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Checklist for Tribe Meliponini Lepeletier, 1836 (Stingless bees)
and region Veragua Rainforest (Puerto Limon, Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
108
834
1116
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
108
834
1116
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
107
833
1115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
75
676
984
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
12
78
112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
12
78
112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
8
41
69
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
5
29
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyApidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees
21
46
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyApinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees
19
45
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMeliponini
Lepeletier, 1836
Stingless bees
10
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Veragua Rainforest
10 Genera with 14 Species
Nannotrigona Cockerell, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Nogueirapis Moure, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Oxytrigona Cockerell, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Paratrigona Schwarz, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Partamona Schwarz, 19192SpeciesTaxom
Scaptotrigona Moure, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Tetragona Lepeletier &..., 19001SpeciesTaxom
Tetragonisca Moure, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Trigona Jurine, 1908Vulture bees4SpeciesTaxom
Trigonisca Moure, 19991SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Veragua Rainforest
14 Species
Nannotrigona perilampoides Cresson, 1878
Nogueirapis mirandula Cockerell, 1917
Oxytrigona mellicolor Packard, 1869
Paratrigona lophocoryphe Moure, 1963
Partamona (Partamona) musarum Cockerell, 1917
Partamona (Partamona) orizabaensis Strand, 1919
Scaptotrigona subobscuripennis Schwarz, 1951
Tetragona ziegleri Friese, 1900Stingless bee
Tetragonisca angustula Latreille, 1825
Trigona ferricauda Cockerell, 1917
Trigona fulviventris (Guérin-Ménev..., 1845)⇒ Trigona braueri Friese, 1900
Trigona muzoensis Schwarz, 1948
Trigona silvestriana Vachal, 1908
Trigonisca (Trigonisca) pipioli Ayala, 1999


Links, sources and further information
Meliponini at itis.gov