Checklist for Tribe Meliponini Lepeletier, 1836 (Stingless bees)
and region Zambia (East Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 333
3740
9137 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 331
3738
9135 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 309
3639
8842 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 202
3129
7992 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 36
368
1178 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 34
363
1166 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 18
285
1047 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees | 7
100
550 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Apidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees | 26
108 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Apinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees | 15
51 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Meliponini
Lepeletier, 1836
Stingless bees | 6
14 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Zambia
6 Genera with 14 Species
Species list for Zambia
14 Species | Axestotrigona erythra Schletterer, 1891 | | | Axestotrigona ferruginea Lepeletier, 1836 | | | Hypotrigona araujoi Michener, 1959 | | | Hypotrigona gribodoi Magretti, 1884 | | | Hypotrigona ruspolii Magretti, 1898 | | | Liotrigona bottegoi Magretti, 1895 | | | 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 griswoldorum Eardley, 2005 | | | Meliponula lendliana Friese, 1900 | | | Plebeiella griswoldorum Eardley, 2004 | |
Links, sources and further information Meliponini at itis.gov
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