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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
490
6922
16136
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
489
6921
16135
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
468
6849
15979
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
289
5336
12590
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
51
634
2055
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
45
613
2033
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
17
384
1673
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
8
199
647
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyApidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees
94
353
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyApinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees
76
303
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMeliponini
Lepeletier, 1836
Stingless bees
22
88
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southeast Brazil
22 Genera with 88 Species
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Cephalotrigona Schwarz, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Frieseomelitta von Ihering, 18365SpeciesTaxom
Geniotrigona Moure, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Geotrigona Moure, 19012SpeciesTaxom
Lestrimelitta Friese, 19033SpeciesTaxom
Leurotrigona Moure, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Melipona Illiger, 186316SpeciesTaxom
Nannotrigona Cockerell, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Oxytrigona Cockerell, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Paratrigona Schwarz, 19474SpeciesTaxom
Partamona Schwarz, 20039SpeciesTaxom
Plebeia Schwarz, 19006SpeciesTaxom
Ptilotrigona Moure, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Scaptotrigona Moure, 19507SpeciesTaxom
Scaura Schwarz, 19162SpeciesTaxom
Schwarziana Moure, 18362SpeciesTaxom
Schwarzula Moure, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Tetragona Lepeletier &..., 18364SpeciesTaxom
Tetragonisca Moure, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Tetragonula Moure, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Trigona Jurine, 1985Vulture bees18SpeciesTaxom
Trigonisca Moure, 20071SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southeast Brazil
88 Species
Cephalotrigona capitata Smith, 1854
Frieseomelitta flavicornis Fabricius, 1798
Frieseomelitta francoi Moure, 1946
Frieseomelitta languida Moure, 1989
Frieseomelitta silvestrii Friese, 1902
Frieseomelitta varia Lepeletier, 1836
Geniotrigona thoracica Smith, 1857
Geotrigona mombuca Smith, 1863
Geotrigona subterranea Friese, 1901
Lestrimelitta ehrhardti Friese, 1931
Lestrimelitta limao Smith, 1863
Lestrimelitta rufipes Friese, 1903
Leurotrigona pusilla Moure & Camargo, 1987
Melipona (Eomelipona) asilvai Moure, 1971
Melipona (Eomelipona) bicolor Lepeletier, 1836
Melipona (Eomelipona) marginata Lepeletier, 1836
Melipona (Eomelipona) obscurior Moure, 1971
Melipona (Melikerria) fasciculata Smith, 1854
Melipona (Melikerria) quinquefasciata Lepeletier, 1836
Melipona (Melipona) mandacaia Smith, 1863
Melipona (Melipona) quadrifasciata Lepeletier, 1836Stingless bee
Melipona (Michmelia) capixaba Moure & Camargo, 1995
Melipona (Michmelia) paraensis Ducke, 1916
Melipona (Michmelia) rufiventris Lepeletier, 1836
Melipona (Michmelia) scutellaris Latreille, 1811
Melipona (Michmelia) seminigra Friese, 1903
Melipona fasciata Latreille, 1811
Melipona flavolineata Friese, 1900
Melipona mondury Smith, 1863
Nannotrigona testaceicornis Lepeletier, 1836
Oxytrigona tataira Smith, 1863
Paratrigona (Paratrigona) lineata Lepeletier, 1836
Paratrigona incerta Camargo & Moure, 1994
Paratrigona lophocoryphe Moure, 1963
Paratrigona subnuda Moure, 1947
Partamona (Partamona) ailyae Camargo, 1980
Partamona (Partamona) combinata Pedro & Camargo, 2003
Partamona (Partamona) cupira Smith, 1863
Partamona (Partamona) helleri Friese, 1900
Partamona (Partamona) rustica Pedro & Camargo, 2003
Partamona (Partamona) vicina Camargo, 1980
Partamona criptica Pedro & Camargo, 2003
Partamona littoralis Pedro & Camargo, 2003
Partamona sooretamae Pedro & Camargo, 2003
Plebeia droryana Friese, 1900
Plebeia emerina Friese, 1900
Plebeia mosquito Smith, 1863
Plebeia poecilochroa Moure & Camargo, 1995
Plebeia remota Holmberg, 1903
Plebeia saiqui Friese, 1900
Ptilotrigona lurida Smith, 1854
Scaptotrigona bipunctata Lepeletier, 1836
Scaptotrigona depilis Moure, 1942
Scaptotrigona hylaeana Nogueira & S..., 2022
Scaptotrigona polysticta Moure, 1950Norton stygobromid
Scaptotrigona postica Latreille, 1807
Scaptotrigona tubiba Smith, 1863
Scaptotrigona xanthotricha Moure, 1950Norton stygobromid
Scaura longula Lepeletier, 1836
Scaura tenuis Ducke, 1916
Schwarziana mourei Melo, 2003
Schwarziana quadripunctata Lepeletier, 1836
Schwarzula timida (Silvestri, 1902)⇒ Scaura timida Silvestri, 1902
Tetragona clavipes Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Tetragona goettei Friese, 1900
Tetragona perangulata Cockerell, 1917
Tetragona quadrangula Lepeletier, 1836
Tetragonisca angustula Latreille, 1825
Tetragonula fuscobalteata Cameron, 1908
Trigona albipennis Almeida, 1992
Trigona amalthea Olivier, 1789
Trigona amazonensis Ducke, 1916
Trigona ardaina
Trigona branneri Cockerell, 1912
Trigona braueri Friese, 1900
Trigona chanchamayoensis Schwarz, 1948
Trigona corvina Cockerell, 1913
Trigona dallatorreana Friese, 1900
Trigona fulviventris (Guérin-Ménev..., 1845)⇒ Trigona braueri Friese, 1900
Trigona fuscipennis Friese, 1900
Trigona guianae Cockerell, 1912
Trigona hyalinata Lepeletier, 1836
Trigona hypogea Silvestri, 1902
Trigona pallens Fabricius, 1798
Trigona recursa Smith, 1863
Trigona spinipes Fabricius, 1793
Trigona truculenta Almeida, 1985
Trigonisca meridionalis Albuquerque ..., 2007


Links, sources and further information
Meliponini at itis.gov