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Checklist for Family Apidae Latreille, 1802 (Bumble bees)
and region Botswana (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
315
2340
4567
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
313
2338
4562
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
297
2276
4408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
205
1928
3874
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
46
311
674
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
45
310
668
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
 
FamilyApidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees
25
80
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Botswana
25 Genera with 80 Species
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Allodape Lepeletier &..., 01SpeciesTaxom
Allodapula Cockerell, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Amegilla Friese, 187912SpeciesTaxom
Ancyloscelis Latreille, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Anthophora Latreille, 1932Common Digger Bees6SpeciesTaxom
Apis Linnaeus, 1758Honey Bee1SpeciesTaxom
Axestotrigona Moure, 18362SpeciesTaxom
Braunsapis Michener, 19033SpeciesTaxom
Ceratina Latreille, 1912Little Carpenter Bees8SpeciesTaxom
Compsomelissa Alfken, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Creightonella Cockerell, 03SpeciesTaxom
Ctenoceratina Daly & Moure, 01SpeciesTaxom
Epeolus Latreille, 1932Cellophane-Cuckoo Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Eufriesea Cockerell, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Hypotrigona Cockerell, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Liotrigona Moure, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Meliplebeia Moure, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Meliponula Cockerell, 18534SpeciesTaxom
Pasites Jurine, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Plebeina Moure, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Tetralonia Spinola, 18703SpeciesTaxom
Tetraloniella Ashmead, 19895SpeciesTaxom
Thyreus Panzer, 19059SpeciesTaxom
Trigona Jurine, 1895Vulture bees1SpeciesTaxom
Xylocopa Latreille, 1758Carpenter bees11SpeciesTaxom


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, 1793Mining 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, 1758Drone-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, 1937Southern 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, 1899Malheur Cave amphipod
Xylocopa (Mesotrichia) torrida Westwood, 1838Malheur Cave amphipod
Xylocopa (Xenoxylocopa) inconstans Smith, 1874Arnold's dogwood
Xylocopa (Xylomelissa) io Vachal, 1898
Xylocopa spec Linnaeus, 1758

Subnodes of Apidae with occurrences in Botswana
SubfamilyApinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees, Orchid bees, Stingless bees
15
49
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNomadinae
Latreille, 1802
Cuckoo Bees
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyXylocopinae
Latreille, 1802
Carpenter bees, Small carpenter Bees
6
25
Genera
Species

Taxom



Apidae (Latreille 1802)
Apidae (Latreille 1802)


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