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Checklist for Tribe Meliponini Lepeletier, 1836 (Stingless bees)
and region Villavicencio (Meta Department, Colombia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
113
641
1096
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
113
641
1096
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
105
604
1026
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
74
523
938
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
14
73
143
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
12
71
143
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
8
67
139
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
5
16
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyApidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees
10
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyApinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees
8
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMeliponini
Lepeletier, 1836
Stingless bees
4
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Villavicencio
4 Genera with 5 Species
Lestrimelitta Friese, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Tetragona Lepeletier &..., 18041SpeciesTaxom
Tetragonisca Moure, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Trigona Jurine, 1900Vulture bees2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Villavicencio
5 Species
Lestrimelitta piedemontana Gonzalez & R..., 2011
Tetragona clavipes Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Tetragonisca angustula Latreille, 1825
Trigona amazonensis Ducke, 1916
Trigona williana Friese, 1900


Links, sources and further information
Meliponini at itis.gov