Checklist for Tribe Meliponini Lepeletier, 1836 (Stingless bees)
and region Quepos (Puntarenas, Costa Rica)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 242
2117
2458 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 241
2116
2458 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 234
2101
2440 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 169
1882
2238 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 34
297
318 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 34
297
318 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 15
140
214 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees | 7
52
75 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Apidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees | 27
54 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Apinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees | 21
51 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Meliponini
Lepeletier, 1836
Stingless bees | 9
16 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Quepos
9 Genera with 16 Species
Species list for Quepos
16 Species | Frieseomelitta nigra Cresson, 1878 | Stingless bee | | Oxytrigona mellicolor Packard, 1869 | | | Partamona (Partamona) cupira Smith, 1863 | | | Partamona (Partamona) orizabaensis Strand, 1919 | | | Plebeia frontalis Friese, 1911 | | | Plebeia jatiformis Cockerell, 1912 | | | Plebeia minima Gribodo, 1893 | | | Tetragona perangulata Cockerell, 1917 | | | Tetragona ziegleri Friese, 1900 | Stingless bee | | Tetragonisca angustula Latreille, 1825 | | | Trigona corvina Cockerell, 1913 | | | Trigona fulviventris (Guérin-Ménev..., 1845) | ⇒ Trigona braueri Friese, 1900 | | Trigona muzoensis Schwarz, 1948 | | | Trigona nigerrima Cresson, 1878 | | | Trigona silvestriana Vachal, 1908 | | | Trigonisca discolor Wille, 1965 | |
Links, sources and further information Meliponini at itis.gov
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