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Checklist for Family Apidae Latreille, 1802 (Bumble bees)
and region Comoro Islands (Indian Ocean islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
257
1635
3299
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
256
1633
3296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
244
1595
3225
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
162
1360
2888
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
32
150
355
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
28
141
335
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
14
104
304
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
7
36
99
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyApidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees
5
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Comoro Islands
5 Genera with 13 Species
Amegilla Friese, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Apis Linnaeus, 1758Honey Bee1SpeciesTaxom
Bombus Latreille, 1837Bumble Bee6SpeciesTaxom
Ceratina Latreille, 1912Little Carpenter Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Xylocopa Latreille, 1778Carpenter bees4SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Comoro Islands
13 Species
Amegilla comorensis Brooks & Pauly, 2001
Apis (Apis) mellifera Linnaeus, 1758Drone-Bee
Bombus (Bombus) terricola Kirby, 1837Yellow-banded Bumble Bee
Bombus (Pyrobombus) bifarius Cresson, 1878Black-notched Bumble Bee
Bombus (Pyrobombus) flavifrons Cresson, 1863Yellow head bumble bee
Bombus (Pyrobombus) frigidus Smith, 1854Frigid Bumble Bee
Bombus (Pyrobombus) mixtus Cresson, 1878Fuzzy-horned bumble bee
Bombus (Pyrobombus) ternarius Say, 1837Orange-belted Bumble Bee
Ceratina nyassensis Strand, 1912
Xylocopa (Koptortosoma) caffra Linnaeus, 1767
Xylocopa (Koptortosoma) calens Lepeletier, 1841
Xylocopa (Koptortosoma) lateritia Smith, 1854
Xylocopa (Koptortosoma) olivacea Fabricius, 1778

Subnodes of Apidae with occurrences in Comoro Islands
SubfamilyApinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees, Orchid bees, Stingless bees
3
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyXylocopinae
Latreille, 1802
Carpenter bees, Small carpenter Bees
2
5
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