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Checklist for Tribe Meliponini Lepeletier, 1836 (Stingless bees)
and region Southeast Asia (Far East)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
849
21441
123532
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
844
21413
123490
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
796
21025
121869
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
482
15573
99264
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
81
1795
8013
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
71
1673
7893
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
26
666
5075
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
10
183
1033
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyApidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees
58
375
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyApinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees
42
235
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMeliponini
Lepeletier, 1836
Stingless bees
21
73
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southeast Asia
21 Genera with 73 Species
#AGHLMNOPST
Austroplebeia Moure, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Axestotrigona Moure, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Geniotrigona Moure, 18573SpeciesTaxom
Heterotrigona Schwarz, 19182SpeciesTaxom
Homotrigona Moure, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Lepidotrigona Schwarz, 18575SpeciesTaxom
Lestrimelitta Friese, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Lisotrigona Moure, 19204SpeciesTaxom
Lophotrigona Moure, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Meliponula Cockerell, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Nannotrigona Cockerell, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Odontotrigona Moure, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Pariotrigona Moure, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Platytrigona Moure, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Plebeia Schwarz, 19952SpeciesTaxom
Scaptotrigona Moure, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Sundatrigona Inoue & Saka..., 19371SpeciesTaxom
Tetragonilla Moure, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Tetragonula Moure, 197822SpeciesTaxom
Tetrigona Moure, 19274SpeciesTaxom
Trigona Jurine, 1913Vulture bees17SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southeast Asia
73 Species
Austroplebeia cincta Mocsáry, 1898
Axestotrigona ferruginea Lepeletier, 1836
Geniotrigona incisa Sakagami & I..., 1989
Geniotrigona lacteifasciata Cameron, 1902
Geniotrigona thoracica Smith, 1857
Heterotrigona erythrogastra Cameron, 1902
Heterotrigona itama Cockerell, 1918
Homotrigona fimbriata Smith, 1857
Lepidotrigona hoozana Strand, 1913
Lepidotrigona nitidiventris Smith, 1857
Lepidotrigona satun Attasopa & B..., 2018
Lepidotrigona terminata Smith, 1878
Lepidotrigona ventralis Smith, 1857
Lestrimelitta monodonta Camargo & Moure, 1990
Lisotrigona cacciae Nurse, 1907
Lisotrigona carpenteri Engel, 2000
Lisotrigona furva Engel, 2000
Lisotrigona scintillans (Cockerell, 1920)⇒ Lisotrigona cacciae Nurse, 1907
Lophotrigona canifrons Smith, 1857
Meliponula (Axestotrigona) ferruginea (Lepeletier, 1836)⇒ Axestotrigona ferruginea Lepeletier, 1836
Nannotrigona perilampoides Cresson, 1878
Odontotrigona haematoptera Cockerell, 1919
Pariotrigona pendleburyi Schwarz, 1939
Platytrigona hobbyi Schwarz, 1937
Plebeia droryana Friese, 1900
Plebeia poecilochroa Moure & Camargo, 1995
Scaptotrigona jujuyensis Schrottky, 1911
Sundatrigona moorei Schwarz, 1937
Tetragonilla atripes Smith, 1857
Tetragonilla collina Smith, 1857
Tetragonula biroi Friese, 1898
Tetragonula dapitanensis Cockerell, 1925
Tetragonula fuscobalteata Cameron, 1908
Tetragonula geissleri Cockerell, 1918
Tetragonula hirashimai Sakagami, 1978
Tetragonula iridipennis Smith, 1854
Tetragonula laeviceps Smith, 1857
Tetragonula latigenalis (Sakagami, 1978)⇒ Tetragonula reepeni Friese, 1918
Tetragonula malaipanae Engel, Miche..., 2017
Tetragonula melanocephala Gribodo, 1893
Tetragonula melina Gribodo, 1893
Tetragonula minangkabau Sakagami & I..., 1985
Tetragonula minangkabu
Tetragonula pagdeni Schwarz, 1939
Tetragonula pagdeniformis Sakagami, 1978
Tetragonula reepeni Friese, 1918
Tetragonula ruficornis Smith, 1870
Tetragonula sapiens Cockerell, 1911
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
Trigona (Tetragona) iridipennis (Smith, 1854)⇒ Tetragonula iridipennis Smith, 1854
Trigona atomella Cockerell, 1920
Trigona bakeri Cockerell, 1919
Trigona beccari
Trigona braueri Friese, 1900
Trigona busara Cockerell, 1918
Trigona cambodiensis Cockerell, 1926
Trigona canifrons Smith, 1857
Trigona collina (Smith, 1857)⇒ Tetragonilla collina Smith, 1857
Trigona confusella Cockerell, 1920
Trigona corvina Cockerell, 1913
Trigona fimbriata Smith, 1857
Trigona fulviventris (Guérin-Ménev..., 1845)⇒ Trigona braueri Friese, 1900
Trigona laeviceps (Smith, 1857)⇒ Tetragonula laeviceps Smith, 1857
Trigona terminata (Smith, 1878)⇒ Lepidotrigona terminata Smith, 1878
Trigona valdezi Cockerell, 1918
Trigona ventralis (Strand, 1913)⇒ Lepidotrigona ventralis Smith, 1857


Links, sources and further information
Meliponini at itis.gov