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Checklist for Family Apidae Latreille, 1802 (Bumble bees)
and region Kerala (South India, India)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
222
1660
3105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
222
1660
3105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
204
1569
2912
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
137
1258
2345
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
37
362
627
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
36
361
626
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
13
105
158
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
6
38
70
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyApidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees
12
31
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kerala
12 Genera with 31 Species
Amegilla Friese, 17584SpeciesTaxom
Apis Linnaeus, 1787Honey Bee3SpeciesTaxom
Braunsapis Michener, 19293SpeciesTaxom
Ceratina Latreille, 1969Little Carpenter Bees6SpeciesTaxom
Heterotrigona Schwarz, 1939
0SpeciesTaxom
Koptortosoma Gribodo, 1894
0SpeciesTaxom
Nomada Scopoli, 1908Cuckoo Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Pithitis Klug, 1807
0SpeciesTaxom
Tetragonula Moure, 1961
0SpeciesTaxom
Tetralonia Spinola, 1839
0SpeciesTaxom
Thyreus Panzer, 19118SpeciesTaxom
Xylocopa Latreille, 1841Carpenter bees7SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kerala
31 Species
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) albigena Lepeletier, 1841
Amegilla (Zonamegilla) andrewsi Cockerell, 1910
Amegilla (Zonamegilla) comberi Cockerell, 1911
Amegilla (Zonamegilla) zonata Linnaeus, 1758
Apis (Apis) cerana Fabricius, 1793Asian honey bee
Apis (Megapis) dorsata Fabricius, 1793Giant honey bee
Apis (Micrapis) florea Fabricius, 1787Dwarf honey bee
Braunsapis mixta Smith, 1852
Braunsapis picitarsis Cameron, 1902
Braunsapis puangensis Cockerell, 1929
Ceratina (Ceratinidia) simillima Smith, 1854
Ceratina (Pithitis) binghami Cockerell, 1908
Ceratina apatela Engel, 2018
Ceratina canarensis Cockerell, 1919
Ceratina waini Shiokawa & S..., 1969
Nomada psilocera Kohl, 1908
Thyreus ceylonicus Friese, 1905
Thyreus himalayensis Radoszkowski, 1893
Thyreus histrio Fabricius, 1775
Thyreus massuri Radoszkowski, 1893
Thyreus medius Meyer, 1921
Thyreus smithii Dalla Torre, 1896
Thyreus surniculus Lieftinck, 1959
Thyreus takaonis Cockerell, 1911
Xylocopa (Biluna) auripennis (Lepeletier, 1841)⇒ Xylocopa mimetica Cockerell, 1915
Xylocopa (Koptortosoma) bryorum Fabricius, 1775
Xylocopa (Mesotrichia) magnifica Cockerell, 1929
Xylocopa (Mesotrichia) tenuiscapa Westwood, 1840Aztec tobacco
Xylocopa (Nodula) amethystina Fabricius, 1793
Xylocopa (Nyctomelitta) tranquebarica Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Xylocopa (Zonohirsuta) dejeanii (Lepeletier, 1841)⇒ Xylocopa bhowara Maa, 1938

Subnodes of Apidae with occurrences in Kerala
SubfamilyApinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees, Orchid bees, Stingless bees
6
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNomadinae
Latreille, 1802
Cuckoo Bees
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyXylocopinae
Latreille, 1802
Carpenter bees, Small carpenter Bees
4
15
Genera
Species

Taxom



Apidae (Latreille 1802)
Apidae (Latreille 1802)


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