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Checklist for Subfamily Apinae Latreille, 1802 (Bumble Bees)
and region Australia (Australasia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
928
21139
104473
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
924
21108
104403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
874
20837
103684
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
530
15898
85805
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
83
2604
16396
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
72
2531
16196
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
25
711
8324
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
10
255
3959
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyApidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees
49
388
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyApinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees
35
227
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Australia
35 Genera with 227 Species
#ABCDEHLMPST
Amegilla Friese, 194771SpeciesTaxom
Anthophora Latreille, 1905Common Digger Bees8SpeciesTaxom
Anthophorula Cockerell, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Apis Linnaeus, 1761Honey Bee7SpeciesTaxom
Asaropoda Cockerell, 1951Teddy bear bees4SpeciesTaxom
Austroplebeia Moure, 193210SpeciesTaxom
Axestotrigona Moure, 18362SpeciesTaxom
Bombus Latreille, 1837Bumble Bee60SpeciesTaxom
Centris Fabricius, 1874Centris Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Crocisa Jurine, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Ctenoplectra Kirby, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Diadasia Patton, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Elaphropoda Lieftinck, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Eucera Scopoli, 1854Long-Horned Bees2SpeciesTaxom
Eufriesea Cockerell, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Eulaema Lepeletier, 20063SpeciesTaxom
Habropoda Smith, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Heterotrigona Schwarz, 18654SpeciesTaxom
Homotrigona Moure, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Hypotrigona Cockerell, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Lestrimelitta Friese, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Melecta Latreille, 1771Cuckoo Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Melipona Illiger, 19183SpeciesTaxom
Meliponula Cockerell, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Melissodes Latreille, 1878Long-horned Bee3SpeciesTaxom
Melitoma Lepeletier &..., 1828
0SpeciesTaxom
Papuatrigona Michener & S..., 19081SpeciesTaxom
Platysvastra Moure, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Platytrigona Moure, 18645SpeciesTaxom
Scaptotrigona Moure, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Tetragonula Moure, 19118SpeciesTaxom
Tetralonia Spinola, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Tetraloniella Ashmead, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Thyreus Panzer, 191317SpeciesTaxom
Trigona Jurine, 1929Vulture bees11SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Australia
227 Species and 6 Subspecies
Amegilla (Asaropoda) albiceps Rayment, 1951
Amegilla (Asaropoda) alpha Cockerell, 1904
Amegilla (Asaropoda) aurata Friese, 1911
Amegilla (Asaropoda) bombiformis Smith, 1854Golden haired mortar bee
Amegilla (Asaropoda) calva Rayment, 1935
Amegilla (Asaropoda) dawsoni Rayment, 1951Dawson´s burrowing bee
Amegilla (Asaropoda) dentiventris Rayment, 1951
Amegilla (Asaropoda) epaphrodita Brooks, 1988
Amegilla (Asaropoda) houstoni Brooks, 1988
Amegilla (Asaropoda) meltonensis Rayment, 1951
Amegilla (Asaropoda) paracalva Brooks, 1993
Amegilla (Asaropoda) preissi Cockerell, 1910
Amegilla (Asaropoda) rhodoscymna Cockerell, 1905
Amegilla (Asaropoda) rubricata Rayment, 1951
Amegilla (Asaropoda) scymna Gribodo, 1893
