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Checklist for Subfamily Apinae Latreille, 1802 (Bumble Bees)
and region Canada (North America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
707
11317
47199
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
704
11307
47184
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
673
11100
46296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
448
9313
40244
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
79
1730
6554
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
68
1587
5904
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
24
419
2201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
10
170
1381
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyApidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees
34
278
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyApinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees
22
169
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Canada
22 Genera with 169 Species
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Amegilla Friese, 18413SpeciesTaxom
Anthophora Latreille, 1869Common Digger Bees20SpeciesTaxom
Anthophorula Cockerell, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Apis Linnaeus, 1758Honey Bee1SpeciesTaxom
Bombus Latreille, 1878Bumble Bee87SpeciesTaxom
Centris Fabricius, 1854Centris Bees2SpeciesTaxom
Deltoptila LaBerge & Mi..., 19171SpeciesTaxom
Diadasia Patton, 18725SpeciesTaxom
Elaphropoda Lieftinck, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Epeoloides Giraud, 18782SpeciesTaxom
Eucera Scopoli, 1942Long-Horned Bees6SpeciesTaxom
Exomalopsis Spinola, 1853
0SpeciesTaxom
Habropoda Smith, 18784SpeciesTaxom
Melecta Latreille, 1875Cuckoo Bees2SpeciesTaxom
Melissodes Latreille, 1908Long-horned Bee33SpeciesTaxom
Nannotrigona Cockerell, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Peponapis Robertson, 0Squash Bees2SpeciesTaxom
Synhalonia Patton, 1879
0SpeciesTaxom
Tetragonula Moure, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Tetraloniella Ashmead, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Thyreus Panzer, 19623SpeciesTaxom
Xeromelecta Linsley, 18781SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Canada
169 Species and 8 Subspecies
Amegilla (Amegilla) natalensis Friese, 1922
Amegilla (Notomegilla) aeruginosa Smith, 1854
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) calens Lepeletier, 1841
Anthophora (Clisodon) furcata Panzer, 1798Fork Tailed Flower Bee
Anthophora furcata terminalis (Cresson, 1869)⇒ Anthophora terminalis Cresson, 1869
Anthophora (Clisodon) terminalis Cresson, 1869Orange-Tipped Wood-Digger Bee
Anthophora (Heliophila) curta (Provancher, 1895)⇒ Anthophora squammulosa Dours, 1869
Anthophora (Heliophila) exigua Cresson, 1879
Anthophora (Heliophila) maculifrons Cresson, 1879
Anthophora (Heliophila) peritomae Cockerell, 1905
Anthophora (Heliophila) phenax Cockerell, 1898
Anthophora (Heliophila) squammulosa Dours, 1869
Anthophora (Lophanthophora) neglecta Timberlake &..., 1936
Anthophora (Lophanthophora) pacifica Cresson, 1878
Anthophora (Lophanthophora) porterae Cockerell, 1900
Anthophora (Lophanthophora) ursina Cresson, 1869
Anthophora (Melea) abrupta Say, 1837Vegetable hummingbird
Anthophora (Melea) bomboides Kirby, 1837Bumble-bee-mimic Anthophora
Anthophora bomboides bomboides
Anthophora (Melea) occidentalis Cresson, 1869Digger bee
Anthophora (Mystacanthophora) urbana Cresson, 1878
Anthophora (Pyganthophora) edwardsii Cresson, 1878
Anthophora canadensis Cresson, 1869
Anthophorula (Anthophorula) eriogoni Timberlake, 1947
Apis (Apis) mellifera Linnaeus, 1758Drone-Bee
Bombus (Alpinobombus) balteatus Dahlbom, 1832Baltic bumblebee
Bombus (Alpinobombus) hyperboreus Schönherr, 1809Great arctic bumblebee
Bombus (Alpinobombus) neoboreus (Sladen, 1919)⇒ Bombus strenuus Cresson, 1863
Bombus (Alpinobombus) polaris Curtis, 1835Polar Bumble Bee
