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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
148
717
1239
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
148
717
1239
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
145
712
1235
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
106
612
1141
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
29
173
395
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
29
173
395
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
19
136
366
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
9
71
254
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyApidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees
15
53
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Namaqualand
15 Genera with 53 Species
Allodapula Cockerell, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Amegilla Friese, 19055SpeciesTaxom
Anthophora Latreille, 1905Common Digger Bees11SpeciesTaxom
Apis Linnaeus, 1758Honey Bee1SpeciesTaxom
Bombus Latreille, 1882Bumble Bee1SpeciesTaxom
Braunsapis Michener, 19392SpeciesTaxom
Ceratina Latreille, 1937Little Carpenter Bees6SpeciesTaxom
Epeolus Latreille, 1937Cellophane-Cuckoo Bees3SpeciesTaxom
Nomada Scopoli, 1991Cuckoo Bees2SpeciesTaxom
Pachymelus Smith, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Pasites Jurine, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Sphecodopsis Bischoff, 19976SpeciesTaxom
Tetraloniella Ashmead, 19053SpeciesTaxom
Thyreus Panzer, 19692SpeciesTaxom
Xylocopa Latreille, 1983Carpenter bees7SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Namaqualand
53 Species and 1 Subspecies
Allodapula monticola Cockerell, 1933
Amegilla (Aframegilla) nubica Lepeletier, 1841
Amegilla (Micramegilla) niveata Friese, 1905
Amegilla (Micramegilla) velutina Friese, 1909
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) obscuriceps Friese, 1905
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) spilostoma Cameron, 1905
Anthophora (Heliophila) rufolanata Dours, 1869
Anthophora (Heliophila) vestita Smith, 1854
Anthophora abrochia Eardley & Br..., 1989
Anthophora diversipes Friese, 1922Malheur Cave amphipod
Anthophora hirtiventris Friese, 1911
Anthophora krugeri Eardley & Br..., 1989
Anthophora labrosa Friese, 1911
Anthophora leonis Cockerell, 1933
Anthophora praecox Friese, 1909
Anthophora schultzei Friese, 1909
Anthophora wartmanni Friese, 1905
Apis (Apis) mellifera Linnaeus, 1758Drone-Bee
Bombus ruderatus eurynotus (Dalla Torre, 1882)⇒ Bombus ruderatus Fabricius, 1775
Braunsapis albipennis Friese, 1909
Braunsapis otavica Cockerell, 1939
Ceratina (Ceratina) aloes Cockerell, 1932
Ceratina (Ctenoceratina) armata Smith, 1854
Ceratina bilobata Cockerell, 1937
Ceratina citrinifrons Cockerell, 1937
Ceratina perpolita Cockerell, 1937
Ceratina rhodura Cockerell, 1937
Epeolus amabilis Gerstäcker, 1869
Epeolus caffer Lepeletier, 1841
Epeolus pubescens Cockerell, 1937
Nomada gigas Friese, 1905
Nomada whiteheadi Eardley & Sc..., 1991
Pachymelus peringueyi Friese, 1911
Pasites jenseni Friese, 1915
Pasites rufipes Friese, 1915
Sphecodopsis capensis Friese, 1915
Sphecodopsis capicola Strand, 1911
Sphecodopsis longipygidium Eardley, 1997
Sphecodopsis minutissima Cockerell, 1933
Sphecodopsis semirufa Cockerell, 1933
Sphecodopsis vespericena Eardley, 1997
Tetraloniella junodi Friese, 1909
Tetraloniella karooensis Brauns, 1926
Tetraloniella minuticornis Friese, 1905
Thyreus delumbatus Vachal, 1903
Thyreus lieftincki Rozen, 1969
Xylocopa (Apoxylocopa) lugubris Gerstäcker, 1857
Xylocopa (Gnathoxylocopa) sicheli Vachal, 1898
Xylocopa (Koptortosoma) caffra Linnaeus, 1767
Xylocopa (Koptortosoma) scioensis Gribodo, 1884
Xylocopa (Xylomelissa) hottentotta Smith, 1854
Xylocopa (Xylomelissa) rufitarsis Lepeletier, 1841
Xylocopa watmoughi Eardley, 1983

Subnodes of Apidae with occurrences in Namaqualand
SubfamilyApinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees, Orchid bees, Stingless bees
7
24
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNomadinae
Latreille, 1802
Cuckoo Bees
4
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyXylocopinae
Latreille, 1802
Carpenter bees, Small carpenter Bees
4
16
Genera
Species

Taxom



Apidae (Latreille 1802)
Apidae (Latreille 1802)


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Apidae at irmng.org
Apidae at itis.gov