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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
171
1130
2108
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
171
1130
2108
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
155
1094
2038
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
109
975
1895
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
21
94
218
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
21
94
218
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
9
67
189
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
4
28
87
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyApidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees
12
46
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Eswatini
12 Genera with 46 Species
Allodape Lepeletier &..., 19032SpeciesTaxom
Allodapula Cockerell, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Amegilla Friese, 18719SpeciesTaxom
Anthophora Latreille, 1854Common Digger Bees2SpeciesTaxom
Apis Linnaeus, 1758Honey Bee1SpeciesTaxom
Bombus Latreille, 1776Bumble Bee3SpeciesTaxom
Ceratina Latreille, 1911Little Carpenter Bees4SpeciesTaxom
Ctenoceratina Daly & Moure, 02SpeciesTaxom
Epeolus Latreille, 1932Cellophane-Cuckoo Bees3SpeciesTaxom
Plebeina Moure, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Thyreus Panzer, 19216SpeciesTaxom
Xylocopa Latreille, 1922Carpenter bees12SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Eswatini
46 Species
Allodape exoloma Strand, 1915
Allodape pernix Bingham, 1903Pacific geoduck
Allodapula (Allodapula) variegata Smith, 1854
Amegilla (Ackmonopsis) mimadvena Cockerell, 1916
Amegilla (Amegilla) capensis Friese, 1905
Amegilla (Megamegilla) acraensis Fabricius, 1793Mining Bee
Amegilla (Micramegilla) atrocincta Lepeletier, 1841
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) calens Lepeletier, 1841
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) circulata Fabricius, 1781
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) spilostoma Cameron, 1905
Amegilla (Zonamegilla) fallax Smith, 1879
Amegilla caligata (Gerstäcker, 1871)⇒ Amegilla circulata Fabricius, 1781
Anthophora (Heliophila) rufolanata Dours, 1869
Anthophora (Heliophila) vestita Smith, 1854
Apis (Apis) mellifera Linnaeus, 1758Drone-Bee
Bombus (Pyrobombus) pratorum Illiger, 1806Apple Bumblebee
Bombus (Thoracobombus) ruderarius (Müller, 1776)⇒ Bombus ruderarius Müller, 1776
Bombus (Thoracombus) ruderarius Müller, 1776
Ceratina (Simioceratina) moerenhouti Vachal, 1903
Ceratina atopura Cockerell, 1937
Ceratina nigriceps Friese, 1905
Ceratina tanganyicensis Strand, 1911
Ctenoceratina (Simioceratina) tanganyicensis (Strand, 1911)⇒ Ceratina tanganyicensis Strand, 1911
Ctenoceratina moerenhouti Vachal, 0
Epeolus cestus Eardley, 1991
Epeolus natalensis Smith, 1879Bunchberry dogwood
Epeolus pygmaeorum Cockerell, 1932
Plebeina denoiti Friese, 1900
Thyreus abyssinicus Radoszkowski, 1873
Thyreus calceatus Vachal, 1903
Thyreus delumbatus Vachal, 1903
Thyreus oxyaspis Cockerell, 1936
Thyreus pictus Smith, 1854
Thyreus proximus Meyer, 1921
Xylocopa (Apoxylocopa) lugubris Gerstäcker, 1857
Xylocopa (Gnathoxylocopa) sicheli Vachal, 1898
Xylocopa (Koptortosoma) caffra Linnaeus, 1767
Xylocopa (Koptortosoma) calens Lepeletier, 1841
Xylocopa (Koptortosoma) flavicollis DeGeer, 1778
Xylocopa (Koptortosoma) scioensis Gribodo, 1884
Xylocopa (Koptortosoma) somalica Magretti, 1895
Xylocopa (Mesotrichia) flavorufa DeGeer, 1778
Xylocopa (Xylomelissa) erythrina Gribodo, 1894
Xylocopa (Xylomelissa) hottentotta Smith, 1854
Xylocopa (Xylomelissa) rufitarsis Lepeletier, 1841
Xylocopa hyalinipennis Friese, 1922Malheur Cave amphipod

Subnodes of Apidae with occurrences in Eswatini
SubfamilyApinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees, Orchid bees, Stingless bees
6
22
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNomadinae
Latreille, 1802
Cuckoo Bees
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyXylocopinae
Latreille, 1802
Carpenter bees, Small carpenter Bees
4
19
Genera
Species

Taxom



Apidae (Latreille 1802)
Apidae (Latreille 1802)


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