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Checklist of Family Apidae Latreille, 1802 (Bumble bees)
for Gauteng (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
331
2962
5500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
330
2961
5499
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
313
2903
5412
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
206
2450
4777
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
39
412
866
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
37
410
864
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
17
220
661
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
8
91
364
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyApidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees
24
98
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Gauteng
24 Genera with 98 Species
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Afromelecta Lieftinck, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Allodape Lepeletier &..., 19343SpeciesTaxom
Allodapula Cockerell, 19754SpeciesTaxom
Amegilla Friese, 190515SpeciesTaxom
Anthophora Latreille, 1914Common Digger Bees6SpeciesTaxom
Apis Linnaeus, 1758Honey Bee1SpeciesTaxom
Braunsapis Michener, 197111SpeciesTaxom
Centris Fabricius, 1899Centris Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratina Latreille, 1912Little Carpenter Bees9SpeciesTaxom
Creightonella Cockerell, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Epeolus Latreille, 1932Cellophane-Cuckoo Bees4SpeciesTaxom
Eufriesea Cockerell, 19252SpeciesTaxom
Hypotrigona Cockerell, 18842SpeciesTaxom
Koptortosoma Gribodo, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Mesotrichia Kelley, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Pachymelus Smith, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Pasites Jurine, 19156SpeciesTaxom
Pithitis Klug, 18071SpeciesTaxom
Plebeina Moure, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Tetralonia Spinola, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Tetraloniella Ashmead, 19055SpeciesTaxom
Thyreus Panzer, 190510SpeciesTaxom
Trigona Jurine, 1895Vulture bees1SpeciesTaxom
Xylocopa Latreille, 1983Carpenter bees18SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Gauteng
98 Species
Afromelecta fulvohirta Cameron, 1905
Allodape ceratinoides Gribodo, 1884
Allodape friesei Strand, 1915
Allodape microsticta Cockerell, 1934
Allodapula (Allodapula) variegata Smith, 1854
Allodapula brunnescens Cockerell, 1934
Allodapula empeyi Michener, 1975
Amegilla (Ackmonopsis) mimadvena Cockerell, 1916
Amegilla (Aframegilla) nubica Lepeletier, 1841
Amegilla (Amegilla) capensis Friese, 1905
Amegilla (Megamegilla) acraensis Fabricius, 1793Mining Bee
Amegilla (Micramegilla) atrocincta Lepeletier, 1841
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) aspergina Cockerell, 1933
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) calens Lepeletier, 1841
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) kaimosica Cockerell, 1946
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) kuleni Eardley, 1994
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) langi Cockerell, 1935
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) obscuriceps Friese, 1905
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) penicula Eardley, 1994
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) punctifrons Walker, 1871
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) spilostoma Cameron, 1905
Anthophora (Heliophila) rufolanata Dours, 1869
Anthophora (Heliophila) tetradonta Cockerell, 1933
Anthophora (Heliophila) vestita Smith, 1854
Anthophora (Paramegilla) armata Friese, 1905
Anthophora matopensis Cockerell, 1933
Anthophora oldi Meade-Waldo, 1914
Apis (Apis) mellifera Linnaeus, 1758African Honey Bee
Braunsapis albipennis Friese, 1909
Braunsapis bouyssoui Vachal, 1903
Braunsapis facialis Gerstäcker, 1857
Braunsapis langenburgensis Strand, 1915
Braunsapis leptozonia Vachal, 1909
Braunsapis luapulana Cockerell, 1936
Braunsapis otavica Cockerell, 1939
Braunsapis rolini Vachal, 1903
Braunsapis simplicipes Michener, 1971
Braunsapis stuckenbergorum Michener, 1971
Centris (Paracentris) atripes Mocsáry, 1899
Ceratina (Ceratina) aloes Cockerell, 1932
Ceratina (Ceratina) subquadrata Smith, 1854
Ceratina (Ctenoceratina) penicillata Friese, 1905
Ceratina (Ctenoceratina) rufigastra Cockerell, 1937Southern fire ant
Ceratina (Simioceratina) moerenhouti Vachal, 1903
Ceratina inermis Friese, 1905
Ceratina liliputana Cockerell, 1932
Ceratina nasalis Friese, 1905
Ceratina nyassensis Strand, 1912
Epeolus amabilis Gerstäcker, 1869
Epeolus cestus Eardley, 1991
Epeolus natalensis Smith, 1879Bunchberry dogwood
Epeolus pygmaeorum Cockerell, 1932
Eufriesea fallax Smith, 1854
Eufriesea nigrescens Friese, 1925
Hypotrigona araujoi Michener, 1959
Hypotrigona gribodoi Magretti, 1884
Pachymelus festivus Dours, 1869
Pasites appletoni Cockerell, 1910
Pasites braunsi Bischoff, 1923
Pasites friesei Cockerell, 1910
Pasites histrio Gerstäcker, 1869
Pasites jenseni Friese, 1915
Plebeina hildebrandti (Friese, 1900)⇒ Plebeina armata Magretti, 1895
Tetralonia macrognatha Gerstäcker, 1870
Tetralonia ruficollis Friese, 1911
Tetraloniella (Tetraloniella) vansoni Cockerell, 1935
Tetraloniella apicalis Friese, 1905
Tetraloniella braunsiana Friese, 1905
Tetraloniella junodi Friese, 1909
Tetraloniella minuta Friese, 1905
Thyreus abyssinicus Radoszkowski, 1873
Thyreus albomaculatus DeGeer, 1778
Thyreus brachyaspis Cockerell, 1936
Thyreus calceatus Vachal, 1903
Thyreus delumbatus Vachal, 1903
Thyreus meripes Vachal, 1903
Thyreus niloticus Cockerell, 1937
Thyreus oxaspis Cockerell, 1936
Thyreus pictus Smith, 1854
Thyreus vachali Friese, 1905
Trigona armata (Magretti, 1895)⇒ Plebeina armata Magretti, 1895
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) nigrita Fabricius, 1775
Xylocopa (Koptortosoma) scioensis Gribodo, 1884
Xylocopa (Mesotrichia) flavorufa DeGeer, 1778
Xylocopa (Xenoxylocopa) inconstans Smith, 1874Arnold's dogwood
Xylocopa (Xylocopoides) capitata Smith, 1854
Xylocopa (Xylomelissa) erythrina Gribodo, 1894
Xylocopa (Xylomelissa) hottentotta Smith, 1854
Xylocopa (Xylomelissa) io Vachal, 1898
Xylocopa (Xylomelissa) rufitarsis Lepeletier, 1841
Xylocopa albifrons Lepeletier, 1841
Xylocopa isabelleae Hurd, 1959
Xylocopa watmoughi Eardley, 1983

Subnodes of Apidae with occurrences in Gauteng
SubfamilyApinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees, Orchid bees, Stingless bees
13
47
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyNomadinae
Latreille, 1802
Cuckoo Bees
2
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyXylocopinae
Latreille, 1802
Carpenter bees, Small carpenter Bees
6
42
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Apidae (Latreille 1802)
Apidae (Latreille 1802)


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