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Checklist of Family Apidae Latreille, 1802 (Bumble bees)
for Lebanon (Near East)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
337
1950
3634
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
336
1949
3633
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
326
1928
3608
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
217
1570
3079
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
43
157
329
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
35
137
297
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
14
102
261
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
6
55
171
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyApidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees
21
72
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Lebanon
21 Genera with 72 Species
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B
C
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N
P
T
X

Amegilla Friese, 18414SpeciesTaxom
Anthophora Latreille, 1841Common Digger Bees15SpeciesTaxom
Apis Linnaeus, 1829Honey Bee2SpeciesTaxom
Bombus Latreille, 1837Bumble Bee11SpeciesTaxom
Cemolobus Robertson, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Ceratina Latreille, 1900Little Carpenter Bees8SpeciesTaxom
Creightonella Cockerell, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Elaphropoda Lieftinck, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Epeolus Latreille, 1878Cellophane-Cuckoo Bees2SpeciesTaxom
Eucera Scopoli, 1896Long-Horned Bees9SpeciesTaxom
Exoneuridia Cockerell, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Melecta Latreille, 1895Cuckoo Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Melissodes Latreille, 1898Long-horned Bee5SpeciesTaxom
Melitoma Lepeletier &..., 18371SpeciesTaxom
Nomada Scopoli, 1854Cuckoo Bees4SpeciesTaxom
Peponapis Robertson, 1964Squash Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Tetralonia Spinola, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Thyreus Panzer, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Triepeolus Robertson, 19033SpeciesTaxom
Xenoglossa Smith, 1878Large Squash Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Xylocopa Latreille, 1843Carpenter bees3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lebanon
72 Species and 1 Subspecies
Amegilla (Amegilla) garrula Rossi, 1790
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) albigena Lepeletier, 1841
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) punctifrons Walker, 1871
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) savignyi Lepeletier, 1841
Anthophora (Anthophora) canescens (Brullé, 1832)⇒ Megachile canescens Brullé, 1832
Anthophora (Anthophora) plumipes Pallas, 1772Hairy footed flower bee
Anthophora (Clisodon) terminalis Cresson, 1869Orange-Tipped Wood-Digger Bee
Anthophora (Lophanthophora) agama Radoszkowski, 1869
Anthophora (Paramegilla) alternans Klug, 1845
Anthophora (Paramegilla) gracilipes Morawitz, 1873
Anthophora (Paramegilla) sagemehli Morawitz, 1883
Anthophora (Pyganthophora) aestivalis Panzer, 1801
Anthophora (Pyganthophora) cincreus Friese, 1896
Anthophora (Pyganthophora) nigriceps Morawitz, 1886
Anthophora (Pyganthophora) orientalis Morawitz, 1877
Anthophora (Pyganthophora) rogenhoferi Morawitz, 1872
Anthophora (Uncertain) heliopolitensis Perez, 1910
Anthophora biciliata Lepeletier, 1841
Apis (Apis) mellifera Linnaeus, 1758African Honey Bee
Apis mellifera syriaca (Skorikov, 1829)⇒ Apis mellifera Linnaeus, 1758
Bombus (Bombias) auricomus Robertson, 1903Black and gold bumble bee
Bombus (Bombus) occidentalis (Greene, 1858)⇒ Bombus terricola Kirby, 1837
Bombus (Bombus) terrestris (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Bombus longipennis Friese, 1918
Bombus (Bombus) terricola Kirby, 1837Yellow-banded Bumble Bee
Bombus (Fervidobombus) pensylvanicus De Geer, 1773American bumble bee
Bombus (Pyrobombus) perplexus (Cresson, 1863)⇒ Bombus soroeensis Fabricius, 1776
Bombus (Pyrobombus) ternarius Say, 1837Orange-belted Bumble Bee
Bombus (Pyrobombus) vagans Smith, 1854Half-black bumble bee
Bombus (Separatobombus) griseocollis (DeGeer, 1773)⇒ Bombus griseocollis De Geer, 1773
Bombus (Sibiricobombus) niveatus Kriechbaumer, 1870
Bombus (Subterraneobombus) borealis Kirby, 1837Northern amber bumble bee
Cemolobus ipomoeae Robertson, 1891
Ceratina (Ceratina) cucurbitina Rossi, 1792
Ceratina (Ceratinula) parvula Smith, 1854
Ceratina (Euceratina) dallatorreana Friese, 1896Dalla Torre's small carpenter bee
Ceratina (Euceratina) mandibularis Friese, 1896
Ceratina (Euceratina) nigroaenea Gerstäcker, 1869
Ceratina (Neoceratina) bispinosa Handlirsch, 1889
Ceratina (Neoceratina) schwarzi Kocourek, 1998
Ceratina (Zadontomerus) calcarata Robertson, 1900Spurred Carpenter Bee
Elaphropoda bembidion Lieftinck, 1966Cascade cave amphipod
Epeolus canadensis Mitchell, 1962Canadian Cellophane-Cuckoo Bee
Epeolus compactus Cresson, 1878
Eucera (Eucera) cypria Alfken, 1933
Eucera (Eucera) nigrescens Perez, 1879Early long-horned bee
Eucera (Hetereucera) bidentata Perez, 1887
Eucera (Hetereucera) gaullei Vachal, 1907
Eucera (Hetereucera) helvola Klug, 1845
Eucera (Hetereucera) laxiscopa Alfken, 1935
Eucera (Hetereucera) vulpes Brullé, 1832Sally Lightfoot crab
Eucera (Synhalonia) alternans Brullé, 1832
Eucera parvula (Friese, 1896)⇒ Eucera vulpes Brullé, 1832
Exoneuridia (Exoneuridia) libanensis Friese, 1899
Melecta (Melecta) transcaspica Morawitz, 1895Reddell stygobromid
Melissodes (Eumelissodes) boltoniae Robertson, 1905Subterranean clover
Melissodes (Eumelissodes) denticulata Smith, 1854
Melissodes (Eumelissodes) vernoniae Robertson, 1902
Melissodes (Heliomelissodes) desponsa Smith, 1854Thistle Long-horned Bee
Melissodes (Melissodes) comptoides Robertson, 1898Brown-winged Long-horned Bee
Melitoma taurea Say, 1837
Nomada cressonii Morawitz, 1877Cresson'S Nomad
Nomada maculata Cresson, 1863Spotted Nomad Bee
Nomada texana Cresson, 1872Texas Nomad Bee
Nomada valida Smith, 1854True Cuckoo Nomad Bee
Peponapis (Xenopeponapis) timberlakei Hurd & Linsley, 1964
Tetralonia (Tetralonia) malvae Rossi, 1790
Thyreus ramosus Lepeletier, 1841
Triepeolus lunatus Say, 1824
Triepeolus simplex Robertson, 1903Simple Longhorn-Cuckoo
Xenoglossa (Euxenoglossa) strenua Cresson, 1878
Xylocopa (Proxylocopa) olivieri Lepeletier, 1841
Xylocopa (Xylocopoides) virginica Linnaeus, 1771Carpenter bee
Xylocopa hellenica (Spinola, 1843)⇒ Xylocopa olivieri Lepeletier, 1841

Subnodes of Apidae with occurrences in Lebanon
SubfamilyApinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees, Orchid bees, Stingless bees
14
52
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyNomadinae
Latreille, 1802
Cuckoo Bees
3
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyXylocopinae
Latreille, 1802
Carpenter bees, Small carpenter Bees
3
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Apidae (Latreille 1802)
Apidae (Latreille 1802)


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