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Checklist for Tribe Meliponini Lepeletier, 1836 (Stingless bees)
and region Sarawak (Malaysia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
298
2355
4733
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
298
2355
4733
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
281
2265
4550
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
180
1636
3261
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
26
207
441
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
25
206
440
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
10
119
299
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
5
22
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyApidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees
11
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyApinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees
8
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMeliponini
Lepeletier, 1836
Stingless bees
5
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sarawak
5 Genera with 6 Species
Heterotrigona Schwarz, 1939
0SpeciesTaxom
Lepidotrigona Schwarz, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Tetragonula Moure, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Tetrigona Moure, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Trigona Jurine, 1913Vulture bees1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sarawak
6 Species
Lepidotrigona terminata Smith, 1878
Lepidotrigona ventralis Smith, 1857
Tetragonula fuscobalteata Cameron, 1908
Tetragonula melina Gribodo, 1893
Tetrigona apicalis Smith, 1857
Trigona ventralis (Strand, 1913)⇒ Lepidotrigona ventralis Smith, 1857


Links, sources and further information
Meliponini at itis.gov