Bombus (Bombias) auricomus Robertson, 1903Black and gold bumble bee
Bombus (Bombias) nevadensis (Cockerell, 1937)⇒ Bombus auricomus Robertson, 1903
Bombus (Bombus) affinis Cresson, 1863Rusty patch bumble bee
Bombus (Bombus) cryptarum Fabricius, 1775Cryptic Bumble Bee
Bombus (Bombus) lantschouensis Vogt, 1908
Bombus (Bombus) longipennis Friese, 1918
Bombus (Bombus) lucorum (Linnaeus, 1761)⇒ Bombus lantschouensis Vogt, 1908
Bombus (Bombus) moderatus Cresson, 1863
Bombus (Bombus) nevadensis Cresson, 1874Nevada bumble bee
Bombus (Bombus) occidentalis (Greene, 1858)⇒ Bombus terricola Kirby, 1837
Bombus (Bombus) patagiatus (Nylander, 1848)⇒ Bombus minshanensis Bischoff, 1936
Bombus (Bombus) terrestris (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Bombus longipennis Friese, 1918
Bombus (Bombus) terricola Kirby, 1837Yellow-banded Bumble Bee
Bombus (Crotchiibombus) crotchii Cresson, 1878Crotch bumble bee
Bombus (Cullumanobombus) griseocollis De Geer, 1773Brown-belted 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) fervidus Fabricius, 1798Golden Northern Bumble Bee
Bombus (Fervidobombus) pensylvanicus De Geer, 1773American bumble bee
Bombus (Fervidobombus) sonorus (Say, 1837)⇒ Bombus pensylvanica De Geer, 1773
Bombus (Fervidobombus) weisi Friese, 1903
Bombus (Fraternobombus) fraternus Smith, 1854Southern plains bumble bee
Bombus (Kallobombus) soroeensis Fabricius, 1776Broken-belted Bumble Bee
Bombus (Megabombus) hortorum Linnaeus, 1761Garden bumblebee
Bombus (Megabombus) ruderatus Fabricius, 1775Large Garden Bumble Bee
Bombus (Melanobombus) lapidarius Linnaeus, 1758Large Red-tailed Bumble Bee
Bombus (Psithyrus) ashtoni Cresson, 1864Ashton cuckoo bumble bee
Bombus (Psithyrus) bohemicus Seidl, 1837Ashton's Cuckoo Bumblebee
Bombus (Psithyrus) campestris Panzer, 1801Field Cuckoo Bee
Bombus (Psithyrus) citrinus Smith, 1854Lemon cuckoo bumble bee
Bombus (Psithyrus) fernaldae (Franklin, 1911)⇒ Bombus flavidus Eversmann, 1852
Bombus (Psithyrus) flavidus Eversmann, 1852Fernald Cuckoo Bumble Bee
Bombus (Psithyrus) insularis (Smith, 1861)⇒ Bombus hypnorum Linnaeus, 1758
Bombus (Psithyrus) suckleyi Greene, 1860Suckley Cuckoo Bumble Bee
Bombus (Psithyrus) variabilis (Cresson, 1872)⇒ Bombus humilis Illiger, 1806
Bombus (Pyrobombus) bifarius Cresson, 1878Black-notched Bumble Bee
Bombus (Pyrobombus) bimaculatus Cresson, 1863Two-spotted Bumble Bee
Bombus (Pyrobombus) centralis Cresson, 1864Central bumble bee
Bombus (Pyrobombus) ephippiatus Say, 1837Vegetable hummingbird
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) 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) perplexus (Cresson, 1863)⇒ Bombus soroeensis Fabricius, 1776
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) ternarius Say, 1837Orange-belted Bumble Bee
Bombus (Pyrobombus) vagans Smith, 1854Half-black bumble bee
Bombus vagans vagans Smith, 1854
Bombus (Pyrobombus) vandykei Frison, 1927Van Dyke bumble bee
Bombus (Pyrobombus) vosnesenskii Radoszkowski, 1862Vosnesensky bumble bee
Bombus (Separatobombus) griseocollis (DeGeer, 1773)⇒ Bombus griseocollis De Geer, 1773
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 (Thoracobombus) brasiliensis Lepeletier, 1835
Bombus (Thoracobombus) pascuorum Scopoli, 1763Common carder bee
Bombus bolsteri (Franklin, 1913)⇒ Bombus vagans Smith, 1854
Bombus couperi (Cresson, 1878)⇒ Bombus frigidus Smith, 1854
Bombus edwardsii (Nylander, 1848)⇒ Bombus melanopygus Nylander, 1848
Bombus fervidasGolden Northern Bumble Bee
Bombus kirbiellus (Curtis, 1835)⇒ Bombus balteatus Dahlbom, 1832
Bombus kluanensis Williams & C..., 2016
Bombus lacustris Cresson, 1863
Bombus natvigi (Richards, 1931)⇒ Bombus hyperboreus Schönherr, 1809
Bombus pennsylvanicus (De Geer, 1773)⇒ Bombus pensylvanica De Geer, 1773
Bombus pennsylvanicus pennsylvanicus
Bombus pensylvanica De Geer, 1773
Bombus pleuralis Nylander, 1848
