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Checklist for Tribe Meliponini Lepeletier, 1836 (Stingless bees)
and region Suriname (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
336
3147
6534
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
335
3146
6533
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
317
3043
6214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
192
2374
5149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
33
245
714
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
30
233
711
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
15
187
660
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
5
66
131
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyApidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees
34
104
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyApinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees
30
98
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMeliponini
Lepeletier, 1836
Stingless bees
13
35
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Suriname
13 Genera with 35 Species
Cephalotrigona Schwarz, 1940
0SpeciesTaxom
Frieseomelitta von Ihering, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Geotrigona Moure, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Melipona Illiger, 18367SpeciesTaxom
Nannotrigona Cockerell, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Oxytrigona Cockerell, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratrigona Schwarz, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Partamona Schwarz, 19805SpeciesTaxom
Plebeia Schwarz, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Ptilotrigona Moure, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Tetragona Lepeletier &..., 19003SpeciesTaxom
Tetragonisca Moure, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Trigona Jurine, 1900Vulture bees13SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Suriname
35 Species
Frieseomelitta trichocerata Moure, 1988
Geotrigona subgrisea Cockerell, 1920
Melipona (Melikerria) compressipes Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Melipona (Melipona) favosa Fabricius, 1798
Melipona (Melipona) peruviana Friese, 1900
Melipona (Michmelia) fulva Lepeletier, 1836
Melipona (Michmelia) lateralis Erichson, 1848
Melipona (Michmelia) paraensis Ducke, 1916
Melipona (Michmelia) rufiventris Lepeletier, 1836
Nannotrigona testaceicornis Lepeletier, 1836
Paratrigona (Aparatrigona) impunctata Ducke, 1916
Partamona (Partamona) auripennis Pedro & Camargo, 2003
Partamona (Partamona) ferreirai Pedro & Camargo, 2003
Partamona (Partamona) mourei Camargo, 1980
Partamona (Partamona) testacea Klug, 1807
Partamona (Partamona) vicina Camargo, 1980
Plebeia minima Gribodo, 1893
Ptilotrigona lurida Smith, 1854
Tetragona beebei Schwarz, 1938
Tetragona clavipes Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Tetragona handlirschii Friese, 1900
Tetragonisca angustula Latreille, 1825
Trigona branneri Cockerell, 1912
Trigona braueri Friese, 1900
Trigona cilipes Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Trigona crassipes Fabricius, 1793
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 williana Friese, 1900


Links, sources and further information
Meliponini at itis.gov