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Meliponinae (stingless bee)
Insecta - Hymenoptera - Apidae
Taxonomy
Meliponidae was named by Lepeletier de Saint-Fargeau (1835). It is extant. Its type is Melipona.
It was corrected as Meliponinae by Cockerell (1908) and Winston and Michener (1977).
It was assigned to Apidae by Cockerell (1908) and Winston and Michener (1977).
It was corrected as Meliponinae by Cockerell (1908) and Winston and Michener (1977).
It was assigned to Apidae by Cockerell (1908) and Winston and Michener (1977).
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1908 | Meliponinae Cockerell p. 327 |
1977 | Meliponinae Winston and Michener p. 1136 |
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Subfm. Meliponinae Lepeletier de Saint-Fargeau 1835 [stingless bee]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available