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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
539
6783
15823
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
535
6777
15819
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
513
6690
15568
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
325
5350
12721
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
60
892
1861
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
56
876
1847
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
20
375
1437
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
10
188
699
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyApidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees
77
327
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyApinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees
60
262
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMeliponini
Lepeletier, 1836
Stingless bees
17
50
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South Mexico
17 Genera with 50 Species
Cephalotrigona Schwarz, 19992SpeciesTaxom
Frieseomelitta von Ihering, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Geotrigona Moure, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Lestrimelitta Friese, 19992SpeciesTaxom
Melipona Illiger, 18116SpeciesTaxom
Nannotrigona Cockerell, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Nogueirapis Moure, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Oxytrigona Cockerell, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Paratrigona Schwarz, 19172SpeciesTaxom
Partamona Schwarz, 19193SpeciesTaxom
Plebeia Schwarz, 196910SpeciesTaxom
Scaptotrigona Moure, 19134SpeciesTaxom
Scaura Schwarz, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Tetragona Lepeletier &..., 18541SpeciesTaxom
Tetragonisca Moure, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Trigona Jurine, 1908Vulture bees7SpeciesTaxom
Trigonisca Moure, 19996SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Mexico
50 Species
Cephalotrigona eburneiventer Schwarz, 1948
Cephalotrigona oaxacana Ayala, 1999
Frieseomelitta nigra Cresson, 1878Stingless bee
Geotrigona acapulconis Strand, 1919
Lestrimelitta chamelensis Ayala, 1999
Lestrimelitta niitkib Ayala, 1999
Melipona (Melikerria) beecheii Bennett, 1831
Melipona (Melipona) favosa Fabricius, 1798
Melipona (Melipona) yucatanica Camargo, Mou..., 1988
Melipona (Michmelia) belizeae Schwarz, 1932
Melipona (Michmelia) solani Cockerell, 1912
Melipona fasciata Latreille, 1811
Nannotrigona perilampoides Cresson, 1878
Nogueirapis silacea ♰ A. Wille, 1959
Oxytrigona mediorufa Cockerell, 1913
Paratrigona (Paratrigona) guatemalensis Schwarz, 1938
Paratrigona (Paratrigona) opaca Cockerell, 1917
Partamona (Partamona) bilineata Say, 1837
Partamona (Partamona) cupira Smith, 1863
Partamona (Partamona) orizabaensis Strand, 1919
Plebeia frontalis Friese, 1911
Plebeia fulvopilosa Ayala, 1999
Plebeia jatiformis Cockerell, 1912
Plebeia llorentei Ayala, 1999
Plebeia melanica Ayala, 1999
Plebeia mexica Ayala, 1999
Plebeia moureana Ayala, 1999
Plebeia parkeri Ayala, 1999
Plebeia pulchra Ayala, 1999
Plebeia tica Wille, 1969
Scaptotrigona hellwegeri Friese, 1900
Scaptotrigona mexicana Guérin-Ménev..., 1845
Scaptotrigona pectoralis Dalla Torre, 1896
Scaptotrigona wheeleri Cockerell, 1913
Scaura argyrea Cockerell, 1912
Tetragona dorsalis Smith, 1854
Tetragonisca angustula Latreille, 1825
Trigona corvina Cockerell, 1913
Trigona cupina
Trigona fulviventris (Guérin-Ménev..., 1845)⇒ Trigona braueri Friese, 1900
Trigona fuscipennis Friese, 1900
Trigona nigerrima Cresson, 1878
Trigona silacea Wille, 1959
Trigona silvestriana Vachal, 1908
Trigonisca (Dolichotrigona) schulthessi Friese, 1900
Trigonisca (Trigonisca) buyssoni Friese, 1902
Trigonisca (Trigonisca) mixteca Ayala, 1999
Trigonisca (Trigonisca) pipioli Ayala, 1999
Trigonisca azteca Ayala, 1999
Trigonisca maya Ayala, 1999


Links, sources and further information
Meliponini at itis.gov