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Checklist for Family Apidae Latreille, 1802 (Bumble bees)
and region Sierra Leone (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
314
3514
7841
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
313
3513
7840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
302
3456
7694
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
209
2933
6972
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
36
263
433
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
34
257
429
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
13
129
297
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
5
53
144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyApidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees
19
59
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sierra Leone
19 Genera with 59 Species
Allodape Lepeletier &..., 19032SpeciesTaxom
Amegilla Friese, 190311SpeciesTaxom
Apis Linnaeus, 1758Honey Bee1SpeciesTaxom
Axestotrigona Moure, 18362SpeciesTaxom
Braunsapis Michener, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Ceratina Latreille, 1937Little Carpenter Bees4SpeciesTaxom
Creightonella Cockerell, 1908
0SpeciesTaxom
Dactylurina Cockerell, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Eucera Scopoli, 1850Long-Horned Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Eufriesea Cockerell, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Hypotrigona Cockerell, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Liotrigona Moure, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Meliponula Cockerell, 18543SpeciesTaxom
Morgania Smith, 01SpeciesTaxom
Pachymelus Smith, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Pasites Jurine, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Tetralonia Spinola, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Thyreus Panzer, 19037SpeciesTaxom
Xylocopa Latreille, 1915Carpenter bees20SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sierra Leone
59 Species and 1 Subspecies
Allodape collaris Vachal, 1903
Allodape interrupta Vachal, 1903
Amegilla (Aframegilla) caerulea Friese, 1905
Amegilla (Aframegilla) cincta Fabricius, 1781
Amegilla (Aframegilla) robinae Brooks, 1988
Amegilla (Aframegilla) vivida Smith, 1879
Amegilla (Megamegilla) acraensis Fabricius, 1793Mining Bee
Amegilla (Megamegilla) albocaudata Dours, 1869
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) calens Lepeletier, 1841
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) circulata Fabricius, 1781
Amegilla (Zonamegilla) fallax Smith, 1879
Amegilla aerizusa Vachal, 1903
Amegilla annos Vachal, 1903
Apis (Apis) mellifera Linnaeus, 1758Drone-Bee
Axestotrigona cameroonensis Friese, 1900
Axestotrigona ferruginea Lepeletier, 1836
Braunsapis foveata Smith, 1854
Ceratina (Ceratina) cucurbitina Rossi, 1792
Ceratina (Pithitis) viridis (Guérin-Ménev..., 1844)⇒ Ceratina nasalis Friese, 1905
Ceratina nasalis Friese, 1905
Ceratina speculina Cockerell, 1937
Dactylurina staudingeri Gribodo, 1893
Eucera (Eucera) interrupta Bär, 1850
Eufriesea fallax Smith, 1854
Hypotrigona gribodoi Magretti, 1884
Liotrigona bottegoi Magretti, 1895
Meliponula (Axestotrigona) cameroonensis (Friese, 1900)⇒ Axestotrigona cameroonensis Friese, 1900
Meliponula (Axestotrigona) ferruginea (Lepeletier, 1836)⇒ Axestotrigona ferruginea Lepeletier, 1836
Meliponula nebulata Smith, 1854
Morgania dichroa Smith, 0
Pachymelus (Pachymelopsis) conspicuus Smith, 1879Bunchberry dogwood
Pasites dichrous Smith, 1854
Tetralonia mesotes Eardley, 1989
Thyreus axillaris Vachal, 1903
Thyreus calceatus Vachal, 1903
Thyreus excisa
Thyreus interruptus Vachal, 1903
Thyreus meripes Vachal, 1903
Thyreus pictus Smith, 1854
Thyreus pretextus Vachal, 1903
Xylocopa (Koptortosoma) africana Fabricius, 1781
Xylocopa (Koptortosoma) albiceps Fabricius, 1804Aleutian macoma
Xylocopa (Koptortosoma) apicalis Smith, 1854
Xylocopa (Koptortosoma) calens Lepeletier, 1841
Xylocopa (Koptortosoma) imitator Smith, 1854
Xylocopa imitator nigriceps Friese, 1903
Xylocopa (Koptortosoma) modesta Smith, 1854Malheur Cave amphipod
Xylocopa (Koptortosoma) nigrita Fabricius, 1775
Xylocopa (Koptortosoma) obscurata Smith, 1854
Xylocopa (Koptortosoma) olivacea Fabricius, 1778
Xylocopa (Koptortosoma) praeusta Smith, 1854
Xylocopa (Koptortosoma) varipes Smith, 1854
Xylocopa (Mesotrichia) combusta Smith, 1854
Xylocopa (Mesotrichia) torrida Westwood, 1838Malheur Cave amphipod
Xylocopa (Xenoxylocopa) inconstans Smith, 1874Arnold's dogwood
Xylocopa (Xylomelissa) hottentotta Smith, 1854
Xylocopa distinguenda Perez, 1901
Xylocopa gabonica Gribodo, 1894
Xylocopa luteola Lepeletier, 1841
Xylocopa nigripes Friese, 1915

Subnodes of Apidae with occurrences in Sierra Leone
SubfamilyApinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees, Orchid bees, Stingless bees
12
31
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNomadinae
Latreille, 1802
Cuckoo Bees
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyXylocopinae
Latreille, 1802
Carpenter bees, Small carpenter Bees
4
26
Genera
Species

Taxom



Apidae (Latreille 1802)
Apidae (Latreille 1802)


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