Checklist for Tribe Meliponini Lepeletier, 1836 (Stingless bees)
and region Santa Elena (Ecuador)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 263
2372
2664 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 262
2371
2664 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 252
2345
2619 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 177
2029
2310 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 34
340
354 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 32
334
350 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 15
173
205 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees | 7
74
72 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Apidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees | 34
50 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Apinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees | 27
41 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Meliponini
Lepeletier, 1836
Stingless bees | 10
17 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Santa Elena
10 Genera with 17 Species Cephalotrigona Schwarz, 1940 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Frieseomelitta von Ihering, 1888 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melipona Illiger, 1831 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nannotrigona Cockerell, 1878 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Oxytrigona Cockerell, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Partamona Schwarz, 1919 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Scaptotrigona Moure, 1896 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetragona Lepeletier &..., 1900 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetragonisca Moure, 1825 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trigona Jurine, 1908 | Vulture bees | 5 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Santa Elena
17 Species | Frieseomelitta paupera Provancher, 1888 | | | Melipona (Melikerria) beecheii Bennett, 1831 | | | Nannotrigona melanocera Schwarz, 1938 | | | Nannotrigona perilampoides Cresson, 1878 | | | Oxytrigona mellicolor Packard, 1869 | | | Partamona (Partamona) bilineata Say, 1837 | | | Partamona (Partamona) cupira Smith, 1863 | | | Partamona (Partamona) nigrior Cockerell, 1925 | | | Partamona (Partamona) orizabaensis Strand, 1919 | | | Scaptotrigona pectoralis Dalla Torre, 1896 | | | Tetragona ziegleri Friese, 1900 | Stingless bee | | Tetragonisca angustula Latreille, 1825 | | | Trigona corvina Cockerell, 1913 | | | Trigona fulviventris (Guérin-Ménev..., 1845) | ⇒ Trigona braueri Friese, 1900 | | Trigona fuscipennis Friese, 1900 | | | Trigona guianae Cockerell, 1912 | | | Trigona silvestriana Vachal, 1908 | |
Links, sources and further information Meliponini at itis.gov
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