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Checklist for Tribe Meliponini Lepeletier, 1836 (Stingless bees)
and region Panama Canal Zone (Panama)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
297
1900
2863
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
297
1900
2863
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
282
1842
2764
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
188
1506
2325
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
32
248
518
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
29
241
513
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
16
192
463
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
7
90
212
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyApidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees
49
145
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyApinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees
42
129
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMeliponini
Lepeletier, 1836
Stingless bees
15
38
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Panama Canal Zone
15 Genera with 38 Species
Cephalotrigona Schwarz, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Frieseomelitta von Ihering, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Geotrigona Moure, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Lestrimelitta Friese, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Melipona Illiger, 19196SpeciesTaxom
Nannotrigona Cockerell, 18782SpeciesTaxom
Oxytrigona Cockerell, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Paratrigona Schwarz, 19382SpeciesTaxom
Partamona Schwarz, 19014SpeciesTaxom
Plebeia Schwarz, 18633SpeciesTaxom
Scaptotrigona Moure, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Tetragona Lepeletier &..., 19004SpeciesTaxom
Tetragonisca Moure, 19382SpeciesTaxom
Trigona Jurine, 1908Vulture bees9SpeciesTaxom
Trigonisca Moure, 1950
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Panama Canal Zone
38 Species
Cephalotrigona capitata Smith, 1854
Frieseomelitta paupera Provancher, 1888
Geotrigona kraussi Schwarz, 1951
Lestrimelitta limao Smith, 1863
Melipona (Eomelipona) micheneri Schwarz, 1951
Melipona (Melikerria) triplaridis Cockerell, 1925
Melipona (Melipona) orbignyi Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Melipona (Michmelia) fuliginosa Lepeletier, 1836
Melipona (Michmelia) panamica Cockerell, 1919
Melipona phenax Cockerell, 1919
Nannotrigona mellaria Smith, 1862Cut-off cleftclam
Nannotrigona perilampoides Cresson, 1878
Oxytrigona mellicolor Packard, 1869
Paratrigona (Paratrigona) opaca Cockerell, 1917
Paratrigona (Paratrigona) ornaticeps (Schwarz, 1938)⇒ Paratrigona guigliae Moure, 1960
Partamona (Partamona) bilineata Say, 1837
Partamona (Partamona) cupira Smith, 1863
Partamona (Partamona) musarum Cockerell, 1917
Partamona (Partamona) peckolti Friese, 1901
Plebeia franki Friese, 1900Stingless bee
Plebeia frontalis Friese, 1911
Plebeia mosquito Smith, 1863
Scaptotrigona luteipennis Friese, 1901
Tetragona clavipes Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Tetragona dorsalis Smith, 1854
Tetragona perangulata Cockerell, 1917
Tetragona ziegleri Friese, 1900Stingless bee
Tetragonisca angustula Latreille, 1825
Tetragonisca fiebrigi Schwarz, 1938
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 nigerrima Cresson, 1878
Trigona silvestriana Vachal, 1908


Links, sources and further information
Meliponini at itis.gov