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Checklist for Tribe Meliponini Lepeletier, 1836 (Stingless bees)
and region South Asia (Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
816
19624
105366
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
812
19606
105335
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
775
19334
104374
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
470
14136
82559
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
72
1759
12009
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
61
1662
11851
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
23
626
7292
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
9
276
5236
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyApidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees
67
885
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyApinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees
51
676
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMeliponini
Lepeletier, 1836
Stingless bees
19
84
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South Asia
19 Genera with 84 Species
Geniotrigona Moure, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Heterotrigona Schwarz, 18658SpeciesTaxom
Homotrigona Moure, 18368SpeciesTaxom
Hypotrigona Cockerell, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Lepidotrigona Schwarz, 185711SpeciesTaxom
Lisotrigona Moure, 19205SpeciesTaxom
Lophotrigona Moure, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Nannotrigona Cockerell, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Odontotrigona Moure, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Pariotrigona Moure, 19392SpeciesTaxom
Platytrigona Moure, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Plebeia Schwarz, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Plebeina Moure, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Sundatrigona Inoue & Saka..., 19372SpeciesTaxom
Tetragonilla Moure, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Tetragonula Moure, 197830SpeciesTaxom
Tetrigona Moure, 18365SpeciesTaxom
Trigona Jurine, 1854Vulture bees1SpeciesTaxom
Wallacetrigona Engel & Rasm..., 19891SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Asia
84 Species
Geniotrigona incisa Sakagami & I..., 1989
Geniotrigona thoracica Smith, 1857
Heterotrigona bakeri Cockerell, 1919
Heterotrigona erythrogastra Cameron, 1902
Heterotrigona hobbyi Schwarz, 1937
Heterotrigona itama Cockerell, 1918
Heterotrigona lieftincki Sakagami & I..., 1987
Heterotrigona moorei Schwarz, 1937
Heterotrigona paradisaea Engel & Rasm..., 2017
Heterotrigona planifrons Smith, 1865Black-and-yellow cuthona
Homotrigona apicalis Smith, 1857
Homotrigona binghami Schwarz, 1937
Homotrigona canifrons Smith, 1857
Homotrigona fimbriata Smith, 1857
Homotrigona haematoptera Cockerell, 1920
Homotrigona melanoleuca Cockerell, 1929
Homotrigona peninsularis Cockerell, 1927
Homotrigona vidua Lepeletier, 1836
Hypotrigona ruspolii Magretti, 1898
Lepidotrigona arcifera Cockerell, 1929
Lepidotrigona doipaensis Schwarz, 1939
Lepidotrigona flavibasis Cockerell, 1929
Lepidotrigona hoozana Strand, 1913
Lepidotrigona latipes Friese, 1900
Lepidotrigona nitidiventris Smith, 1857
Lepidotrigona palavanica Cockerell, 1915
Lepidotrigona satun Attasopa & B..., 2018
Lepidotrigona terminata Smith, 1878
Lepidotrigona trochanterica Cockerell, 1920
Lepidotrigona ventralis Smith, 1857
Lisotrigona cacciae Nurse, 1907
Lisotrigona carpenteri Engel, 2000
Lisotrigona furva Engel, 2000
Lisotrigona mohandasi Jobiraj & Na..., 2004
Lisotrigona scintillans (Cockerell, 1920)⇒ Lisotrigona cacciae Nurse, 1907
Lophotrigona canifrons Smith, 1857
Nannotrigona testaceicornis Lepeletier, 1836
Odontotrigona haematoptera Cockerell, 1919
Pariotrigona klossi Schwarz, 1939
Pariotrigona pendleburyi Schwarz, 1939
Platytrigona hobbyi Schwarz, 1937
Plebeia poecilochroa Moure & Camargo, 1995
Plebeina hildebrandti (Friese, 1900)⇒ Plebeina armata Magretti, 1895
Sundatrigona lieftincki Sakagami & I..., 1987
Sundatrigona moorei Schwarz, 1937
Tetragonilla atripes Smith, 1857
Tetragonilla collina Smith, 1857
Tetragonula atripes Smith, 1857
Tetragonula basimaculata Bingham, 1903Pacific geoduck
Tetragonula bengalensis Cameron, 1897
Tetragonula biroi Friese, 1898
Tetragonula clypearis Friese, 1908
Tetragonula collina Smith, 1857
Tetragonula dapitanensis Cockerell, 1925
Tetragonula drescheri Schwarz, 1939
Tetragonula erythrostoma Cameron, 1908
Tetragonula fuscobalteata Cameron, 1908
Tetragonula geissleri Cockerell, 1918
Tetragonula gressitti Sakagami, 1978
Tetragonula hirashimai Sakagami, 1978
Tetragonula iridipennis Smith, 1854
Tetragonula laeviceps Smith, 1857
Tetragonula malaipanae Engel, Miche..., 2017
Tetragonula melanocephala Gribodo, 1893
Tetragonula melina Gribodo, 1893
Tetragonula minangkabau Sakagami & I..., 1985
Tetragonula minor Sakagami, 1978
Tetragonula pagdeni Schwarz, 1939
Tetragonula pagdeniformis Sakagami, 1978
Tetragonula praeterita Walker, 1860
Tetragonula reepeni Friese, 1918
Tetragonula rufibasalis Cockerell, 1918
Tetragonula ruficornis Smith, 1870
Tetragonula sarawakensis Schwarz, 1937
Tetragonula sirindhornae Michener & B..., 2004
Tetragonula testaceitarsis Cameron, 1901
Tetragonula zucchii Sakagami, 1978
Tetrigona apicalis Smith, 1857
Tetrigona binghami Schwarz, 1937
Tetrigona melanoleuca Cockerell, 1929
Tetrigona peninsularis Cockerell, 1927
Tetrigona vidua Lepeletier, 1836
Trigona (Tetragona) iridipennis (Smith, 1854)⇒ Tetragonula iridipennis Smith, 1854
Wallacetrigona incisa Sakagami & I..., 1989


Links, sources and further information
Meliponini at itis.gov