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Checklist for Tribe Meliponini Lepeletier, 1836 (Stingless bees)
and region Puntarenas (Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
449
6881
12638
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
448
6880
12638
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
426
6775
12409
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
307
5895
11252
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
56
946
1964
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
51
934
1954
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
20
351
1074
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
8
148
323
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyApidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees
63
193
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyApinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees
50
174
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMeliponini
Lepeletier, 1836
Stingless bees
19
55
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Puntarenas
19 Genera with 55 Species
Cephalotrigona Schwarz, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Frieseomelitta von Ihering, 18882SpeciesTaxom
Geotrigona Moure, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Lestrimelitta Friese, 20052SpeciesTaxom
Melipona Illiger, 18117SpeciesTaxom
Meliwillea Roubik, Seg..., 19971SpeciesTaxom
Nannotrigona Cockerell, 19223SpeciesTaxom
Nogueirapis Moure, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Oxytrigona Cockerell, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Paratrigona Schwarz, 19382SpeciesTaxom
Partamona Schwarz, 19514SpeciesTaxom
Plebeia Schwarz, 19695SpeciesTaxom
Ptilotrigona Moure, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Scaptotrigona Moure, 19513SpeciesTaxom
Scaura Schwarz, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Tetragona Lepeletier &..., 19004SpeciesTaxom
Tetragonisca Moure, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Trigona Jurine, 1908Vulture bees9SpeciesTaxom
Trigonisca Moure, 19655SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Puntarenas
55 Species
Cephalotrigona capitata Smith, 1854
Frieseomelitta nigra Cresson, 1878Stingless bee
Frieseomelitta paupera Provancher, 1888
Geotrigona lutzi Camargo & Moure, 1996
Lestrimelitta danuncia Oliveira & M..., 2005
Lestrimelitta mourei Oliveira & M..., 2005
Melipona (Eomelipona) marginata Lepeletier, 1836
Melipona (Melikerria) beecheii Bennett, 1831
Melipona (Melipona) yucatanica Camargo, Mou..., 1988
Melipona (Michmelia) fuliginosa Lepeletier, 1836
Melipona (Michmelia) panamica Cockerell, 1919
Melipona carrikeri Cockerell, 1919
Melipona fasciata Latreille, 1811
Meliwillea bivea Roubik, Lobo..., 1997
Nannotrigona mellaria Smith, 1862Cut-off cleftclam
Nannotrigona perilampoides Cresson, 1878
Nannotrigona tristella Cockerell, 1922
Nogueirapis mirandula Cockerell, 1917
Oxytrigona mellicolor Packard, 1869
Paratrigona (Paratrigona) opaca Cockerell, 1917
Paratrigona (Paratrigona) ornaticeps (Schwarz, 1938)⇒ Paratrigona guigliae Moure, 1960
Partamona (Partamona) cupira Smith, 1863
Partamona (Partamona) musarum Cockerell, 1917
Partamona (Partamona) orizabaensis Strand, 1919
Partamona grandipennis Schwarz, 1951
Plebeia frontalis Friese, 1911
Plebeia jatiformis Cockerell, 1912
Plebeia minima Gribodo, 1893
Plebeia pulchra Ayala, 1999
Plebeia tica Wille, 1969
Ptilotrigona lurida Smith, 1854
Ptilotrigona occidentalis Schulz, 1904
Scaptotrigona mexicana Guérin-Ménev..., 1845
Scaptotrigona pectoralis Dalla Torre, 1896
Scaptotrigona subobscuripennis Schwarz, 1951
Scaura argyrea Cockerell, 1912
Tetragona clavipes Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Tetragona dorsalis Smith, 1854
Tetragona perangulata Cockerell, 1917
Tetragona ziegleri Friese, 1900Stingless bee
Tetragonisca angustula Latreille, 1825
Trigona amalthea Olivier, 1789
Trigona corvina Cockerell, 1913
Trigona fulviventris (Guérin-Ménev..., 1845)⇒ Trigona braueri Friese, 1900
Trigona fuscipennis Friese, 1900
Trigona muzoensis Schwarz, 1948
Trigona necrophaga Camargo & Ro..., 1991
Trigona nigerrima Cresson, 1878
Trigona pergangulata
Trigona silvestriana Vachal, 1908
Trigonisca (Dolichotrigona) longitarsis Ducke, 1916
Trigonisca (Trigonisca) buyssoni Friese, 1902
Trigonisca (Trigonisca) pipioli Ayala, 1999
Trigonisca atomaria Cockerell, 1917
Trigonisca discolor Wille, 1965


Links, sources and further information
Meliponini at itis.gov