Stingless Bees in Trinidad and Tobago
Table 1. A list of the stingless bee species (Meliponini) recorded in Trinidad and Tobago.
|
# |
Scientific name |
Common name |
Island(s) on which recorded |
|
1. |
Cephalotrigona capitata |
|
Trinidad |
|
2. |
Frieseomelitta paupera |
Petite angel |
Trinidad and Tobago |
|
3. |
Lestrimelitta limao |
Lemon cab |
Trinidad |
|
4. |
Lestrimelitta spinosa |
|
Trinidad |
|
5. |
Lestrimelitta guyanense (tentative, pending verification) |
|
Trinidad |
|
6. |
Melipona favosa |
Erik, Moko chiquita |
Trinidad and Tobago |
|
7. |
Melipona lateralis |
|
Trinidad |
|
8. |
Melipona trinitatis |
Guanot, Moko grande |
Trinidad |
|
9. |
Nannotrigona (new species) |
|
Trinidad |
|
10. |
Nannotrigona testaceicornis |
Irai |
Trinidad |
|
11. |
Partamona nigrior |
Petit pegone |
Trinidad and Tobago |
|
12. |
Plebeia frontalis |
|
Trinidad |
|
13. |
Plebeia tobagoensis |
Mirim |
Trinidad and Tobago |
|
14. |
Trigona amalthea |
Pegone |
Trinidad and Tobago |
|
15. |
Trigonisca pediculana |
|
Tobago |
|
16. |
Trigonisca sp. |
|
Trinidad |