Checklist for Tribe Meliponini Lepeletier, 1836 (Stingless bees)
and region Papua New Guinea (Melanesia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 458
5336
18787 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 455
5331
18781 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 433
5239
18576 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 291
4213
16123 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 47
452
1150 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 44
440
1145 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 16
197
824 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees | 7
46
123 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Apidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees | 20
68 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Apinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees | 14
50 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Meliponini
Lepeletier, 1836
Stingless bees | 7
19 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Papua New Guinea
7 Genera with 19 Species
Species list for Papua New Guinea
19 Species | Austroplebeia cincta Mocsáry, 1898 | | | Heterotrigona paradisaea Engel & Rasm..., 2017 | | | Heterotrigona taraxis Engel, 2019 | | | Heterotrigona tricholoma Engel, 2019 | | | Melipona (Melikerria) interrupta Latreille, 1811 | | | Papuatrigona genalis Friese, 1908 | | | Platytrigona flaviventris Friese, 1908 | | | Platytrigona keyensis Friese, 1901 | | | Platytrigona lamingtonia Cockerell, 1929 | | | Platytrigona planifrons Smith, 1864 | | | Tetragonula biroi Friese, 1898 | | | Tetragonula clypearis Friese, 1908 | | | Tetragonula iridipennis Smith, 1854 | | | Tetragonula pagdeni Schwarz, 1939 | | | Tetragonula sapiens Cockerell, 1911 | | | Trigona (Heterotrigona) sapiens (Cockerell, 1911) | ⇒ Tetragonula sapiens Cockerell, 1911 | | Trigona clypearis (Friese, 1908) | ⇒ Trigona guianae Cockerell, 1912 | | Trigona guianae Cockerell, 1912 | | | Trigona muzoensis Schwarz, 1948 | |
Links, sources and further information Meliponini at itis.gov
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