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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
546
8352
22776
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
544
8349
22773
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
522
8231
22503
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
324
6473
18670
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
54
700
2119
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
50
672
2099
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
20
377
1733
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
9
162
527
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyApidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees
68
335
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyApinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees
55
283
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMeliponini
Lepeletier, 1836
Stingless bees
19
86
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Panama
19 Genera with 86 Species
Cephalotrigona Schwarz, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Frieseomelitta von Ihering, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Geotrigona Moure, 19512SpeciesTaxom
Lestrimelitta Friese, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Melipona Illiger, 191913SpeciesTaxom
Meliwillea Roubik, Seg..., 19971SpeciesTaxom
Nannotrigona Cockerell, 19223SpeciesTaxom
Nogueirapis Moure, 19172SpeciesTaxom
Oxytrigona Cockerell, 18693SpeciesTaxom
Paratrigona Schwarz, 19635SpeciesTaxom
Partamona Schwarz, 199710SpeciesTaxom
Plebeia Schwarz, 18635SpeciesTaxom
Ptilotrigona Moure, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Scaptotrigona Moure, 19135SpeciesTaxom
Scaura Schwarz, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Tetragona Lepeletier &..., 19004SpeciesTaxom
Tetragonisca Moure, 19383SpeciesTaxom
Trigona Jurine, 1908Vulture bees18SpeciesTaxom
Trigonisca Moure, 19654SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Panama
86 Species
Cephalotrigona capitata Smith, 1854
Cephalotrigona zexmeniae Cockerell, 1912
Frieseomelitta paupera Provancher, 1888
Geotrigona chiriquiensis Schwarz, 1951
Geotrigona kraussi Schwarz, 1951
Lestrimelitta danuncia Oliveira & M..., 2005
Lestrimelitta limao Smith, 1863
Melipona (Eomelipona) micheneri Schwarz, 1951
Melipona (Melikerria) compressipes Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Melipona (Melikerria) triplaridis Cockerell, 1925
Melipona (Melipona) orbignyi Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Melipona (Michmelia) fallax Camargo & Pedro, 2008
Melipona (Michmelia) fuliginosa Lepeletier, 1836
Melipona (Michmelia) indecisa Cockerell, 1919
Melipona (Michmelia) panamica Cockerell, 1919
Melipona carrikeri Cockerell, 1919
Melipona crinita Moure & Kerr, 1950
Melipona fasciata Latreille, 1811
Melipona insularis Roubik & Cam..., 2012
Melipona phenax Cockerell, 1919
Meliwillea bivea Roubik, Lobo..., 1997
Nannotrigona mellaria Smith, 1862Cut-off cleftclam
Nannotrigona perilampoides Cresson, 1878
Nannotrigona tristella Cockerell, 1922
Nogueirapis minor Moure & Camargo, 1982
Nogueirapis mirandula Cockerell, 1917
Oxytrigona daemoniaca Camargo, 1984
Oxytrigona isthmina Gonzalez & R..., 2008
Oxytrigona mellicolor Packard, 1869
Paratrigona (Aparatrigona) isopterophila Schwarz, 1934
Paratrigona (Paratrigona) opaca Cockerell, 1917
Paratrigona (Paratrigona) ornaticeps (Schwarz, 1938)⇒ Paratrigona guigliae Moure, 1960
Paratrigona guigliae Moure, 1960
Paratrigona lophocoryphe Moure, 1963
Partamona (Partamona) bilineata Say, 1837
Partamona (Partamona) cupira Smith, 1863
Partamona (Partamona) epiphytophila Pedro & Camargo, 2003
Partamona (Partamona) musarum Cockerell, 1917
Partamona (Partamona) orizabaensis Strand, 1919
Partamona (Partamona) peckolti Friese, 1901
Partamona (Partamona) testacea Klug, 1807
Partamona aequatoriana Camargo, 1980
Partamona grandipennis Schwarz, 1951
Partamona xanthogastra Pedro & Camargo, 1997
Plebeia franki Friese, 1900Stingless bee
Plebeia frontalis Friese, 1911
Plebeia jatiformis Cockerell, 1912
Plebeia minima Gribodo, 1893
Plebeia mosquito Smith, 1863
Ptilotrigona occidentalis Schulz, 1904
Scaptotrigona barrocoloradensis Schwarz, 1951
Scaptotrigona luteipennis Friese, 1901
Scaptotrigona pectoralis Dalla Torre, 1896
Scaptotrigona subobscuripennis Schwarz, 1951
Scaptotrigona wheeleri Cockerell, 1913
Scaura argyrea Cockerell, 1912
Scaura latitarsis Friese, 1900
Tetragona clavipes Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Tetragona dorsalis Smith, 1854
Tetragona perangulata Cockerell, 1917
Tetragona ziegleri Friese, 1900Stingless bee
Tetragonisca angustula Latreille, 1825
Tetragonisca buchwaldi Friese, 1925
Tetragonisca fiebrigi Schwarz, 1938
Trigona amalthea Olivier, 1789
Trigona angustula (Latreille, 1825)⇒ Tetragonisca angustula Latreille, 1825
Trigona braueri Friese, 1900
Trigona cilipes Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Trigona corvina Cockerell, 1913
Trigona ferricauda Cockerell, 1917
Trigona fulviventris (Guérin-Ménev..., 1845)⇒ Trigona braueri Friese, 1900
Trigona fuscipennis Friese, 1900
Trigona leucogastra Cockerell, 1914
Trigona muzoensis Schwarz, 1948
Trigona necrophaga Camargo & Ro..., 1991
Trigona nigerrima Cresson, 1878
Trigona pachysoma Cockerell, 1917
Trigona pallens Fabricius, 1798
Trigona parastigma Cockerell, 1918
Trigona pergangulata
Trigona recursa Smith, 1863
Trigona silvestriana Vachal, 1908
Trigonisca (Dolichotrigona) longitarsis Ducke, 1916
Trigonisca (Trigonisca) buyssoni Friese, 1902
Trigonisca atomaria Cockerell, 1917
Trigonisca discolor Wille, 1965


Links, sources and further information
Meliponini at itis.gov