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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
447
5281
10268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
447
5281
10268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
431
5219
10149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
275
4237
8364
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
51
664
1566
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
46
647
1541
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
18
409
1309
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
9
213
638
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyApidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees
86
279
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyApinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees
66
226
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMeliponini
Lepeletier, 1836
Stingless bees
17
55
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South Brazil
17 Genera with 55 Species
Cephalotrigona Schwarz, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Geniotrigona Moure, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Geotrigona Moure, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Lestrimelitta Friese, 20063SpeciesTaxom
Melipona Illiger, 186311SpeciesTaxom
Mourella Schwarz, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Nannotrigona Cockerell, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Nogueirapis Moure, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Oxytrigona Cockerell, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Paratrigona Schwarz, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Partamona Schwarz, 19806SpeciesTaxom
Plebeia Schwarz, 198911SpeciesTaxom
Scaptotrigona Moure, 19505SpeciesTaxom
Schwarziana Moure, 18362SpeciesTaxom
Tetragona Lepeletier &..., 19002SpeciesTaxom
Tetragonisca Moure, 19382SpeciesTaxom
Trigona Jurine, 1793Vulture bees5SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Brazil
55 Species
Cephalotrigona capitata Smith, 1854
Geniotrigona thoracica Smith, 1857
Geotrigona subterranea Friese, 1901
Lestrimelitta ehrhardti Friese, 1931
Lestrimelitta limao Smith, 1863
Lestrimelitta sulina Marchi & Melo, 2006
Melipona (Eomelipona) bicolor Lepeletier, 1836
Melipona (Eomelipona) marginata Lepeletier, 1836
Melipona (Eomelipona) obscurior Moure, 1971
Melipona (Eomelipona) torrida Friese, 1917
Melipona (Melikerria) fasciculata Smith, 1854
Melipona (Melikerria) quinquefasciata Lepeletier, 1836
Melipona (Melipona) quadrifasciata Lepeletier, 1836Stingless bee
Melipona (Michmelia) paraensis Ducke, 1916
Melipona (Michmelia) seminigra Friese, 1903
Melipona anthidioides Lepeletier, 1836
Melipona mondury Smith, 1863
Mourella caerulea Friese, 1900
Nannotrigona testaceicornis Lepeletier, 1836
Nogueirapis mirandula Cockerell, 1917
Oxytrigona tataira Smith, 1863
Paratrigona subnuda Moure, 1947
Partamona (Partamona) cupira Smith, 1863
Partamona (Partamona) helleri Friese, 1900
Partamona (Partamona) musarum Cockerell, 1917
Partamona (Partamona) pearsoni Schwarz, 1938
Partamona (Partamona) testacea Klug, 1807
Partamona (Partamona) vicina Camargo, 1980
Plebeia catamarcensis Holmberg, 1903
Plebeia droryana Friese, 1900
Plebeia emerina Friese, 1900
Plebeia emerinoides Silvestri, 1902
Plebeia goeldiana Friese, 1900
Plebeia julianii Moure, 1962
Plebeia meridionalis Ducke, 1916
Plebeia nigriceps Friese, 1901
Plebeia remota Holmberg, 1903
Plebeia saiqui Friese, 1900
Plebeia wittmanni Moure & Camargo, 1989
Scaptotrigona bipunctata Lepeletier, 1836
Scaptotrigona depilis Moure, 1942
Scaptotrigona postica Latreille, 1807
Scaptotrigona tubiba Smith, 1863
Scaptotrigona xanthotricha Moure, 1950Norton stygobromid
Schwarziana mourei Melo, 2003
Schwarziana quadripunctata Lepeletier, 1836
Tetragona clavipes Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Tetragona ziegleri Friese, 1900Stingless bee
Tetragonisca angustula Latreille, 1825
Tetragonisca fiebrigi Schwarz, 1938
Trigona corvina Cockerell, 1913
Trigona fuscipennis Friese, 1900
Trigona guianae Cockerell, 1912
Trigona hyalinata Lepeletier, 1836
Trigona spinipes Fabricius, 1793


Links, sources and further information
Meliponini at itis.gov