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Checklist for Family Apidae Latreille, 1802 (Bumble bees)
and region West Bengal (East India, India)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
299
2570
5220
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
298
2569
5219
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
282
2505
5118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
183
1984
4207
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
24
117
184
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
22
109
177
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
6
64
112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
3
14
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyApidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees
8
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Bengal
8 Genera with 16 Species
Amegilla Friese, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Apis Linnaeus, 1787Honey Bee4SpeciesTaxom
Bombus Latreille, 1852Bumble Bee6SpeciesTaxom
Braunsapis Michener, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Centris Fabricius, 1841Centris Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Habropoda Smith, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Tetragonula Moure, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Thyreus Panzer, 19621SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Bengal
16 Species
Amegilla (Micramegilla) mucorea Klug, 1845
Apis (Apis) cerana Fabricius, 1793Asian honey bee
Apis (Apis) mellifera Linnaeus, 1758Drone-Bee
Apis (Megapis) dorsata Fabricius, 1793Giant honey bee
Apis (Micrapis) florea Fabricius, 1787Dwarf honey bee
Bombus (Alpigenobombus) genalis Friese, 1918
Bombus (Bombus) tunicatus Smith, 1852
Bombus (Festivobombus) festivus Smith, 1861Delicate tellin
Bombus (Orientalibombus) haemorrhoidalis Smith, 1852
Bombus (Pyrobombus) flavescens Smith, 1852
Bombus (Rufipedibombus) eximius Smith, 1852
Braunsapis mixta Smith, 1852
Centris violacea Lepeletier, 1841
Habropoda krishna Bingham, 1908
Tetragonula iridipennis Smith, 1854
Thyreus praestans Lieftinck, 1962

Subnodes of Apidae with occurrences in West Bengal
SubfamilyApinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees, Orchid bees, Stingless bees
7
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyXylocopinae
Latreille, 1802
Carpenter bees, Small carpenter Bees
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Apidae (Latreille 1802)
Apidae (Latreille 1802)


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