Checklist of Family Apidae Latreille, 1802 (Bumble bees)
for Botswana (Southern Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 315
2337
4562 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 313
2335
4557 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 297
2273
4403 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 205
1925
3869 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 46
310
673 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 45
309
667 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 21
230
585 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees | 8
80
278 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Apidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees | 25
80 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Botswana
25 Genera with 80 Species
| Allodape Lepeletier &..., 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Allodapula Cockerell, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amegilla Friese, 1879 | | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Ancyloscelis Latreille, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anthophora Latreille, 1932 | Common Digger Bees | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Apis Linnaeus, 1758 | Honey Bee | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Axestotrigona Moure, 1836 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Braunsapis Michener, 1903 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Ceratina Latreille, 1912 | Little Carpenter Bees | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Compsomelissa Alfken, 1934 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Creightonella Cockerell, 0 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Ctenoceratina Daly & Moure, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epeolus Latreille, 1932 | Cellophane-Cuckoo Bees | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eufriesea Cockerell, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypotrigona Cockerell, 1898 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Liotrigona Moure, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Meliplebeia Moure, 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Meliponula Cockerell, 1853 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Pasites Jurine, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plebeina Moure, 1900 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tetralonia Spinola, 1870 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tetraloniella Ashmead, 1989 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Thyreus Panzer, 1905 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Trigona Jurine, 1895 | Vulture bees | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xylocopa Latreille, 1758 | Carpenter bees | 12 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Botswana
80 Species | Allodape melipona | | | Allodapula (Allodapula) variegata Smith, 1854 | | | Amegilla (Aframegilla) caelestina Cockerell, 1919 | | | Amegilla (Aframegilla) nubica Lepeletier, 1841 | | | Amegilla (Megamegilla) acraensis Fabricius, 1793 | Mining Bee | | Amegilla (Micramegilla) atrocincta Lepeletier, 1841 | | | Amegilla (Zebramegilla) bechuanensis Cockerell, 1935 | | | Amegilla (Zebramegilla) calens Lepeletier, 1841 | | | Amegilla (Zebramegilla) kaimosica Cockerell, 1946 | | | Amegilla (Zebramegilla) langi Cockerell, 1935 | | | Amegilla (Zebramegilla) penicula Eardley, 1994 | | | Amegilla (Zebramegilla) punctifrons Walker, 1871 | | | Amegilla (Zonamegilla) fallax Smith, 1879 | | | Ancyloscelis apiformis Fabricius, 1793 | | | Anthophora (Paramegilla) armata Friese, 1905 | | | Anthophora (Paramegilla) basalis Smith, 1854 | | | Anthophora ferripicta Cockerell, 1935 | | | Anthophora pygmaea (Dours, 1869) | ⇒ Ancyloscelis apiformis Fabricius, 1793 | | Anthophora torridella Meade-Waldo, 1914 | | | Anthophora xanthostoma Cockerell, 1932 | | | Apis (Apis) mellifera Linnaeus, 1758 | African Honey Bee | | Axestotrigona erythra Schletterer, 1891 | | | Axestotrigona ferruginea Lepeletier, 1836 | | | Braunsapis albipennis Friese, 1909 | | | Braunsapis fuscinervis Cameron, 1905 | | | Braunsapis vitrea Vachal, 1903 | | | Ceratina (Ctenoceratina) rufigastra Cockerell, 1937 | Southern fire ant | | Ceratina (Pithitis) viridis (Guérin-Ménev..., 1844) | ⇒ Ceratina nasalis Friese, 1905 | | Ceratina (Simioceratina) lunata (Friese, 1905) | ⇒ Ceratina cockerelli H. S. Smith, 1907 | | Ceratina (Simioceratina) moerenhouti Vachal, 1903 | | | Ceratina minuta Friese, 1905 | | | Ceratina nasalis Friese, 1905 | | | Ceratina nigriceps Friese, 1905 | | | Ceratina nyassensis Strand, 1912 | | | Compsomelissa zaxantha Cockerell, 1934 | | | Creightonella cognata Smith, 0 | | | Creightonella discolor Smith, 0 | | | Creightonella ianthoptera Smith, 0 | | | Ctenoceratina moerenhouti Vachal, 0 | | | Epeolus pygmaeorum Cockerell, 1932 | | | Eufriesea fallax Smith, 1854 | | | Hypotrigona ruspolii Magretti, 1898 | | | Liotrigona bottegoi Magretti, 1895 | | | Meliplebeia beccarii Gribodo, 1879 | | | Meliponula (Axestotrigona) erythra (Schletterer, 1891) | ⇒ Axestotrigona erythra Schletterer, 1891 | | Meliponula (Axestotrigona) ferruginea (Lepeletier, 1836) | ⇒ Axestotrigona ferruginea Lepeletier, 1836 | | Meliponula (Meliplebeia) beccarii (Gribodo, 1879) | ⇒ Meliplebeia beccarii Gribodo, 1879 | | Meliponula (Meliponula) bocandei Spinola, 1853 | | | Pasites appletoni Cockerell, 1910 | | | Plebeina denoiti Friese, 1900 | | | Plebeina hildebrandti (Friese, 1900) | ⇒ Plebeina armata Magretti, 1895 | | Tetralonia cinctula Cockerell, 1936 | | | Tetralonia fraterna Friese, 1911 | | | Tetralonia macrognatha Gerstäcker, 1870 | | | Tetraloniella (Tetraloniella) vansoni Cockerell, 1935 | | | Tetraloniella ataxia Eardley, 1989 | | | Tetraloniella katangensis Cockerell, 1930 | | | Tetraloniella michaelseni Friese, 1916 | | | Tetraloniella watmoughi Eardley, 1989 | | | Thyreus abyssinicus Radoszkowski, 1873 | | | Thyreus delumbatus Vachal, 1903 | | | Thyreus empeyi Eardley, 1991 | | | Thyreus forchhammeri Eardley, 1991 | | | Thyreus meripes Vachal, 1903 | | | Thyreus oxaspis Cockerell, 1936 | | | Thyreus plumifer Brauns, 1909 | | | Thyreus pretextus Vachal, 1903 | | | Thyreus vachali Friese, 1905 | | | Trigona armata (Magretti, 1895) | ⇒ Plebeina armata Magretti, 1895 | | Xylocopa (Apoxylocopa) lugubris Gerstäcker, 1857 | | | Xylocopa (Gnathoxylocopa) sicheli Vachal, 1898 | | | Xylocopa (Koptortosoma) caffra Linnaeus, 1767 | | | Xylocopa (Koptortosoma) flavicollis DeGeer, 1778 | | | Xylocopa (Koptortosoma) nigrita Fabricius, 1775 | | | Xylocopa (Koptortosoma) scioensis Gribodo, 1884 | | | Xylocopa (Koptortosoma) senior Vachal, 1899 | Malheur Cave amphipod | | Xylocopa (Mesotrichia) torrida Westwood, 1838 | Malheur Cave amphipod | | Xylocopa (Xenoxylocopa) inconstans Smith, 1874 | Arnold's dogwood | | Xylocopa (Xylomelissa) io Vachal, 1898 | | | Xylocopa spec Linnaeus, 1758 | |
Subnodes of Apidae with occurrences in Botswana
 | | Apidae (Latreille 1802) |
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