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Checklist for Tribe Meliponini Lepeletier, 1836 (Stingless bees)
and region Puerto Jimenez (Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
181
1148
1238
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
181
1148
1238
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
177
1144
1234
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
128
987
1096
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
22
117
148
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
21
115
147
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
10
61
95
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
6
28
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyApidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees
15
25
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyApinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees
14
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMeliponini
Lepeletier, 1836
Stingless bees
9
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Puerto Jimenez
9 Genera with 10 Species
Nogueirapis Moure, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Oxytrigona Cockerell, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Paratrigona Schwarz, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Plebeia Schwarz, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Ptilotrigona Moure, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Scaptotrigona Moure, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Scaura Schwarz, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Tetragona Lepeletier &..., 19002SpeciesTaxom
Trigona Jurine, 1991Vulture bees1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Puerto Jimenez
10 Species
Nogueirapis mirandula Cockerell, 1917
Oxytrigona mellicolor Packard, 1869
Paratrigona (Paratrigona) opaca Cockerell, 1917
Plebeia pulchra Ayala, 1999
Ptilotrigona occidentalis Schulz, 1904
Scaptotrigona subobscuripennis Schwarz, 1951
Scaura argyrea Cockerell, 1912
Tetragona perangulata Cockerell, 1917
Tetragona ziegleri Friese, 1900Stingless bee
Trigona necrophaga Camargo & Ro..., 1991


Links, sources and further information
Meliponini at itis.gov