Kingdom Animalia Order Hymenoptera Family Apidae Scientific name Trigona Rank Genus | Phylum Arthropoda Superfamily Apoidea Subfamily Apinae Higher classification Stingless bee | |
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Similar Stingless bee, Bee, Melipona, Trigona spinipes, Insect | ||
Trigona is the largest genus of stingless bees, formerly including many more subgenera than the present assemblage; many of these former subgenera have been elevated to generic status. There are approximately 150 species presently included in the genus, in 11 subgenera. They differ from those groups now excluded in only minor structural details, primarily of the hind leg.
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Range
Trigona species occur throughout the Neotropical region and also throughout the Indo-Australian region; as presently defined, no members of the genus occur in Africa.
Vulture bees
Vulture bees consist of three Trigona species that are the only known bees not to be herbivores.
Selected species
References
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