Checklist for Tribe Meliponini Lepeletier, 1836 (Stingless bees)
and region Paraguay (Northern South America)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 403
4047
8334 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 402
4046
8333 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 385
3986
8213 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 250
3207
6803 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 51
482
1270 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 46
470
1261 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 18
311
1053 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees | 8
144
311 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Apidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees | 62
130 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Apinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees | 52
106 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Meliponini
Lepeletier, 1836
Stingless bees | 17
29 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Paraguay
17 Genera with 29 Species | Cephalotrigona Schwarz, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Geniotrigona Moure, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Geotrigona Moure, 1863 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lestrimelitta Friese, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melipona Illiger, 1988 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Mourella Schwarz, 1900 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Oxytrigona Cockerell, 1917 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Paratrigona Schwarz, 2011 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Partamona Schwarz, 2003 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Plebeia Schwarz, 1863 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Scaptotrigona Moure, 1942 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scaura Schwarz, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Schwarziana Moure, 1836 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Schwarzula Moure, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetragona Lepeletier &..., 1804 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetragonisca Moure, 1938 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Trigona Jurine, 1793 | Vulture bees | 4 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Paraguay
29 Species | Cephalotrigona capitata Smith, 1854 | | | Geniotrigona thoracica Smith, 1857 | | | Geotrigona argentina Camargo & Moure, 1996 | | | Geotrigona mombuca Smith, 1863 | | | Lestrimelitta limao Smith, 1863 | | | Melipona (Eomelipona) marginata Lepeletier, 1836 | | | Melipona (Eomelipona) obscurior Moure, 1971 | | | Melipona (Melikerria) quinquefasciata Lepeletier, 1836 | | | Melipona (Melipona) orbignyi Guérin-Ménev..., 1844 | | | Melipona (Melipona) quadrifasciata Lepeletier, 1836 | Stingless bee | | Melipona (Michmelia) nebulosa Camargo, 1988 | | | Mourella caerulea Friese, 1900 | | | Paratrigona wasbaueri Gonzalez & G..., 2011 | | | Partamona (Partamona) cupira Smith, 1863 | | | Partamona yungarum Pedro & Camargo, 2003 | | | Plebeia emerina Friese, 1900 | | | Plebeia mosquito Smith, 1863 | | | Scaptotrigona depilis Moure, 1942 | | | Scaura timida Silvestri, 1902 | | | Schwarziana mourei Melo, 2003 | | | Schwarziana quadripunctata Lepeletier, 1836 | | | Schwarzula timida (Silvestri, 1902) | ⇒ Scaura timida Silvestri, 1902 | | Tetragona clavipes Fabricius, 1804 | Hairy cockle | | Tetragonisca angustula Latreille, 1825 | | | Tetragonisca fiebrigi Schwarz, 1938 | | | Trigona braueri Friese, 1900 | | | Trigona fulviventris (Guérin-Ménev..., 1845) | ⇒ Trigona braueri Friese, 1900 | | Trigona fuscipennis Friese, 1900 | | | Trigona spinipes Fabricius, 1793 | |
Links, sources and further information Meliponini at itis.gov
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