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Checklist for Tribe Meliponini Lepeletier, 1836 (Stingless bees)
and region Orizaba (Altas Montañas, Mexico)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
146
1123
1592
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
146
1123
1592
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
141
1111
1573
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
109
1023
1473
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
23
90
93
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
20
83
91
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
11
62
76
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
7
27
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyApidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees
12
21
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyApinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees
11
21
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMeliponini
Lepeletier, 1836
Stingless bees
5
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Orizaba
5 Genera with 8 Species
Nannotrigona Cockerell, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Partamona Schwarz, 19192SpeciesTaxom
Plebeia Schwarz, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Scaptotrigona Moure, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Trigona Jurine, 1878Vulture bees3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Orizaba
8 Species
Nannotrigona perilampoides Cresson, 1878
Partamona (Partamona) bilineata Say, 1837
Partamona (Partamona) orizabaensis Strand, 1919
Plebeia frontalis Friese, 1911
Scaptotrigona pectoralis Dalla Torre, 1896
Trigona corvina Cockerell, 1913
Trigona fulviventris (Guérin-Ménev..., 1845)⇒ Trigona braueri Friese, 1900
Trigona nigerrima Cresson, 1878


Links, sources and further information
Meliponini at itis.gov