Bombus separatus Cresson, 1863
Bombus sg
Bombus strenuus Cresson, 1863
Bombus vancouverensis (Cresson, 1878)⇒ Bombus bifarius Cresson, 1878
Centris (Paracentris) rhodopus Cockerell, 1897Red-legged Centris
Centris (Wagenknechtia) cineraria Smith, 1854
Deltoptila elefas Friese, 1917
Diadasia (Coquillettapis) australis Cresson, 1878
Diadasia (Coquillettapis) consociata Timberlake, 1939
Diadasia (Coquillettapis) diminuta Cresson, 1878
Diadasia (Coquillettapis) rinconis Cockerell, 1897
Diadasia (Diadasia) enavata Cresson, 1872Sunflower Chimney Bee
Elaphropoda bembidion Lieftinck, 1966Cascade cave amphipod
Epeoloides pilosula (Cresson, 1878)⇒ Epeoloides pilosulus Cresson, 1878
Epeoloides pilosulus Cresson, 1878
Eucera (Synhalonia) atriventris Smith, 1854
Eucera (Synhalonia) dorsata Timberlake, 1969
Eucera (Synhalonia) douglasiana Cockerell, 1906
Eucera (Synhalonia) frater Cresson, 1878Monk Longhorn Bee
Eucera (Synhalonia) fulvitarsis Cresson, 1878
Eucera (Synhalonia) hamata Bradley, 1942
Habropoda cineraria Smith, 1879
Habropoda cressonii Dalla Torre, 1896
Habropoda laboriosa Fabricius, 1804Blueberry Habropoda
Habropoda miserabilis Cresson, 1878
Melecta (Melecta) pacifica Cresson, 1878
Melecta thoracica Cresson, 1875
Melissodes (Apomelissodes) apicata Lovell & Coc..., 1906
Melissodes (Callimelissodes) lupina Cresson, 1878
Melissodes (Eumelissodes) agilis Cresson, 1878Agile Long-horned Bee
Melissodes (Eumelissodes) bidentis Cockerell, 1914
Melissodes (Eumelissodes) bimatris LaBerge, 1961
Melissodes (Eumelissodes) confusa Cresson, 1878
Melissodes (Eumelissodes) coreopsis Robertson, 1905Subterranean clover
Melissodes (Eumelissodes) denticulata Smith, 1854
Melissodes (Eumelissodes) dentiventris Smith, 1854
Melissodes (Eumelissodes) druriella Kirby, 1802
Melissodes (Eumelissodes) grindeliae Cockerell, 1898
Melissodes (Eumelissodes) illata Lovell & Coc..., 1906
Melissodes (Eumelissodes) lutulenta LaBerge, 1961
Melissodes (Eumelissodes) menuachus Cresson, 1868
Melissodes (Eumelissodes) microsticta Cockerell, 1905
Melissodes (Eumelissodes) nivea Robertson, 1895
Melissodes (Eumelissodes) pallidisignata Cockerell, 1905
Melissodes (Eumelissodes) perlusa Cockerell, 1925
Melissodes (Eumelissodes) robustior Cockerell, 1915Robust Long-horned Bee
Melissodes (Eumelissodes) snowii Cresson, 1878
Melissodes (Eumelissodes) subagilis Cockerell, 1905
Melissodes (Eumelissodes) subillata LaBerge, 1961
Melissodes (Eumelissodes) trinodis Robertson, 1901Dark-Veined Longhorn
Melissodes (Eumelissodes) verbesinarum Cockerell, 1905
Melissodes (Heliomelissodes) desponsa Smith, 1854Thistle Long-horned Bee
Melissodes (Heliomelissodes) rivalis Cresson, 1872
Melissodes (Melissodes) bimaculata Lepeletier, 1825Longhorn Bee
Melissodes bimaculata bimaculata Lepeletier, 1825
Melissodes communis alopex Cockerell, 1928
Melissodes communis communis Cresson, 1878
Melissodes (Tachymelissodes) dagosa Cockerell, 1909
Melissodes rustica (Say, 1837)⇒ Melissodes druriella Kirby, 1802
Melissodes saponellus Cockerell, 1908
Nannotrigona mellaria Smith, 1862Cut-off cleftclam
Peponapis (Peponapis) pruinosa Say, 1837Eastern cucurbit bee
Peponapis pruinosa pruinosa
Tetragonula sapiens Cockerell, 1911
Tetraloniella alboscopacea Friese, 1909
Thyreus brachyaspis Cockerell, 1936
Thyreus calceatus Vachal, 1903
Thyreus sphenophorus Lieftinck, 1962
Xeromelecta (Melectomorpha) californica Cresson, 1878California Xeromelecta

Subnodes of Apinae with occurrences in Canada
SupertribeApiti
Latreille, 1802
10
36
Genera
Species

Taxom

SupertribeEuceriti
Latreille, 1802
9
47
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeBombini
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Bumblebees
1
84
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMeliponini
Lepeletier, 1836
Stingless bees
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



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