Table 1.
Hierarchical classification of Western Hemisphere stingless bees (Meliponini: Meliponina).
| Subtribe Meliponina Lepeletier |
| [New World Meliponini] |
| Infratribe Meliponitae Lepeletier |
| Paratrigona Genus Group |
| Genus Paratrigona Schwarz, s.l. |
| Subgenus Aparatrigona Moure |
| Subgenus Paratrigona Schwarz, s.str. |
| Genus Paratrigonoides Camargo & Roubik |
| Genus Nogueirapis Moure |
| Genus Partamona Schwarz, s.l. |
| Subgenus Partamona Schwarz, s.str. |
| Subgenus Parapartamona Schwarz |
| Trigona Genus Group |
| Genus Oxytrigona Cockerell |
| Genus Scaptotrigona Moure |
| Subgenus Eoscaptotrigona Engel |
| Subgenus Sakagamilla Moure |
| Subgenus Gymnotrigona Engel |
| Subgenus Astegotrigona Engel |
| Subgenus Baryorygma Engel |
| Subgenus Dasytrigona Engel |
| Subgenus Scaptotrigona Moure, s.str. |
| Genus Meliwillea Roubik, Lobo Segura, & Camargo |
| Genus Geotrigona Moure, s.l. |
| Subgenus Chthonotrigona Engel |
| Subgenus Geotrigona Moure, s.str. |
| Genus Ptilotrigona Moure, s.l. |
| Subgenus Camargoia Moure |
| Subgenus Ptilotrigona Moure, s.str. |
| Genus Tetragona Lepeletier & Audinet-Serville |
| Genus Trigona Jurine, s.l. |
| Subgenus Aphaneuropsis Engel |
| Subgenus Koilotrigona Engel |
| Subgenus Necrotrigona Engel |
| Subgenus Nostotrigona Engel |
| Subgenus Ktinotrofia Engel |
| Subgenus Aphaneura Gray |
| Subgenus Trigona Jurine, s.str. |
| Subgenus Dichrotrigona Engel |
| Genus Cephalotrigona Schwarz |
| Plebeia Genus Group |
| Genus Tetragonisca Moure |
| Genus Frieseomelitta Ihering |
| Genus Trichotrigona Camargo & Moure |
| Genus Duckeola Moure |
| Genus Plebeia Schwarz, s.l. |
| Subgenus Nanoplebeia Engel |
| Subgenus Plebeia Schwarz, s.str. |
| Genus Lestrimelitta Friese |
| Subgenus Apiraptor Engel |
| Subgenus Hyrolestris Engel |
| Subgenus Lestrimelitta Friese, s.str. |
| Genus Friesella Moure |
| Genus Asperplebeia Engel |
| Genus Nannotrigona Cockerell, s.l. |
| Subgenus Lispotrigona Gonzalez & Engel |
| Subgenus Nannotrigona Cockerell, s.str. |
| Genus Mourella Schwarz |
| Genus Schwarziana Moure, s.l. |
| Subgenus Chapadapis Engel |
| Subgenus Schwarziana Moure, s.str. |
| Genus Scaura Schwarz, s.l. |
| Subgenus Scaura Schwarz, s.str. |
| Subgenus Scauracea Engel |
| Subgenus Schwarzula Moure |
| Genus †Proplebeia Michener |
| Melipona Genus Group |
| Genus Melipona Illiger, s.l. |
| Subgenus Melipona Illiger, s.str. |
| Subgenus Meliponiella Melo |
| Subgenus Melikerria Moure |
| Subgenus Eomelipona Moure |
| Subgenus Mouremelia Engel |
| Subgenus Michmelia Moure |
| Infratribe Trigoniscitae Engel |
| Trigonisca Genus Group |
| Genus Trigonisca Moure, s.l. |
| Subgenus Leurotrigona Moure |
| Subgenus Exochotrigona Engel |
| Subgenus Celetrigona Moure |
| Subgenus Trigonisca Moure, s.str. |
| Genus †Exebotrigona Engel & Michener |
| Subtribe Incertae sedis |
| Genus †Cretotrigona Engel [Meliponina?] |