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Heterotrigonitae

Insecta - Hymenoptera - Apidae

Taxonomy
Heterotrigonitae was named by Engel (2021) [Infratribe]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Hypotrigonina by Engel (2021), Engel et al. (2023).

Subtaxa
Tetragonula

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2021Heterotrigonitae Engel p. 16
2023Heterotrigonitae Engel et al. p. 278

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—AltocrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
superclassAllotriocarida
—Athalassocarida
—LabiocaridaSchwentner et al. 2017
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
—Cercofilata
classInsecta
—Dicondylia
—Paranotalia
RankNameAuthor
subclassPterygota()
—NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
—Holometabola
—Hymenopterida
orderHymenoptera
—Unicalcarida
suborderApocritaGerstaecker 1867
—Aculeata()
superfamilyApoidea
—AnthophilaLatreille 1804
familyApidae()
subfamilyApinae()
—Apiti
—CorbiculataShuckard 1866
tribeMeliponini()
subtribeHypotrigonina
—Heterotrigonitae
—Heterotrigonitae

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Unr. Heterotrigonitae Engel 2021
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G. Tetragonula Moure 1961
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Subg. Tetragonula (Tetragonula) Moure 1961
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Invalid names: Meliponorytes devictus Cockerell 1921 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2017-04-17 09:56:18
Modified: 2017-04-17 09:56:18
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Bush and Bambach 2015

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Langhian to the top of the Holocene or 15.98000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 13.82 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Langhian15.98 - 13.82China (Fujian) Tetragonula sp. (220273)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Myanmar Meliponorytes devictus, Trigona laeviceps (151870)