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Checklist of Family Apidae Latreille, 1802 (Bumble bees)
for Crete (Aegean Islands, Greece)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
251
1472
2560
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
251
1472
2560
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
245
1458
2540
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
169
1185
2140
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
29
154
323
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
28
151
320
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
14
106
282
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
7
53
150
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyApidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees
14
45
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Crete
14 Genera with 45 Species
Amegilla Friese, 18765SpeciesTaxom
Anthophora Latreille, 1841Common Digger Bees7SpeciesTaxom
Apis Linnaeus, 1977Honey Bee2SpeciesTaxom
Bombus Latreille, 1870Bumble Bee5SpeciesTaxom
Ceratina Latreille, 1869Little Carpenter Bees5SpeciesTaxom
Elaphropoda Lieftinck, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Epeolus Latreille, 1930Cellophane-Cuckoo Bees2SpeciesTaxom
Eucera Scopoli, 1835Long-Horned Bees9SpeciesTaxom
Florilegus Robertson, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Melecta Latreille, 1771Cuckoo Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Nomada Scopoli, 1965Cuckoo Bees5SpeciesTaxom
Pasites Jurine, 18071SpeciesTaxom
Thyreus Panzer, 18061SpeciesTaxom
Xylocopa Latreille, 1832Carpenter bees4SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Crete
45 Species and 1 Subspecies
Amegilla (Amegilla) garrula Rossi, 1790
Amegilla (Amegilla) quadrifasciata de Villers, 1789White-banded Digger Bee
Amegilla (Notomegilla) grayella Rayment, 1944
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) albigena Lepeletier, 1841
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) salviae Morawitz, 1876
Anthophora (Anthophora) crinipes Smith, 1854
Anthophora (Anthophora) plumipes Pallas, 1772Hairy footed flower bee
Anthophora (Lophanthophora) agama Radoszkowski, 1869
Anthophora (Lophanthophora) murutica Friese, 1919
Anthophora (Pyganthophora) atroalba Lepeletier, 1841
Apis (Apis) mellifera Linnaeus, 1758African Honey Bee
Apis mellifera adamii Ruttner, 1977
Bombus (Bombus) lucorum (Linnaeus, 1761)⇒ Bombus lantschouensis Vogt, 1908
Bombus (Bombus) magnus Vogt, 1911Northern White-tail
Bombus (Bombus) terrestris (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Bombus longipennis Friese, 1918
Bombus (Megabombus) argillaceus Scopoli, 1763
Bombus (Sibiricobombus) vorticosus (Kriechbaumer, 1870)⇒ Bombus niveatus Kriechbaumer, 1870
Ceratina (Euceratina) acuta Friese, 1896
Ceratina (Euceratina) dallatorreana Friese, 1896Dalla Torre's small carpenter bee
Ceratina (Euceratina) dentiventris Gerstäcker, 1869
Ceratina (Euceratina) gravidula Gerstäcker, 1869
Ceratina (Euceratina) loewi Gerstäcker, 1869
Elaphropoda bembidion Lieftinck, 1966Cascade cave amphipod
Epeolus julliani Perez, 1884
Epeolus sigillatus Alfken, 1930
Eucera (Eucera) dalmatica Lepeletier, 1841
Eucera (Eucera) dimidiata Brullé, 1832Sally Lightfoot crab
Eucera (Eucera) kullenbergi Tkalcu, 1978
Eucera (Eucera) nigrescens Perez, 1879Early long-horned bee
Eucera (Hetereucera) algira Brullé, 1840
Eucera (Hetereucera) furfurea Vachal, 1907
Eucera (Hetereucera) notata Lepeletier, 1841
Eucera (Synhalonia) spectabilis Morawitz, 1875
Eucera (Synhalonia) tricincta Erichson, 1835
Florilegus melectoides Smith, 1879
Melecta (Melecta) albifrons Forster, 1771Common Mourning Bee
Nomada chrysopyga Morawitz, 1871
Nomada femoralis Morawitz, 1869
Nomada fucata Panzer, 1798Ballona cinquefoil
Nomada mutabilis Morawitz, 1870
Nomada priesneri Schwarz, 1965
Pasites (Pasites) maculatus Jurine, 1807
Thyreus histrionicus Illiger, 1806
Xylocopa (Koptortosoma) pubescens Spinola, 1838
Xylocopa (Xylocopa) violacea Müller, 1776European Carpenter Bee
Xylocopa cyanescens (Brullé, 1832)⇒ Xylocopa iris Christ, 1791

Subnodes of Apidae with occurrences in Crete
SubfamilyApinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees, Orchid bees, Stingless bees
9
29
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyNomadinae
Latreille, 1802
Cuckoo Bees
3
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyXylocopinae
Latreille, 1802
Carpenter bees, Small carpenter Bees
2
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Apidae (Latreille 1802)
Apidae (Latreille 1802)


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