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Checklist for Tribe Meliponini Lepeletier, 1836 (Stingless bees)
and region Peru (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
582
9673
29819
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
579
9667
29813
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
553
9522
29375
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
356
7450
23932
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
64
944
3434
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
57
901
3407
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
25
563
2915
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
10
248
1042
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyApidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees
80
407
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyApinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees
65
368
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMeliponini
Lepeletier, 1836
Stingless bees
20
125
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Peru
20 Genera with 125 Species
Cephalotrigona Schwarz, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Frieseomelitta von Ihering, 19882SpeciesTaxom
Geotrigona Moure, 19966SpeciesTaxom
Lestrimelitta Friese, 19033SpeciesTaxom
Leurotrigona Moure, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Melipona Illiger, 196323SpeciesTaxom
Nannotrigona Cockerell, 19226SpeciesTaxom
Nogueirapis Moure, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Oxytrigona Cockerell, 18635SpeciesTaxom
Paratrigona Schwarz, 19946SpeciesTaxom
Partamona Schwarz, 19808SpeciesTaxom
Plebeia Schwarz, 19165SpeciesTaxom
Ptilotrigona Moure, 19432SpeciesTaxom
Scaptotrigona Moure, 19137SpeciesTaxom
Scaura Schwarz, 19025SpeciesTaxom
Schwarzula Moure, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Tetragona Lepeletier &..., 19003SpeciesTaxom
Tetragonisca Moure, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Trigona Jurine, 1900Vulture bees28SpeciesTaxom
Trigonisca Moure, 200710SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Peru
125 Species
Cephalotrigona femorata Smith, 1854
Frieseomelitta flavicornis Fabricius, 1798
Frieseomelitta trichocerata Moure, 1988
Geotrigona fulvatra Camargo & Moure, 1996
Geotrigona fulvohirta Friese, 1900
Geotrigona fumipennis Camargo & Moure, 1996
Geotrigona mombuca Smith, 1863
Geotrigona subgrisea Cockerell, 1920
Geotrigona tellurica Camargo & Moure, 1996
Lestrimelitta glabrata Camargo & Moure, 1990
Lestrimelitta limao Smith, 1863
Lestrimelitta rufipes Friese, 1903
Leurotrigona pusilla Moure & Camargo, 1987
Melipona (Eomelipona) marginata Lepeletier, 1836
Melipona (Eomelipona) puncticollis Friese, 1902
Melipona (Melikerria) grandis Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Melipona (Melikerria) interrupta Latreille, 1811
Melipona (Melikerria) triplaridis Cockerell, 1925
Melipona (Melipona) peruviana Friese, 1900
Melipona (Michmelia) eburnea Friese, 1900
Melipona (Michmelia) fuliginosa Lepeletier, 1836
Melipona (Michmelia) fuscopilosa Moure & Kerr, 1950
Melipona (Michmelia) melanoventer Schwarz, 1932
Melipona (Michmelia) nebulosa Camargo, 1988
Melipona (Michmelia) rufiventris Lepeletier, 1836
Melipona (Michmelia) scutellaris Latreille, 1811
Melipona (Michmelia) seminigra Friese, 1903
Melipona brachychaeta Moure, 1950Norton stygobromid
Melipona captiosa Moure, 1962
Melipona crinita Moure & Kerr, 1950
Melipona dubia Moure & Kerr, 1950
Melipona fasciata Latreille, 1811
Melipona fuscata Lepeletier, 1836
Melipona illota Cockerell, 1919
Melipona rufescens Friese, 1900
