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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
377
3064
5702
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
377
3064
5702
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
354
2978
5577
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
226
2328
4540
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
39
295
521
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
36
291
518
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
18
181
404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
7
76
223
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyApidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees
20
48
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Transvaal
20 Genera with 48 Species
Allodape Lepeletier &..., 19343SpeciesTaxom
Allodapula Cockerell, 19752SpeciesTaxom
Amegilla Friese, 18799SpeciesTaxom
Anthophora Latreille, 1905Common Digger Bees2SpeciesTaxom
Apis Linnaeus, 1758Honey Bee1SpeciesTaxom
Axestotrigona Moure, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Braunsapis Michener, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Ceratina Latreille, 1903Little Carpenter Bees3SpeciesTaxom
Cleptotrigona Moure, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Creightonella Cockerell, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Epeolus Latreille, 1869Cellophane-Cuckoo Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Eufriesea Cockerell, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Hypotrigona Cockerell, 18842SpeciesTaxom
Liotrigona Moure, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Macrogalea Cockerell, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Pasites Jurine, 18693SpeciesTaxom
Plebeina Moure, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Tetralonia Spinola, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Thyreus Panzer, 18546SpeciesTaxom
Xylocopa Latreille, 1854Carpenter bees12SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Transvaal
48 Species
Allodape armatipes Friese, 1924
Allodape exoloma Strand, 1915
Allodape microsticta Cockerell, 1934
Allodapula (Allodapula) variegata Smith, 1854
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 (Megamegilla) albocaudata Dours, 1869
Amegilla (Micramegilla) atrocincta Lepeletier, 1841
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) spilostoma Cameron, 1905
Amegilla terminata Smith, 1879
Anthophora (Heliophila) vestita Smith, 1854
Anthophora (Paramegilla) armata Friese, 1905
Apis (Apis) mellifera Linnaeus, 1758African Honey Bee
Axestotrigona ferruginea Lepeletier, 1836
Braunsapis vitrea Vachal, 1903
Ceratina (Ceratina) subquadrata Smith, 1854
Ceratina (Simioceratina) lunata (Friese, 1905)⇒ Ceratina cockerelli H. S. Smith, 1907
Ceratina (Simioceratina) moerenhouti Vachal, 1903
Cleptotrigona cubiceps Friese, 1912
Epeolus amabilis Gerstäcker, 1869
Eufriesea fallax Smith, 1854
Hypotrigona araujoi Michener, 1959
Hypotrigona gribodoi Magretti, 1884
Liotrigona bottegoi Magretti, 1895
Pasites appletoni Cockerell, 1910
Pasites braunsi Bischoff, 1923
Pasites carnifex Gerstäcker, 1869
Tetralonia ruficollis Friese, 1911
Thyreus abyssinicus Radoszkowski, 1873
Thyreus albomaculatus DeGeer, 1778
Thyreus calceatus Vachal, 1903
Thyreus delumbatus Vachal, 1903
Thyreus meripes Vachal, 1903
Thyreus pictus Smith, 1854
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) lateritia Smith, 1854
Xylocopa (Koptortosoma) scioensis Gribodo, 1884
Xylocopa (Mesotrichia) flavorufa DeGeer, 1778
Xylocopa (Xenoxylocopa) inconstans Smith, 1874Arnold's dogwood
Xylocopa (Xylomelissa) erythrina Gribodo, 1894
Xylocopa (Xylomelissa) hottentotta Smith, 1854

Subnodes of Apidae with occurrences in Transvaal
SubfamilyApinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees, Orchid bees, Stingless bees
11
24
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyNomadinae
Latreille, 1802
Cuckoo Bees
2
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyXylocopinae
Latreille, 1802
Carpenter bees, Small carpenter Bees
6
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Apidae (Latreille 1802)
Apidae (Latreille 1802)


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