Checklist for Tribe Meliponini Lepeletier, 1836 (Stingless bees)
and region Rio Grande do Sul (South Brazil, Brazil)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 338
2448
4337 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 338
2448
4337 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 325
2404
4275 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 215
1908
3391 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 44
400
935 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 39
386
912 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 17
308
828 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees | 8
174
495 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Apidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees | 74
208 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Apinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees | 58
165 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Meliponini
Lepeletier, 1836
Stingless bees | 13
37 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Rio Grande do Sul
13 Genera with 37 Species | Cephalotrigona Schwarz, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Geniotrigona Moure, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lestrimelitta Friese, 1863 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Melipona Illiger, 1836 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Mourella Schwarz, 1900 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nannotrigona Cockerell, 1836 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paratrigona Schwarz, 1947 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plebeia Schwarz, 1989 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Scaptotrigona Moure, 1863 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Schwarziana Moure, 1836 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tetragona Lepeletier &..., 1804 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetragonisca Moure, 1938 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Trigona Jurine, 1793 | Vulture bees | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Rio Grande do Sul
37 Species | Cephalotrigona capitata Smith, 1854 | | | Geniotrigona thoracica Smith, 1857 | | | Lestrimelitta ehrhardti Friese, 1931 | | | Lestrimelitta limao Smith, 1863 | | | Melipona (Eomelipona) bicolor Lepeletier, 1836 | | | Melipona (Eomelipona) marginata Lepeletier, 1836 | | | Melipona (Eomelipona) obscurior Moure, 1971 | | | Melipona (Eomelipona) torrida Friese, 1917 | | | Melipona (Melikerria) fasciculata Smith, 1854 | | | Melipona (Melikerria) quinquefasciata Lepeletier, 1836 | | | Melipona (Melipona) quadrifasciata Lepeletier, 1836 | Stingless bee | | Melipona (Michmelia) paraensis Ducke, 1916 | | | Melipona anthidioides Lepeletier, 1836 | | | Mourella caerulea Friese, 1900 | | | Nannotrigona testaceicornis Lepeletier, 1836 | | | Paratrigona subnuda Moure, 1947 | | | Plebeia catamarcensis Holmberg, 1903 | | | Plebeia droryana Friese, 1900 | | | Plebeia emerina Friese, 1900 | | | Plebeia goeldiana Friese, 1900 | | | Plebeia meridionalis Ducke, 1916 | | | Plebeia nigriceps Friese, 1901 | | | Plebeia remota Holmberg, 1903 | | | Plebeia saiqui Friese, 1900 | | | Plebeia wittmanni Moure & Camargo, 1989 | | | Scaptotrigona bipunctata Lepeletier, 1836 | | | Scaptotrigona depilis Moure, 1942 | | | Scaptotrigona postica Latreille, 1807 | | | Scaptotrigona tubiba Smith, 1863 | | | Schwarziana mourei Melo, 2003 | | | Schwarziana quadripunctata Lepeletier, 1836 | | | Tetragona clavipes Fabricius, 1804 | Hairy cockle | | Tetragonisca angustula Latreille, 1825 | | | Tetragonisca fiebrigi Schwarz, 1938 | | | Trigona corvina Cockerell, 1913 | | | Trigona hyalinata Lepeletier, 1836 | | | Trigona spinipes Fabricius, 1793 | |
Links, sources and further information Meliponini at itis.gov
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