APIDAE Apinae Meliponini Melipona
Melipona (Meliponiella) Melo, 2021
Meliponiella
Melo, G.A.R. (2021). A new subgenus of the stingless bee genus Melipona (Hymenoptera, Apidae), with a key to the subgenera. Acta Biológica Paranaense 50 (1-4): 33-38 [34] (first introduced as a subgenus of Melipona) .
Type species: Melipona illustris Schwarz, 1932
by original designation.
Distribution
Neotropical Region: Brazil (Amapá, Amazonas [Manaus], Mato Grosso, Pará [Faro], Rondônia, Roraima [Amajari]), Colombia (Amazonas), Costa Rica (Guanacaste, San José), Guyana (Upper Demerara-Berbice), Panama (Colón), Panama Canal Zone, Peru (Loreto), Suriname, Venezuela (Amazonas)
Online since: 23 Jul 2008
Last update : 17 Jul 2023
Available Species
Melipona (Meliponiella) bradleyi Schwarz, 1932
Melipona (Meliponiella) carrikeri Cockerell, 1919
Melipona (Meliponiella) illustris Schwarz, 1932
Melipona (Meliponiella) micheneri Schwarz, 1951