Checklist for Tribe Meliponini Lepeletier, 1836 (Stingless bees)
and region Quebrada Bonita (Puntarenas, Costa Rica)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 258
2659
3166 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 258
2659
3166 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 250
2647
3151 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 180
2350
2869 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 35
408
386 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 34
407
385 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 15
161
229 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees | 6
46
49 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Apidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees | 28
33 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Apinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees | 23
31 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Meliponini
Lepeletier, 1836
Stingless bees | 12
17 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Quebrada Bonita
12 Genera with 17 Species | Frieseomelitta von Ihering, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lestrimelitta Friese, 2005 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melipona Illiger, 1831 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nannotrigona Cockerell, 1878 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Paratrigona Schwarz, 1917 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Partamona Schwarz, 1919 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Plebeia Schwarz, 1999 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scaura Schwarz, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetragona Lepeletier &..., 1900 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tetragonisca Moure, 1825 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trigona Jurine, 1908 | Vulture bees | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trigonisca Moure, 1965 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Quebrada Bonita
17 Species | Frieseomelitta nigra Cresson, 1878 | Stingless bee | | Lestrimelitta danuncia Oliveira & M..., 2005 | | | Melipona (Melikerria) beecheii Bennett, 1831 | | | Nannotrigona mellaria Smith, 1862 | Cut-off cleftclam | | Nannotrigona perilampoides Cresson, 1878 | | | Paratrigona (Paratrigona) opaca Cockerell, 1917 | | | Partamona (Partamona) cupira Smith, 1863 | | | Partamona (Partamona) orizabaensis Strand, 1919 | | | Plebeia pulchra Ayala, 1999 | | | Scaura argyrea Cockerell, 1912 | | | Tetragona dorsalis Smith, 1854 | | | Tetragona perangulata Cockerell, 1917 | | | Tetragona ziegleri Friese, 1900 | Stingless bee | | Tetragonisca angustula Latreille, 1825 | | | Trigona silvestriana Vachal, 1908 | | | Trigonisca (Trigonisca) pipioli Ayala, 1999 | | | Trigonisca discolor Wille, 1965 | |
Links, sources and further information Meliponini at itis.gov
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