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Checklist for Tribe Anthophorini Dahlbom, 1835 (Anthophorine Bees)
and region Kenya (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
503
7105
22102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
501
7100
22096
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
482
7015
21853
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
302
5811
19641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
53
752
2499
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
51
743
2475
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
21
353
1761
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
8
131
687
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyApidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees
38
219
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyApinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees
21
119
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SupertribeApiti
Latreille, 1802
7
70
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeAnthophorini
Dahlbom, 1835
Anthophorine Bees, Typical digger bees
3
50
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kenya
3 Genera with 50 Species
Amegilla Friese, 187935SpeciesTaxom
Anthophora Latreille, 1932Common Digger Bees11SpeciesTaxom
Pachymelus Smith, 18984SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kenya
50 Species
Amegilla (Ackmonopsis) arcana Cockerell, 1936
Amegilla (Ackmonopsis) griseotecta Cockerell, 1946
Amegilla (Ackmonopsis) mimadvena Cockerell, 1916
Amegilla (Ackmonopsis) rapida Smith, 1879
Amegilla (Aframegilla) bothai Friese, 1911
Amegilla (Aframegilla) caelestina Cockerell, 1919
Amegilla (Aframegilla) caerulea Friese, 1905
Amegilla (Aframegilla) cymatilis Eardley, 1994
Amegilla (Aframegilla) nubica Lepeletier, 1841
Amegilla (Aframegilla) triangulifera Cockerell, 1933
Amegilla (Aframegilla) vivida Smith, 1879
Amegilla (Amegilla) capensis Friese, 1905
Amegilla (Dizonamegilla) sesquicincta Erichson, 1842
Amegilla (Dizonamegilla) somalica (Magretti, 1898)⇒ Amegilla madecassa Saussure, 1890
Amegilla (Megamegilla) acraensis Fabricius, 1793Mining Bee
Amegilla (Megamegilla) albocaudata Dours, 1869
Amegilla (Megamegilla) paradoxa Brooks, 1988
Amegilla (Micramegilla) atrocincta Lepeletier, 1841
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) bechuanensis Cockerell, 1935
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) calens Lepeletier, 1841
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) eritrina Friese, 1915
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) grandiceps Friese, 1905
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) kaimosica Cockerell, 1946
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) kuleni Eardley, 1994
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) langi Cockerell, 1935
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) madecassa Saussure, 1890
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) penicula Eardley, 1994
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) punctifrons Walker, 1871
Amegilla (Zonamegilla) cingulata Fabricius, 1775Blue banded bee
Amegilla (Zonamegilla) fallax Smith, 1879
Amegilla aerizusa Vachal, 1903
Amegilla candida Smith, 1879
Amegilla nivea Lepeletier, 1841
Amegilla simbana Cockerell, 1936
Amegilla terminata Smith, 1879
Anthophora (Heliophila) vestita Smith, 1854
Anthophora (Paramegilla) armata Friese, 1905
Anthophora advena (Smith, 1879)⇒ Amegilla acraensis Fabricius, 1793
Anthophora candidifrons Cockerell, 1946
Anthophora lumbwana Cockerell, 1946
Anthophora micheneri Brooks, 1988
Anthophora padiola Vachal, 1909
Anthophora perdita Cockerell, 1946
Anthophora pyropyga Dours, 1869
Anthophora rufovestita Cockerell, 1946
Anthophora xanthostoma Cockerell, 1932
Pachymelus (Pachymelopsis) conspicuus Smith, 1879Bunchberry dogwood
Pachymelus bettoni Cockerell, 1910
Pachymelus festivus Dours, 1869
Pachymelus reichardti Stadelmann, 1898


Anthophorini (Dahlbom 1835)
Anthophorini (Dahlbom 1835)


Links, sources and further information
Anthophorini at itis.gov