Melipona schwarzi Moure, 1963
Nannotrigona melanocera Schwarz, 1938
Nannotrigona perilampoides Cresson, 1878
Nannotrigona punctata Smith, 1854
Nannotrigona schultzei Friese, 1901
Nannotrigona testaceicornis Lepeletier, 1836
Nannotrigona tristella Cockerell, 1922
Nogueirapis butteli Friese, 1900
Oxytrigona flaveola Friese, 1900
Oxytrigona mellicolor Packard, 1869
Oxytrigona mulfordi Schwarz, 1948
Oxytrigona obscura Friese, 1900
Oxytrigona tataira Smith, 1863
Paratrigona (Aparatrigona) impunctata Ducke, 1916
Paratrigona (Paratrigona) pacifica Schwarz, 1943
Paratrigona (Paratrigona) prosopiformis Gribodo, 1893
Paratrigona haeckeli Friese, 1900
Paratrigona nuda Schwarz, 1943
Paratrigona onorei Camargo & Moure, 1994
Partamona (Partamona) ailyae Camargo, 1980
Partamona (Partamona) auripennis Pedro & Camargo, 2003
Partamona (Partamona) combinata Pedro & Camargo, 2003
Partamona (Partamona) epiphytophila Pedro & Camargo, 2003
Partamona (Partamona) peckolti Friese, 1901
Partamona (Partamona) subtilis Pedro & Camargo, 2003
Partamona (Partamona) testacea Klug, 1807
Partamona (Partamona) vicina Camargo, 1980
Plebeia frontalis Friese, 1911
Plebeia jatiformis Cockerell, 1912
Plebeia margaritae Moure, 1962
Plebeia minima Gribodo, 1893
Plebeia variicolor Ducke, 1916
Ptilotrigona lurida Smith, 1854
Ptilotrigona pereneae Schwarz, 1943
Scaptotrigona bipunctata Lepeletier, 1836
Scaptotrigona limae Brèthes, 1920
Scaptotrigona luteipennis Friese, 1901
Scaptotrigona polysticta Moure, 1950Norton stygobromid
Scaptotrigona postica Latreille, 1807
Scaptotrigona tricolorata Camargo, 1988
Scaptotrigona wheeleri Cockerell, 1913
Scaura coccidophila Camargo & Pedro, 2002
Scaura latitarsis Friese, 1900
Scaura longula Lepeletier, 1836
Scaura tenuis Ducke, 1916
Scaura timida Silvestri, 1902
Schwarzula coccidophila (Camargo & Pedro, 2002)⇒ Scaura coccidophila Camargo & Pedro, 2002
Schwarzula timida (Silvestri, 1902)⇒ Scaura timida Silvestri, 1902
Tetragona clavipes Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Tetragona goettei Friese, 1900
Tetragona handlirschii Friese, 1900
Tetragonisca angustula Latreille, 1825
Trigona albipennis Almeida, 1992
Trigona amalthea Olivier, 1789
Trigona amazonensis Ducke, 1916
Trigona ardaina
Trigona baumgartneri
Trigona branneri Cockerell, 1912
Trigona braueri Friese, 1900
Trigona chanchamayoensis Schwarz, 1948
Trigona cilipes Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Trigona corvina Cockerell, 1913
Trigona crassipes Fabricius, 1793
Trigona dallatorreana Friese, 1900
Trigona dimidiata Smith, 1854
Trigona fulviventris (Guérin-Ménev..., 1845)⇒ Trigona braueri Friese, 1900
Trigona fuscipennis Friese, 1900
Trigona guianae Cockerell, 1912
Trigona hyalinata Lepeletier, 1836
Trigona hypogea Silvestri, 1902
Trigona lacteipennis Friese, 1900
Trigona pallens Fabricius, 1798
Trigona permodica Almeida, 1992
Trigona recursa Smith, 1863
Trigona setentrionalis (Almeida, 1992)⇒ Trigona fuscipennis Friese, 1900
Trigona silvestriana Vachal, 1908
Trigona spinipes Fabricius, 1793
Trigona townsendi Cockerell, 1911
Trigona truculenta Almeida, 1985
Trigona williana Friese, 1900
Trigonisca (Dolichotrigona) longitarsis Ducke, 1916
Trigonisca (Dolichotrigona) schulthessi Friese, 1900
Trigonisca (Trigonisca) townsendi Cockerell, 1911
Trigonisca fraissei Friese, 1901
Trigonisca hirticornis Albuquerque ..., 2007
Trigonisca longicornis Friese, 1903
Trigonisca martinezi Brèthes, 1920
Trigonisca meridionalis Albuquerque ..., 2007
Trigonisca tavaresi Camargo & Pedro, 2005
Trigonisca vitrifrons Albuquerque ..., 2007


Links, sources and further information
Meliponini at itis.gov