Checklist for Tribe Meliponini Lepeletier, 1836 (Stingless bees)
and region Piedras Blancas (Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 248
2432
2822 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 247
2431
2822 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 235
2398
2802 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 180
2148
2595 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 38
323
274 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 37
322
274 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 18
137
142 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees | 8
54
60 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Apidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees | 31
39 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Apinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees | 27
35 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Meliponini
Lepeletier, 1836
Stingless bees | 12
17 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Piedras Blancas
12 Genera with 17 Species | Melipona Illiger, 1919 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nogueirapis Moure, 1917 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oxytrigona Cockerell, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paratrigona Schwarz, 1917 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Partamona Schwarz, 1919 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Plebeia Schwarz, 1893 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ptilotrigona Moure, 1904 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scaptotrigona Moure, 1896 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scaura Schwarz, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetragona Lepeletier &..., 1900 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Trigona Jurine, 1908 | Vulture bees | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Trigonisca Moure, 1999 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Piedras Blancas
17 Species | Melipona carrikeri Cockerell, 1919 | | | Nogueirapis mirandula Cockerell, 1917 | | | Oxytrigona mellicolor Packard, 1869 | | | Paratrigona (Paratrigona) opaca Cockerell, 1917 | | | Partamona (Partamona) cupira Smith, 1863 | | | Partamona (Partamona) orizabaensis Strand, 1919 | | | Plebeia frontalis Friese, 1911 | | | Plebeia minima Gribodo, 1893 | | | Ptilotrigona occidentalis Schulz, 1904 | | | Scaptotrigona pectoralis Dalla Torre, 1896 | | | Scaura argyrea Cockerell, 1912 | | | Tetragona perangulata Cockerell, 1917 | | | Tetragona ziegleri Friese, 1900 | Stingless bee | | Trigona amalthea Olivier, 1789 | | | Trigona fulviventris (Guérin-Ménev..., 1845) | ⇒ Trigona braueri Friese, 1900 | | Trigona silvestriana Vachal, 1908 | | | Trigonisca (Trigonisca) pipioli Ayala, 1999 | |
Links, sources and further information Meliponini at itis.gov
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