Checklist for Tribe Meliponini Lepeletier, 1836 (Stingless bees)
and region Tanzania (East Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 521
7875
25069 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 517
7870
25062 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 498
7773
24792 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 322
6415
21860 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 56
889
2616 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 54
882
2605 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 22
391
1737 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees | 9
136
778 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Apidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees | 41
227 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Apinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees | 26
107 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Meliponini
Lepeletier, 1836
Stingless bees | 13
24 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Tanzania
13 Genera with 24 Species | Axestotrigona Moure, 1836 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Cephalotrigona Schwarz, 1940 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Cleptotrigona Moure, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dactylurina Cockerell, 1893 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hypotrigona Cockerell, 1898 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lestrimelitta Friese, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Liotrigona Moure, 1978 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Meliplebeia Moure, 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melipona Illiger, 1929 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Meliponula Cockerell, 1903 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Mourella Schwarz, 1900 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plebeina Moure, 1900 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Trigona Jurine, 0 | Vulture bees | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Tanzania
24 Species | Axestotrigona erythra Schletterer, 1891 | | | Axestotrigona ferruginea Lepeletier, 1836 | | | Cleptotrigona cubiceps Friese, 1912 | | | Dactylurina schmidti Stadelmann, 1895 | | | Dactylurina staudingeri Gribodo, 1893 | | | Hypotrigona araujoi Michener, 1959 | | | Hypotrigona gribodoi Magretti, 1884 | | | Hypotrigona ruspolii Magretti, 1898 | | | Lestrimelitta (Trigona) cubiceps Friese, 1912 | | | Liotrigona bottegoi Magretti, 1895 | | | Liotrigona vetula ♰ J. S. Moure, 1978 | | | Meliplebeia beccarii Gribodo, 1879 | | | Melipona alinderi (Alfken, 1929) | ⇒ Meliplebeia beccarii Gribodo, 1879 | | Meliponula (Axestotrigona) erythra (Schletterer, 1891) | ⇒ Axestotrigona erythra Schletterer, 1891 | | Meliponula (Axestotrigona) ferruginea (Lepeletier, 1836) | ⇒ Axestotrigona ferruginea Lepeletier, 1836 | | Meliponula (Meliplebeia) beccarii (Gribodo, 1879) | ⇒ Meliplebeia beccarii Gribodo, 1879 | | Meliponula (Meliponula) bocandei Spinola, 1853 | | | Meliponula lendliana Friese, 1900 | | | Meliponula ogouensis Vachal, 1903 | | | Mourella caerulea Friese, 1900 | | | Plebeina denoiti Friese, 1900 | | | Plebeina hildebrandti (Friese, 1900) | ⇒ Plebeina armata Magretti, 1895 | | Trigona armata (Magretti, 1895) | ⇒ Plebeina armata Magretti, 1895 | | Trigona togoensis Stadelmann, 0 | |
Links, sources and further information Meliponini at itis.gov
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