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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
421
4905
9990
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
420
4904
9990
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
401
4818
9746
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
262
4070
8475
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
49
650
1142
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
45
629
1129
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
18
306
870
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
9
140
352
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyApidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees
56
153
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyApinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees
43
128
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMeliponini
Lepeletier, 1836
Stingless bees
9
23
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Veracruz
9 Genera with 23 Species
Cephalotrigona Schwarz, 1940
0SpeciesTaxom
Frieseomelitta von Ihering, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Melipona Illiger, 18112SpeciesTaxom
Nannotrigona Cockerell, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Partamona Schwarz, 19192SpeciesTaxom
Plebeia Schwarz, 19997SpeciesTaxom
Scaptotrigona Moure, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Trigona Jurine, 1878Vulture bees7SpeciesTaxom
Trigonisca Moure, 19021SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Veracruz
23 Species
Frieseomelitta nigra Cresson, 1878Stingless bee
Melipona (Melikerria) beecheii Bennett, 1831
Melipona fasciata Latreille, 1811
Nannotrigona perilampoides Cresson, 1878
Partamona (Partamona) bilineata Say, 1837
Partamona (Partamona) orizabaensis Strand, 1919
Plebeia cora Ayala, 1999
Plebeia frontalis Friese, 1911
Plebeia jatiformis Cockerell, 1912
Plebeia llorentei Ayala, 1999
Plebeia melanica Ayala, 1999
Plebeia parkeri Ayala, 1999
Plebeia pulchra Ayala, 1999
Scaptotrigona mexicana Guérin-Ménev..., 1845
Scaptotrigona pectoralis Dalla Torre, 1896
Trigona capitata Smith, F., 1854
Trigona corvina Cockerell, 1913
Trigona cupina
Trigona fulviventris (Guérin-Ménev..., 1845)⇒ Trigona braueri Friese, 1900
Trigona fuscipennis Friese, 1900
Trigona guianae Cockerell, 1912
Trigona nigerrima Cresson, 1878
Trigonisca (Trigonisca) buyssoni Friese, 1902


Links, sources and further information
Meliponini at itis.gov