| Species | Defense |
| Cephalotrigona zexmeniae (Cockerell, 1912) | Not defensive, it hides |
| Frieseomelitta nigra (Cresson, 1878) | Not defensive |
| Melipona (Michmelia) costarricensis Cockerell, 1919 | Little defensive, only less than 10 cm (about 3.94 in) from the entrance |
| Melipona (Michmelia) fallax Camargo & Pedro, 2008 | Little defensive, only less than 10 cm (about 3.94 in) from the entrance |
| Nannotrigona mellaria (Smith, 1862) | Not defensive, it hides |
| Nannotrigona perilampoides (Cresson, 1878) | Not defensive, it hides |
| Oxytrigona daemonica Camargo, 1984 | Defensive, attacks on physical contact |
| Partamona orizabaensis (Strand, 1919) | Defensive, attack from 3 m from the entrance |
| Scaptotrigona luteipennis (Friese, 1902) | Defensive, attack from 3 m from the entrance |
| Scaptotrigona pectorialis (Dalla Torre, 1896) | Defensive, attack from 2 m from the entrance |
| Scaptotrigona subobscuripennis (Schwarz, 1951) | Defensive, attack from 1 m from the entrance |
| Tetragona ziegleri (Friese, 1900) | Little defensive, only less than 10 cm (about 3.94 in) from the entrance |
| Tetragonisca angustula (Latreille, 1811) | Little defensive, only less than 10 cm (about 3.94 in) from the entrance |
| Trigona ferricauda Cockerell, 1917 | Defensive, attack from 1m from the entrance |
| Trigona fulviventris Guérin, 1844 | Little defensive, only less than 10 cm (about 3.94 in) from the entrance |
| Trigona muzoensis Schwarz, 1948 | Defensive, attack from 2 m from the entrance |
| Trigona silvestriana (Vachal, 1908) | Aggressive, attack from 5 m from the entrance |