Amegilla (Asaropoda) sordida Rayment, 1931
Amegilla (Asaropoda) victoriensis Rayment, 1951
Amegilla (Notomegilla) aeruginosa Smith, 1854
Amegilla (Notomegilla) chlorocyanea Cockerell, 1914Blue Banded Bee
Amegilla (Notomegilla) grayella Rayment, 1944
Amegilla (Notomegilla) jamesi Rayment, 1944
Amegilla (Notomegilla) murrayi Rayment, 1944
Amegilla (Zonamegilla) adelaidae Cockerell, 1905
Amegilla (Zonamegilla) alpha Cockerell, 1904
Amegilla (Zonamegilla) andrewsi Cockerell, 1910
Amegilla (Zonamegilla) asserta Cockerell, 1926Blue-banded Bee
Amegilla (Zonamegilla) cingulata Fabricius, 1775Blue banded bee
Amegilla (Zonamegilla) holmesi Rayment, 1947
Amegilla (Zonamegilla) murrayensis Rayment, 1935
Amegilla (Zonamegilla) perasserta Rayment, 1947
Amegilla (Zonamegilla) perpulchra Rayment, 1947
Amegilla (Zonamegilla) pulchra Smith, 1854
Amegilla (Zonamegilla) sapiens Cockerell, 1911
Amegilla (Zonamegilla) thorogoodi Rayment, 1939
Amegilla (Zonamegilla) walkeri Cockerell, 1905
Amegilla (Zonamegilla) zonata Linnaeus, 1758
Amegilla adamsella Rayment, 1944
Amegilla albigenella Michener, 1965Mountain cave amphipod
Amegilla anomala Cockerell, 1929
Amegilla australis Rayment, 1944
Amegilla berylae Rayment, 1947
Amegilla cinctofemorata Sichel, 1869
Amegilla cygni Rayment, 1931
Amegilla fabriciana Rayment, 1947
Amegilla ferrisi Rayment, 1947
Amegilla grisescens Rayment, 1931
Amegilla hackeri Rayment, 1947
Amegilla imitata Rayment, 1951
Amegilla indistincta Leijs, Batle..., 2017
Amegilla karlba Leijs, Batle..., 2017
Amegilla kershawi Rayment, 1944
Amegilla longmani Rayment, 1947
Amegilla longula Rayment, 1947
Amegilla mewiella Rayment, 1944
Amegilla mimica Rayment, 1944
Amegilla paeninsulae Leijs, Batle..., 2017
Amegilla parapulchra Rayment, 1947
Amegilla punctata Rayment, 1931
Amegilla rickae Rayment, 1951
Amegilla rufa Rayment, 1931
Amegilla rufescens Friese, 1911
Amegilla salteri Cockerell, 1905
Amegilla shafferyella Rayment, 1947
Amegilla sordidula Rayment, 1931
Amegilla subsalteri Rayment, 1947
Amegilla sybilae Rayment, 1944
Amegilla viridicingulata Leijs, Batle..., 2017
Amegilla whiteleyella Rayment, 1947
Anthophora (Anthophora) plumipes Pallas, 1772Hairy footed flower bee
Anthophora (Heliophila) petrophila Cockerell, 1905
Anthophora (Heliophila) salazariae Timberlake, 1937
Anthophora asserta (Cockerell, 1926)⇒ Amegilla asserta Cockerell, 1926
Anthophora dawsoni (Rayment, 1951)⇒ Amegilla dawsoni Rayment, 1951
Anthophora ferreola Cockerell, 1931
Anthophora lilacine (Cockerell, 1921)⇒ Amegilla cingulata Fabricius, 1775
Anthophora rhodoscymna (Cockerell, 1905)⇒ Amegilla rhodoscymna Cockerell, 1905
Anthophorula (Anthophorula) eriogoni Timberlake, 1947
Apis (Apis) cerana Fabricius, 1793Asian honey bee
Apis (Apis) mellifera Linnaeus, 1758Drone-Bee
Apis (Megapis) dorsata Fabricius, 1793Giant honey bee
Apis bombylans (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Xylocopa bombylans Fabricius, 1775
Apis bryorum (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Xylocopa bryorum Fabricius, 1775
Apis hortorum (Linnæus, 1761)⇒ Bombus hortorum Linnaeus, 1761
Asaropoda albiceps (Rayment, 1951)⇒ Amegilla albiceps Rayment, 1951
Asaropoda dentiventris (Rayment, 1951)⇒ Amegilla dentiventris Rayment, 1951
Asaropoda meltonensis (Rayment, 1951)⇒ Amegilla meltonensis Rayment, 1951
Asaropoda victoriensis (Rayment, 1951)⇒ Amegilla victoriensis Rayment, 1951
Austroplebeia australis Friese, 1898
Austroplebeia cassiae Cockerell, 1910
Austroplebeia cincta Mocsáry, 1898
Austroplebeia cockerelli Rayment, 1930
Austroplebeia essingtoni Cockerell, 1905
Austroplebeia magna Dollin, Doll..., 2015
Austroplebeia ornata Rayment, 1932
Austroplebeia percincta Cockerell, 1929
Austroplebeia symei Rayment, 1932
Austroplebeia websteri Rayment, 1932
Axestotrigona erythra Schletterer, 1891
Axestotrigona ferruginea Lepeletier, 1836
