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Checklist for Tribe Meliponini Lepeletier, 1836 (Stingless bees)
and region Sarapiquí (Heredia, Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
284
3410
5352
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
284
3410
5352
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
273
3369
5276
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
195
2933
4819
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
40
461
881
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
37
458
878
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
17
228
631
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
8
72
105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyApidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees
39
73
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyApinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees
34
71
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMeliponini
Lepeletier, 1836
Stingless bees
18
30
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sarapiquí
18 Genera with 30 Species
Cephalotrigona Schwarz, 1940
0SpeciesTaxom
Frieseomelitta von Ihering, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Geotrigona Moure, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Lestrimelitta Friese, 20052SpeciesTaxom
Melipona Illiger, 19192SpeciesTaxom
Meliwillea Roubik, Seg..., 19971SpeciesTaxom
Nannotrigona Cockerell, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Nogueirapis Moure, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Oxytrigona Cockerell, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Paratrigona Schwarz, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Partamona Schwarz, 19514SpeciesTaxom
Plebeia Schwarz, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Scaptotrigona Moure, 19512SpeciesTaxom
Scaura Schwarz, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Tetragona Lepeletier &..., 19001SpeciesTaxom
Tetragonisca Moure, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Trigona Jurine, 1908Vulture bees7SpeciesTaxom
Trigonisca Moure, 19991SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sarapiquí
30 Species
Frieseomelitta paupera Provancher, 1888
Geotrigona lutzi Camargo & Moure, 1996
Lestrimelitta danuncia Oliveira & M..., 2005
Lestrimelitta mourei Oliveira & M..., 2005
Melipona (Michmelia) fuliginosa Lepeletier, 1836
Melipona (Michmelia) panamica Cockerell, 1919
Meliwillea bivea Roubik, Lobo..., 1997
Nannotrigona perilampoides Cresson, 1878
Nogueirapis mirandula Cockerell, 1917
Oxytrigona mellicolor Packard, 1869
Paratrigona (Paratrigona) opaca Cockerell, 1917
Partamona (Partamona) cupira Smith, 1863
Partamona (Partamona) musarum Cockerell, 1917
Partamona (Partamona) orizabaensis Strand, 1919
Partamona grandipennis Schwarz, 1951
Plebeia frontalis Friese, 1911
Plebeia jatiformis Cockerell, 1912
Scaptotrigona luteipennis Friese, 1901
Scaptotrigona subobscuripennis Schwarz, 1951
Scaura argyrea Cockerell, 1912
Tetragona ziegleri Friese, 1900Stingless bee
Tetragonisca angustula Latreille, 1825
Trigona corvina Cockerell, 1913
Trigona ferricauda Cockerell, 1917
Trigona fulviventris (Guérin-Ménev..., 1845)⇒ Trigona braueri Friese, 1900
Trigona muzoensis Schwarz, 1948
Trigona necrophaga Camargo & Ro..., 1991
Trigona nigerrima Cresson, 1878
Trigona silvestriana Vachal, 1908
Trigonisca (Trigonisca) pipioli Ayala, 1999


Links, sources and further information
Meliponini at itis.gov