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Checklist for Tribe Meliponini Lepeletier, 1836 (Stingless bees)
and region West Central Brazil (Brazil)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
414
4554
9126
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
413
4553
9125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
396
4477
8941
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
246
3247
6423
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
46
603
1330
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
42
595
1323
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
18
363
1123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
8
175
476
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyApidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees
82
305
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyApinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees
68
273
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMeliponini
Lepeletier, 1836
Stingless bees
21
104
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Central Brazil
21 Genera with 104 Species
#CFGLMNOPST
Camargoia Moure, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Cephalotrigona Schwarz, 18543SpeciesTaxom
Frieseomelitta von Ihering, 18365SpeciesTaxom
Geotrigona Moure, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Lestrimelitta Friese, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Leurotrigona Moure, 20091SpeciesTaxom
Melipona Illiger, 191123SpeciesTaxom
Nannotrigona Cockerell, 18362SpeciesTaxom
Oxytrigona Cockerell, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Paratrigona Schwarz, 18362SpeciesTaxom
Partamona Schwarz, 198011SpeciesTaxom
Plebeia Schwarz, 18933SpeciesTaxom
Ptilotrigona Moure, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Scaptotrigona Moure, 19509SpeciesTaxom
Scaura Schwarz, 19162SpeciesTaxom
Schwarziana Moure, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Schwarzula Moure, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Tetragona Lepeletier &..., 19715SpeciesTaxom
Tetragonisca Moure, 19433SpeciesTaxom
Trigona Jurine, 1900Vulture bees20SpeciesTaxom
Trigonisca Moure, 19506SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Central Brazil
104 Species
Camargoia nordestina Camargo, 1996
Cephalotrigona capitata Smith, 1854
Cephalotrigona eburneiventer Schwarz, 1948
Cephalotrigona femorata Smith, 1854
Frieseomelitta flavicornis Fabricius, 1798
Frieseomelitta longipes Smith, 1854
Frieseomelitta silvestrii Friese, 1902
Frieseomelitta trichocerata Moure, 1988
Frieseomelitta varia Lepeletier, 1836
Geotrigona mombuca Smith, 1863
Lestrimelitta limao Smith, 1863
Lestrimelitta rufipes Friese, 1903
Leurotrigona gracilis Pedro & Camargo, 2009
Melipona (Eomelipona) bicolor Lepeletier, 1836
Melipona (Eomelipona) puncticollis Friese, 1902
Melipona (Melikerria) compressipes Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Melipona (Melikerria) fasciculata Smith, 1854
Melipona (Melikerria) grandis Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Melipona (Melikerria) interrupta Latreille, 1811
Melipona (Melikerria) quinquefasciata Lepeletier, 1836
Melipona (Melipona) favosa Fabricius, 1798
Melipona (Melipona) orbignyi Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Melipona (Melipona) quadrifasciata Lepeletier, 1836Stingless bee
Melipona (Michmelia) fuliginosa Lepeletier, 1836
Melipona (Michmelia) melanoventer Schwarz, 1932
Melipona (Michmelia) rufiventris Lepeletier, 1836
Melipona (Michmelia) scutellaris Latreille, 1811
Melipona (Michmelia) seminigra Friese, 1903
Melipona amazonica Schulz, 1905
Melipona brachychaeta Moure, 1950Norton stygobromid
Melipona bradleyi Schwarz, 1932
Melipona fasciata Latreille, 1811
Melipona flavolineata Friese, 1900
Melipona phenax Cockerell, 1919
Melipona schwarzi Moure, 1963
Melipona subnitida Ducke, 1911
Nannotrigona chapadana Schwarz, 1938
Nannotrigona testaceicornis Lepeletier, 1836
Oxytrigona mediorufa Cockerell, 1913
Oxytrigona tataira Smith, 1863
Paratrigona (Aparatrigona) impunctata Ducke, 1916
Paratrigona (Paratrigona) lineata Lepeletier, 1836
Partamona (Partamona) ailyae Camargo, 1980
Partamona (Partamona) bilineata Say, 1837
Partamona (Partamona) chapadicola Pedro & Camargo, 2003
Partamona (Partamona) combinata Pedro & Camargo, 2003
Partamona (Partamona) cupira Smith, 1863
Partamona (Partamona) helleri Friese, 1900
Partamona (Partamona) mulata Moure, 1980
Partamona (Partamona) nhambiquara Pedro & Camargo, 2003
Partamona (Partamona) nigrior Cockerell, 1925
Partamona (Partamona) testacea Klug, 1807
Partamona (Partamona) vicina Camargo, 1980
Plebeia alvarengai Moure, 1995
Plebeia droryana Friese, 1900
Plebeia minima Gribodo, 1893
Ptilotrigona lurida Smith, 1854
Scaptotrigona bipunctata Lepeletier, 1836
Scaptotrigona depilis Moure, 1942
Scaptotrigona hylaeana Nogueira & S..., 2022
Scaptotrigona jujuyensis Schrottky, 1911
Scaptotrigona polysticta Moure, 1950Norton stygobromid
Scaptotrigona postica Latreille, 1807
Scaptotrigona tricolorata Camargo, 1988
Scaptotrigona tubiba Smith, 1863
Scaptotrigona xanthotricha Moure, 1950Norton stygobromid
Scaura longula Lepeletier, 1836
Scaura tenuis Ducke, 1916
Schwarziana quadripunctata Lepeletier, 1836
Schwarzula timida (Silvestri, 1902)⇒ Scaura timida Silvestri, 1902
Tetragona clavipes Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Tetragona dorsalis Smith, 1854
Tetragona goettei Friese, 1900
Tetragona quadrangula Lepeletier, 1836
Tetragona truncata Moure, 1971
Tetragonisca angustula Latreille, 1825
Tetragonisca fiebrigi Schwarz, 1938
Tetragonisca weyrauchi Schwarz, 1943
Trigona albipennis Almeida, 1992
Trigona amalthea Olivier, 1789
Trigona amazonensis Ducke, 1916
Trigona branneri Cockerell, 1912
Trigona chanchamayoensis Schwarz, 1948
Trigona cilipes Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Trigona corvina Cockerell, 1913
Trigona dallatorreana Friese, 1900
Trigona dimidiata Smith, 1854
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 lacteipennis Friese, 1900
Trigona pallens Fabricius, 1798
Trigona recursa Smith, 1863
Trigona spinipes Fabricius, 1793
Trigona truculenta Almeida, 1985
Trigona williana Friese, 1900
Trigonisca (Dolichotrigona) longitarsis Ducke, 1916
Trigonisca atomaria Cockerell, 1917
Trigonisca fraissei Friese, 1901
Trigonisca hirticornis Albuquerque ..., 2007
Trigonisca longicornis Friese, 1903
Trigonisca nataliae Moure, 1950


Links, sources and further information
Meliponini at itis.gov