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Checklist for Tribe Meliponini Lepeletier, 1836 (Stingless bees)
and region Oceania (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
994
29345
172480
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
990
29308
172389
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
930
28885
170923
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
567
22062
142256
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
87
3133
20822
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
76
3037
20568
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
26
889
10949
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
11
318
4588
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyApidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees
75
541
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyApinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees
55
334
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMeliponini
Lepeletier, 1836
Stingless bees
24
80
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Oceania
24 Genera with 80 Species
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Austroplebeia Moure, 193210SpeciesTaxom
Axestotrigona Moure, 18362SpeciesTaxom
Geotrigona Moure, 19962SpeciesTaxom
Heterotrigona Schwarz, 20198SpeciesTaxom
Homotrigona Moure, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Hypotrigona Cockerell, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Lepidotrigona Schwarz, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Lestrimelitta Friese, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Melipona Illiger, 19185SpeciesTaxom
Meliponula Cockerell, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Mourella Schwarz, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Nannotrigona Cockerell, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Papuatrigona Michener & S..., 19081SpeciesTaxom
Partamona Schwarz, 20032SpeciesTaxom
Platytrigona Moure, 18645SpeciesTaxom
Plebeia Schwarz, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Scaptotrigona Moure, 18963SpeciesTaxom
Tetragona Lepeletier &..., 19001SpeciesTaxom
Tetragonilla Moure, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Tetragonisca Moure, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Tetragonula Moure, 191111SpeciesTaxom
Tetrigona Moure, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Trigona Jurine, 1929Vulture bees17SpeciesTaxom
Trigonisca Moure, 20071SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Oceania
80 Species
Austroplebeia australis Friese, 1898
Austroplebeia cassiae Cockerell, 1910
Austroplebeia cincta Mocsáry, 1898
Austroplebeia cockerelli Rayment, 1930
Austroplebeia essingtoni Cockerell, 1905
Austroplebeia magna Dollin, Doll..., 2015
Austroplebeia ornata Rayment, 1932
Austroplebeia percincta Cockerell, 1929
Austroplebeia symei Rayment, 1932
Austroplebeia websteri Rayment, 1932
Axestotrigona erythra Schletterer, 1891
Axestotrigona ferruginea Lepeletier, 1836
Geotrigona fulvohirta Friese, 1900
Geotrigona tellurica Camargo & Moure, 1996
Heterotrigona flaviventris Friese, 1908
Heterotrigona itama Cockerell, 1918
Heterotrigona keyensis Friese, 1901
Heterotrigona lamingtonia Cockerell, 1929
Heterotrigona paradisaea Engel & Rasm..., 2017
Heterotrigona planifrons Smith, 1865Black-and-yellow cuthona
Heterotrigona taraxis Engel, 2019
Heterotrigona tricholoma Engel, 2019
Homotrigona fimbriata Smith, 1857
Hypotrigona ruspolii Magretti, 1898
Lepidotrigona terminata Smith, 1878
Lestrimelitta monodonta Camargo & Moure, 1990
Melipona (Melikerria) beecheii Bennett, 1831
Melipona (Melikerria) compressipes Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Melipona (Melikerria) interrupta Latreille, 1811
Melipona (Melipona) favosa Fabricius, 1798
Melipona chrysura Cockerell, 1918
Meliponula (Axestotrigona) erythra (Schletterer, 1891)⇒ Axestotrigona erythra Schletterer, 1891
Mourella caerulea Friese, 1900
Nannotrigona perilampoides Cresson, 1878
Papuatrigona genalis Friese, 1908
Partamona (Partamona) cupira Smith, 1863
Partamona (Partamona) subtilis Pedro & Camargo, 2003
Platytrigona atricornis Smith, 1864
Platytrigona flaviventris Friese, 1908
Platytrigona keyensis Friese, 1901
Platytrigona lamingtonia Cockerell, 1929
Platytrigona planifrons Smith, 1864
Plebeia llorentei Ayala, 1999
Scaptotrigona depilis Moure, 1942
Scaptotrigona mexicana Guérin-Ménev..., 1845
Scaptotrigona pectoralis Dalla Torre, 1896
Tetragona goettei Friese, 1900
Tetragonilla atripes Smith, 1857
Tetragonilla collina Smith, 1857
Tetragonisca angustula Latreille, 1825
Tetragonula biroi Friese, 1898
Tetragonula carbonaria Smith, 1854Sugarbag bee
Tetragonula clypearis Friese, 1908
Tetragonula davenporti Franck, 2004
Tetragonula fuscobalteata Cameron, 1908
Tetragonula hockingsi Cockerell, 1929
Tetragonula iridipennis Smith, 1854
Tetragonula mellipes Friese, 1898
Tetragonula pagdeni Schwarz, 1939
Tetragonula penangensis Cockerell, 1919
Tetragonula sapiens Cockerell, 1911
Tetrigona apicalis Smith, 1857
Trigona (Heterotrigona) carbonaria (Smith, 1854)⇒ Tetragonula carbonaria Smith, 1854
Trigona (Heterotrigona) sapiens (Cockerell, 1911)⇒ Tetragonula sapiens Cockerell, 1911
Trigona australis (Friese, 1898)⇒ Austroplebeia australis Friese, 1898
Trigona clypearis (Friese, 1908)⇒ Trigona guianae Cockerell, 1912
Trigona cockerelli (Rayment, 1930)⇒ Austroplebeia cockerelli Rayment, 1930
Trigona corvina Cockerell, 1913
Trigona dallatorreana Friese, 1900
Trigona essingtoni (Cockerell, 1905)⇒ Austroplebeia essingtoni Cockerell, 1905
Trigona fulviventris (Guérin-Ménev..., 1845)⇒ Trigona braueri Friese, 1900
Trigona guianae Cockerell, 1912
Trigona hockingsi Cockerell, 1929
Trigona leucogastra Cockerell, 1914
Trigona muzoensis Schwarz, 1948
Trigona parastigma Cockerell, 1918
Trigona permodica Almeida, 1992
Trigona spinipes Fabricius, 1793
Trigona wybenica (Cockerell, 1929)⇒ Tetragonula clypearis Friese, 1908
Trigonisca meridionalis Albuquerque ..., 2007


Links, sources and further information
Meliponini at itis.gov