Bombus (Agrobombus) pascuorum Vogt, 1909
Bombus (Alpinobombus) polaris Curtis, 1835Polar Bumble Bee
Bombus (Bombus) longipennis Friese, 1918
Bombus (Bombus) nevadensis Cresson, 1874Nevada 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 (Cullumanobombus) morrisoni Cresson, 1878Morrison bumble bee
Bombus (Cullumanobombus) rufocinctus Cresson, 1863Red-belted Bumble Bee
Bombus (Fervidobombus) californicus (Smith, 1854)⇒ Bombus fervidus Fabricius, 1798
Bombus (Fervidobombus) dahlbomii Guérin-Ménev..., 1835
Bombus (Fervidobombus) fervidus Fabricius, 1798Golden Northern Bumble Bee
Bombus (Fervidobombus) pensylvanicus De Geer, 1773American bumble bee
Bombus (Fraternobombus) fraternus Smith, 1854Southern plains bumble bee
Bombus (Hortobombus) hortorum Tkalcu, 1960
Bombus (Hortobombus) ruderatus Tkalcu, 1961
Bombus (Lapidariobombus) lapidarius (Tkalcu, 1960)⇒ Bombus semenovianus Skorikov, 1914
Bombus (Megabombus) hortorum Linnaeus, 1761Garden bumblebee
Bombus (Megabombus) mesomelas Gerstäcker, 1869
Bombus (Megabombus) ruderatus Fabricius, 1775Large Garden Bumble Bee
Bombus (Melanobombus) lapidarius Linnaeus, 1758Large Red-tailed Bumble Bee
Bombus (Melanobombus) semenovianus Skorikov, 1914
Bombus (Pratobombus) pratorum Knechtel, 1955
Bombus (Psithyrus) barbutellus Kirby, 1802Barbut's Cuckoo Bee
Bombus (Psithyrus) fernaldae (Franklin, 1911)⇒ Bombus flavidus Eversmann, 1852
Bombus (Psithyrus) insularis (Smith, 1861)⇒ Bombus hypnorum Linnaeus, 1758
Bombus (Psithyrus) rupestris Fabricius, 1793Hill Cuckoo Bee
Bombus (Psithyrus) suckleyi Greene, 1860Suckley Cuckoo Bumble Bee
Bombus (Psithyrus) vestalis Geoffroy, 1785Southern Cuckoo Bee
Bombus (Pyrobombus) bifarius Cresson, 1878Black-notched Bumble Bee
Bombus (Pyrobombus) bimaculatus Cresson, 1863Two-spotted Bumble Bee
Bombus (Pyrobombus) caliginosus Frison, 1927Fog-belt Bumble Bee
Bombus (Pyrobombus) centralis Cresson, 1864Central bumble bee
Bombus (Pyrobombus) flavifrons Cresson, 1863Yellow head bumble bee
Bombus (Pyrobombus) frigidus Smith, 1854Frigid Bumble Bee
Bombus (Pyrobombus) huntii Greene, 1860Hunt bumble bee
Bombus (Pyrobombus) hypnorum Linnaeus, 1758New garden bumblebee
Bombus (Pyrobombus) impatiens Cresson, 1863Common eastern bumble bee
Bombus (Pyrobombus) jonellus Kirby, 1802Heath Bumble Bee
Bombus (Pyrobombus) lapidarius Linnaeus, 1758Large Red-tailed Bumble Bee
Bombus (Pyrobombus) lapponicus (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Bombus monticola Smith, 1849
Bombus (Pyrobombus) melanopygus Nylander, 1848Black tail bumble bee
Bombus (Pyrobombus) mixtus Cresson, 1878Fuzzy-horned bumble bee
Bombus (Pyrobombus) monticola Smith, 1849Bilberry Blaeberry Bumblebee
Bombus (Pyrobombus) pratorum Illiger, 1806Apple Bumblebee
Bombus (Pyrobombus) sandersoni Franklin, 1913Sanderson bumble bee
Bombus (Pyrobombus) sitkensis Nylander, 1848Sitka bumble bee
Bombus (Pyrobombus) sylvicola Kirby, 1837Forest bumble bee
Bombus (Pyrobombus) vagans Smith, 1854Half-black bumble bee
Bombus (Pyrobombus) vandykei Frison, 1927Van Dyke bumble bee
Bombus (Pyrobombus) vosnesenskii Radoszkowski, 1862Vosnesensky bumble bee
Bombus (Separatobombus) morrisoni (Cresson, 1878)⇒ Bombus morrisoni Cresson, 1878
Bombus (Subterraneobombus) appositus Cresson, 1878Mountain Bumble Bee
Bombus (Subterraneobombus) borealis Kirby, 1837Northern amber bumble bee
Bombus (Subterraneobombus) subterraneus Linnaeus, 1758Short-haired Bumble Bee
Bombus (Thoracobombus) pascuorum Scopoli, 1763Common carder bee
Bombus griseocullis DeGeer, 1773
Bombus hunti Greene, 1860
Bombus luctorum Linnaeus, 1761
Bombus terricula Kirby, 1837
Centris (Heterocentris) nitida Smith, 1874Arnold's dogwood
Crocisa omissa Cockerell, 1919
Ctenoplectra australica Cockerell, 1926
Diadasia (Coquillettapis) lutzi Cockerell, 1924
Elaphropoda bembidion Lieftinck, 1966Cascade cave amphipod
