Norton stygobromid
Scaura atlantica Melo, 2004
Schwarziana quadripunctata Lepeletier, 1836
Tetragona clavipes Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Tetragona dorsalis Smith, 1854
Tetragona goettei Friese, 1900
Tetragona quadrangula Lepeletier, 1836
Tetragonisca angustula Latreille, 1825
Trigona albipennis Almeida, 1992
Trigona amalthea Olivier, 1789
Trigona amazonensis Ducke, 1916
Trigona branneri Cockerell, 1912
Trigona braueri Friese, 1900
Trigona cilipes Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Trigona corvina Cockerell, 1913
Trigona dallatorreana Friese, 1900
Trigona dimidiata Smith, 1854
Trigona fulviventris (Guérin-Ménev..., 1845)⇒ Trigona braueri Friese, 1900
Trigona fuscipennis Friese, 1900
Trigona guianae Cockerell, 1912
Trigona hyalinata Lepeletier, 1836
Trigona hypogea Silvestri, 1902
Trigona pallens Fabricius, 1798
Trigona recursa Smith, 1863
Trigona spinipes Fabricius, 1793
Trigona truculenta Almeida, 1985
Trigona williana Friese, 1900
Trigonisca (Dolichotrigona) longitarsis Ducke, 1916


Links, sources and further information
Meliponini at itis.gov