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 |