Eucera (Synhalonia) actuosa Cresson, 1878
Eucera (Synhalonia) atriventris Smith, 1854
Eufriesea nigrescens Friese, 1925
Eufriesea surinamensis Linnaeus, 1758
Eulaema (Apeulaema) cingulata Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Eulaema (Apeulaema) nigrita Lepeletier, 1841
Eulaema (Apeulaema) pseudocingulata (Oliveira, 2006)⇒ Eulaema cingulata Fabricius, 1804
Habropoda depressa Fowler, 1899
Heterotrigona flaviventris Friese, 1908
Heterotrigona keyensis Friese, 1901
Heterotrigona lamingtonia Cockerell, 1929
Heterotrigona planifrons Smith, 1865Black-and-yellow cuthona
Homotrigona fimbriata Smith, 1857
Hypotrigona ruspolii Magretti, 1898
Lestrimelitta monodonta Camargo & Moure, 1990
Melecta (Melecta) albifrons Forster, 1771Common Mourning Bee
Melipona (Melikerria) compressipes Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Melipona (Melipona) favosa Fabricius, 1798
Melipona chrysura Cockerell, 1918
Meliponula (Axestotrigona) erythra (Schletterer, 1891)⇒ Axestotrigona erythra Schletterer, 1891
Melissodes (Eumelissodes) coreopsis Robertson, 1905Subterranean clover
Melissodes (Eumelissodes) lutulenta LaBerge, 1961
Melissodes (Melissodes) tepaneca Cresson, 1878Tepanec Long-horned Bee
Papuatrigona genalis Friese, 1908
Platysvastra macraspis Moure, 1967
Platytrigona atricornis Smith, 1864
Platytrigona flaviventris Friese, 1908
Platytrigona keyensis Friese, 1901
Platytrigona lamingtonia Cockerell, 1929
Platytrigona planifrons Smith, 1864
Scaptotrigona mexicana Guérin-Ménev..., 1845
Tetragonula biroi Friese, 1898
Tetragonula carbonaria Smith, 1854Sugarbag bee
Tetragonula clypearis Friese, 1908
Tetragonula davenporti Franck, 2004
Tetragonula hockingsi Cockerell, 1929
Tetragonula mellipes Friese, 1898
Tetragonula penangensis Cockerell, 1919
Tetragonula sapiens Cockerell, 1911
Tetralonia testacea (Smith, 1854)⇒ Reepenia bituberculata Smith, 1853
Tetraloniella (Tetraloniella) vandykei LaBerge, 2001
Thyreus caeruleopunctatus Blanchard, 1840Chequered cuckoo bee
Thyreus frieseanus Cockerell, 1905
Thyreus lugubris Smith, 1879
Thyreus macleayi Cockerell, 1907
Thyreus nitidulus Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Thyreus nitidulus aspasius Lieftinck, 1959
Thyreus nitidulus caelestinus Cockerell, 1919
Thyreus nitidulus gemmatus Cockerell, 1911
Thyreus nitidulus nitidulus Fabricius, 1804
Thyreus nitidulus quartinae Gribodo, 1884
Thyreus nitidulus verticalis Cockerell, 1909
Thyreus quadrimaculatus Radoszkowski, 1883
Thyreus rotundatus Friese, 1905
Thyreus rufitarsus Rayment, 1931
Thyreus sicarius Lieftinck, 1962
Thyreus tinctus Cockerell, 1905
Thyreus waroonensis Cockerell, 1913
Trigona (Heterotrigona) carbonaria (Smith, 1854)⇒ Tetragonula carbonaria Smith, 1854
Trigona (Heterotrigona) sapiens (Cockerell, 1911)⇒ Tetragonula sapiens Cockerell, 1911
Trigona australis (Friese, 1898)⇒ Austroplebeia australis Friese, 1898
Trigona clypearis (Friese, 1908)⇒ Trigona guianae Cockerell, 1912
Trigona cockerelli (Rayment, 1930)⇒ Austroplebeia cockerelli Rayment, 1930
Trigona essingtoni (Cockerell, 1905)⇒ Austroplebeia essingtoni Cockerell, 1905
Trigona guianae Cockerell, 1912
Trigona hockingsi Cockerell, 1929
Trigona leucogastra Cockerell, 1914
Trigona parastigma Cockerell, 1918
Trigona wybenica (Cockerell, 1929)⇒ Tetragonula clypearis Friese, 1908

Subnodes of Apinae with occurrences in Australia
SupertribeApiti
Latreille, 1802
10
102
Genera
Species

Taxom

SupertribeEuceriti
Latreille, 1802
9
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeBombini
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Bumblebees
1
60
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeEuglossini
Latreille, 1802
Orchid bees
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMeliponini
Lepeletier, 1836
Stingless bees
13
49
Genera
Species

Taxom



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