Checklist for Tribe Meliponini Lepeletier, 1836 (Stingless bees)
and region Rio de Janeiro (Southeast Brazil, Brazil)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 409
4319
8071 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 409
4319
8071 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 397
4275
7998 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 254
3394
6433 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 47
328
674 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 41
317
664 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 16
203
518 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees | 8
109
212 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Apidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees | 48
123 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Apinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees | 39
108 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Meliponini
Lepeletier, 1836
Stingless bees | 14
32 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Rio de Janeiro
14 Genera with 32 Species | Frieseomelitta von Ihering, 1946 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Geniotrigona Moure, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Lestrimelitta Friese, 1903 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Melipona Illiger, 1863 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Nannotrigona Cockerell, 1836 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oxytrigona Cockerell, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paratrigona Schwarz, 1947 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Partamona Schwarz, 2003 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Plebeia Schwarz, 1900 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scaptotrigona Moure, 1950 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Schwarziana Moure, 1836 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetragona Lepeletier &..., 1917 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tetragonisca Moure, 1825 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trigona Jurine, 1793 | Vulture bees | 9 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Rio de Janeiro
32 Species | Frieseomelitta francoi Moure, 1946 | | | Geniotrigona thoracica Smith, 1857 | | | Melipona (Eomelipona) bicolor Lepeletier, 1836 | | | Melipona (Eomelipona) marginata Lepeletier, 1836 | | | Melipona (Melipona) quadrifasciata Lepeletier, 1836 | Stingless bee | | Melipona (Michmelia) rufiventris Lepeletier, 1836 | | | Melipona fasciata Latreille, 1811 | | | Melipona mondury Smith, 1863 | | | Nannotrigona testaceicornis Lepeletier, 1836 | | | Oxytrigona tataira Smith, 1863 | | | Paratrigona (Paratrigona) lineata Lepeletier, 1836 | | | Paratrigona subnuda Moure, 1947 | | | Partamona (Partamona) cupira Smith, 1863 | | | Partamona (Partamona) helleri Friese, 1900 | | | Partamona criptica Pedro & Camargo, 2003 | | | Partamona littoralis Pedro & Camargo, 2003 | | | Plebeia droryana Friese, 1900 | | | Scaptotrigona bipunctata Lepeletier, 1836 | | | Scaptotrigona xanthotricha Moure, 1950 | Norton stygobromid | | Schwarziana quadripunctata Lepeletier, 1836 | | | Tetragona clavipes Fabricius, 1804 | Hairy cockle | | Tetragona perangulata Cockerell, 1917 | | | Tetragonisca angustula Latreille, 1825 | | | Trigona ardaina | | | Trigona branneri Cockerell, 1912 | | | Trigona corvina Cockerell, 1913 | | | Trigona fulviventris (Guérin-Ménev..., 1845) | ⇒ Trigona braueri Friese, 1900 | | Trigona fuscipennis Friese, 1900 | | | Trigona guianae Cockerell, 1912 | | | Trigona hyalinata Lepeletier, 1836 | | | Trigona pallens Fabricius, 1798 | | | Trigona spinipes Fabricius, 1793 | |
Links, sources and further information Meliponini at itis.gov
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