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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
283
1672
2201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
283
1672
2201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
275
1655
2186
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
205
1494
2029
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
43
277
393
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
42
276
392
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
18
140
274
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
8
62
155
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyApidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees
14
43
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape Town
14 Genera with 43 Species
Allodape Lepeletier &..., 193312SpeciesTaxom
Allodapula Cockerell, 19363SpeciesTaxom
Amegilla Friese, 19054SpeciesTaxom
Anthophora Latreille, 1922Common Digger Bees2SpeciesTaxom
Apis Linnaeus, 1758Honey Bee1SpeciesTaxom
Bombus Latreille, 1882Bumble Bee1SpeciesTaxom
Braunsapis Michener, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Ceratina Latreille, 2007Little Carpenter Bees4SpeciesTaxom
Eufriesea Cockerell, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Pithitis Klug, 1807
0SpeciesTaxom
Sphecodopsis Bischoff, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Tetraloniella Ashmead, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Thyreus Panzer, 19053SpeciesTaxom
Xylocopa Latreille, 1983Carpenter bees8SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Town
43 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 pernix Bingham, 1903Pacific geoduck
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 (Allodapulodes) maculithorax Michener, 1971
Allodapula acutigera Cockerell, 1936
Amegilla (Micramegilla) niveata Friese, 1905
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) aspergina Cockerell, 1933
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) obscuriceps Friese, 1905
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) spilostoma Cameron, 1905
Anthophora (Heliophila) rufolanata Dours, 1869
Anthophora diversipes Friese, 1922Malheur Cave amphipod
Apis (Apis) mellifera Linnaeus, 1758Drone-Bee
Bombus ruderatus eurynotus (Dalla Torre, 1882)⇒ Bombus ruderatus Fabricius, 1775
Braunsapis elizabethana Strand, 1915
Ceratina (Ceratina) braunsiana (Friese, 1905)⇒ Ceratina subquadrata Smith, 1854
Ceratina (Ceratina) subquadrata Smith, 1854
Ceratina (Ctenoceratina) armata Smith, 1854
Ceratina braunsi Eardley & Daly, 2007
Eufriesea fallax Smith, 1854
Sphecodopsis aculeata Friese, 1922
Tetraloniella junodi Friese, 1909
Tetraloniella minuta Friese, 1905
Thyreus albomaculatus DeGeer, 1778
Thyreus calceatus Vachal, 1903
Thyreus vachali Friese, 1905
Xylocopa (Apoxylocopa) lugubris Gerstäcker, 1857
Xylocopa (Koptortosoma) caffra Linnaeus, 1767
Xylocopa (Koptortosoma) calens Lepeletier, 1841
Xylocopa (Xylocopoides) capitata Smith, 1854
Xylocopa (Xylomelissa) hottentotta Smith, 1854
Xylocopa (Xylomelissa) rufitarsis Lepeletier, 1841
Xylocopa albifrons Lepeletier, 1841
Xylocopa watmoughi Eardley, 1983

Subnodes of Apidae with occurrences in Cape Town
SubfamilyApinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees, Orchid bees, Stingless bees
7
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNomadinae
Latreille, 1802
Cuckoo Bees
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyXylocopinae
Latreille, 1802
Carpenter bees, Small carpenter Bees
6
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