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Checklist for Family Apidae Latreille, 1802 (Bumble bees)
and region Cape Peninsula (Western Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
211
830
1111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
211
830
1111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
206
825
1106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
144
685
939
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
26
137
195
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
26
137
195
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
15
101
160
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
8
41
76
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyApidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees
17
41
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape Peninsula
17 Genera with 41 Species
Allodape Lepeletier &..., 193311SpeciesTaxom
Allodapula Cockerell, 19345SpeciesTaxom
Amegilla Friese, 19053SpeciesTaxom
Anthophora Latreille, 1854Common Digger Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Apis Linnaeus, 1758Honey Bee1SpeciesTaxom
Bombus Latreille, 1882Bumble Bee1SpeciesTaxom
Braunsapis Michener, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Ceratina Latreille, 1912Little Carpenter Bees3SpeciesTaxom
Compsomelissa Alfken, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Epeolus Latreille, 1869Cellophane-Cuckoo Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Eufriesea Cockerell, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Hasinamelissa Chenoweth & ..., 2008
0SpeciesTaxom
Koptortosoma Gribodo, 1894
0SpeciesTaxom
Pithitis Klug, 1807
0SpeciesTaxom
Sphecodopsis Bischoff, 19233SpeciesTaxom
Thyreus Panzer, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Xylocopa Latreille, 1983Carpenter bees7SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Peninsula
41 Species and 1 Subspecies
Allodape australissima Michener, 1975
Allodape ceratinoides Gribodo, 1884
Allodape exoloma Strand, 1915
Allodape friesei Strand, 1915
Allodape mucronata Smith, 1854
Allodape panurgoides Smith, 1854
Allodape pictifrons Smith, 1854
Allodape punctata Lepeletier &..., 1825
Allodape skaifeorum Michener, 1975
Allodape stellarum Cockerell, 1916
Allodape tridentipes Cockerell, 1933
Allodapula (Allodapula) melanopus Cameron, 1905
Allodapula (Allodapula) variegata Smith, 1854
Allodapula (Allodapulodes) maculithorax Michener, 1971
Allodapula acutigera Cockerell, 1936
Allodapula turneri Cockerell, 1934
Amegilla (Micramegilla) niveata Friese, 1905
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) aspergina Cockerell, 1933
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) spilostoma Cameron, 1905
Anthophora (Heliophila) vestita Smith, 1854
Apis (Apis) mellifera Linnaeus, 1758Drone-Bee
Bombus ruderatus eurynotus (Dalla Torre, 1882)⇒ Bombus ruderatus Fabricius, 1775
Braunsapis acuticauda Michener, 1971
Ceratina (Ceratina) subquadrata Smith, 1854
Ceratina (Ctenoceratina) armata Smith, 1854
Ceratina nyassensis Strand, 1912
Compsomelissa angustula Cockerell, 1934
Epeolus amabilis Gerstäcker, 1869
Eufriesea fallax Smith, 1854
Sphecodopsis aculeata Friese, 1922
Sphecodopsis capensis Friese, 1915
Sphecodopsis fumipennis Bischoff, 1923
Thyreus calceatus Vachal, 1903
Thyreus delumbatus Vachal, 1903
Xylocopa (Koptortosoma) caffra Linnaeus, 1767
Xylocopa (Mesotrichia) flavorufa DeGeer, 1778
Xylocopa (Xylocopoides) capitata Smith, 1854
Xylocopa (Xylomelissa) hottentotta Smith, 1854
Xylocopa (Xylomelissa) rufitarsis Lepeletier, 1841
Xylocopa isabelleae Hurd, 1959
Xylocopa watmoughi Eardley, 1983

Subnodes of Apidae with occurrences in Cape Peninsula
SubfamilyApinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees, Orchid bees, Stingless bees
6
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNomadinae
Latreille, 1802
Cuckoo Bees
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyXylocopinae
Latreille, 1802
Carpenter bees, Small carpenter Bees
8
28
Genera
Species

Taxom



Apidae (Latreille 1802)
Apidae (Latreille 1802)


Links, sources and further information
Apidae at artfakta.se
Apidae at dyntaxa.se
Apidae at gbif.org
Apidae at gbif.org
Apidae at irmng.org
Apidae at itis.gov