Name:		Melipona Illiger [basionym]
Status:		Genus
Taxonomic position:		Apidae [Family] Hymenoptera [Order] Insecta [Class] Uniramia [Division / Phylum] Animalia [Kingdom]
Constituent taxa:		Species Melipona amalthea (Olivier) Melipona argentata Lepeletier Melipona cupira (F. Smith) Melipona fasciata Latreille Melipona iridipennis (F. Smith) Melipona ruficrus (Latreille) Melipona silvestriana Vachal Melipona spinipes Fabricius Melipona testacea Klug Melipona trinidadensis Provancher Melipona williana Friese
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