''Scaptotrigona'' is a genus of
bees
Bees are winged insects closely related to wasps and ants, known for their roles in pollination and, in the case of the best-known bee species, the western honey bee, for producing honey. Bees are a monophyletic lineage within the superfamil ...
belonging to the family
Apidae
Apidae is the largest family within the superfamily Apoidea, containing at least 5700 species of bees. The family includes some of the most commonly seen bees, including bumblebees and honey bees, but also includes stingless bees (also used for ...
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The species of this genus are found in Central and Southern America.
Species:
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Scaptotrigona affabra''
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Scaptotrigona anaulax''
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Scaptotrigona ascheri''
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Scaptotrigona aurantipes''
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Scaptotrigona baldwini''
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Scaptotrigona barrocoloradensis''
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Scaptotrigona bipunctata
''Scaptotrigona bipunctata'', also called tubuna in Brazil, is a species of eusocial stingless bee in the family Apidae and tribe Meliponini
Stingless bees, sometimes called stingless honey bees or simply meliponines, are a large group of bees ...
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Scaptotrigona caduceus''
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Scaptotrigona depilis''
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Scaptotrigona ederi''
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Scaptotrigona emersoni''
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Scaptotrigona extranea''
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Scaptotrigona faviziae''
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Scaptotrigona fimbriata''
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Scaptotrigona fulvicutis''
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Scaptotrigona gonzalezi''
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Scaptotrigona grueteri''
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Scaptotrigona hellwegeri''
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Scaptotrigona illescasi''
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Scaptotrigona jujuyensis''
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Scaptotrigona kuperi''
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Scaptotrigona limae''
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Scaptotrigona luteipennis''
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Scaptotrigona macarenensis''
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Scaptotrigona magdalenae''
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Scaptotrigona mexicana''
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Scaptotrigona nigrohirta''
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Scaptotrigona nuda''
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Scaptotrigona ochrotricha''
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Scaptotrigona pasiphaea''
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Scaptotrigona pectoralis''
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Scaptotrigona polysticta
''Scaptotrigona polysticta'', called bijuí or benjoí in Brazil, is a species of eusocial stingless bee in the family Apidae and tribe Meliponini
Stingless bees, sometimes called stingless honey bees or simply meliponines, are a large group o ...
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Scaptotrigona postica
''Scaptotrigona postica'' (also known locally in Brazil as mandaguari) is a species of stingless bee that lives mainly in Brazil. It is a eusocial bee in the tribe ''Meliponini''. ''S. postica'' is one of 25 species in the genus ''Scaptotrigona' ...
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Scaptotrigona psile''
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Scaptotrigona rosellae''
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Scaptotrigona santiago''
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Scaptotrigona semiflava''
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Scaptotrigona silviae''
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Scaptotrigona stipula''
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Scaptotrigona subobscuripennis''
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Scaptotrigona tatacoensis''
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Scaptotrigona totobi''
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Scaptotrigona tricolorata''
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Scaptotrigona tubiba''
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Scaptotrigona vitorum''
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Scaptotrigona wheeleri''
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Scaptotrigona xanthotricha''
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Scaptotrigona yungasensis''
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q4049109
Meliponini