Melipona

Some 40, see text Melipona is a genus of stingless bees, widespread in warm areas of the Neotropics, from Sinaloa and Tamaulipas (México) to Tucumán and Misiones (Argentina).[1] The largest producer of honey from Melipona bees in Mexico is in the state of Yucatán where bees are studied at an interactive park called "Bee Planet" which is within the Cuxtal Ecological Reserve.[2] Several species are kept for honey production, such as in Brazil, where some are well-known enough to have common names, including uruçu, mandaçaia, jandaíra, and manduri.Melipona honey has long been used by humans and now is of minor commercial importance.The following are some proposed subtaxa of Melipona, although they are not yet widely used.
Scientific classificationEukaryotaAnimaliaArthropodaInsectaHymenopteraApidaeMeliponiniIlligerSpeciesstingless beesNeotropicsSinaloaTamaulipasTucumánMisionesYucatánCuxtal Ecological ReserveBrazilsensu strictoMelipona beecheiiMelipona bicolorMelipona capixabaMelipona compressipesMelipona interruptaMelipona quadrifasciataMelipona quinquefasciataMelipona rufiventrisMelipona scutellarisMelipona seminigraMelipona subnitidaStingless beeList of stingless bees of BrazilMelittologyBees and toxic chemicalsTrigonaWikispeciesWikidataiNaturalistOpen Tree of LifePaleobiology Database