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Checklist for Subfamily Apinae Latreille, 1802 (Bumble Bees)
and region Cape (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
630
8507
21838
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
628
8495
21797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
600
8347
21509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
384
6839
18665
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
70
1218
3403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
63
1190
3374
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
26
500
2369
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
10
190
1232
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyApidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees
39
258
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyApinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees
21
117
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape
21 Genera with 117 Species
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Afromelecta Lieftinck, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Amegilla Friese, 190523SpeciesTaxom
Anthophora Latreille, 1932Common Digger Bees24SpeciesTaxom
Apis Linnaeus, 1758Honey Bee1SpeciesTaxom
Axestotrigona Moure, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Bombus Latreille, 1837Bumble Bee16SpeciesTaxom
Centris Fabricius, 1899Centris Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Chalepogenus Holmberg, 1903
0SpeciesTaxom
Eufriesea Cockerell, 19252SpeciesTaxom
Eulaema Lepeletier, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Hypotrigona Cockerell, 18983SpeciesTaxom
Liotrigona Moure, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Meliponula Cockerell, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Melitoma Lepeletier &..., 18371SpeciesTaxom
Pachymelus Smith, 18983SpeciesTaxom
Plebeia Schwarz, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Plebeina Moure, 1961
0SpeciesTaxom
Tetralonia Spinola, 19113SpeciesTaxom
Tetraloniella Ashmead, 198916SpeciesTaxom
Thyreus Panzer, 190518SpeciesTaxom
Trigona Jurine, 1895Vulture bees1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
117 Species and 1 Subspecies
Afromelecta fulvohirta Cameron, 1905
Amegilla (Ackmonopsis) mimadvena Cockerell, 1916
Amegilla (Aframegilla) nubica Lepeletier, 1841
Amegilla (Amegilla) capensis Friese, 1905
Amegilla (Amegilla) natalensis Friese, 1922
Amegilla (Amegilla) quadrifasciata de Villers, 1789White-banded Digger Bee
Amegilla (Asaropoda) dawsoni Rayment, 1951Dawson´s burrowing bee
Amegilla (Megamegilla) acraensis Fabricius, 1793Mining Bee
Amegilla (Megamegilla) paradoxa Brooks, 1988
Amegilla (Micramegilla) atrocincta Lepeletier, 1841
Amegilla (Micramegilla) niveata Friese, 1905
Amegilla (Micramegilla) velutina Friese, 1909
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) aspergina Cockerell, 1933
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) brooksi Eardley, 1994
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) calens Lepeletier, 1841
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) circulata Fabricius, 1781
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) kaimosica Cockerell, 1946
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) kalahari Eardley, 1994
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) langi Cockerell, 1935
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) obscuriceps Friese, 1905
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) penicula Eardley, 1994
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) punctifrons Walker, 1871
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) spilostoma Cameron, 1905
Anthophora (Heliophila) rufolanata Dours, 1869
Anthophora (Heliophila) vestita Smith, 1854
Anthophora (Paramegilla) armata Friese, 1905
Anthophora (Paramegilla) basalis Smith, 1854
Anthophora abrochia Eardley & Br..., 1989
Anthophora albitomentosa Eardley & Br..., 1989
Anthophora auone Eardley & Br..., 1989
Anthophora braunsiana Friese, 1905
Anthophora diversipes Friese, 1922Malheur Cave amphipod
Anthophora epichariformis Gribodo, 1893
Anthophora flaviscopa Eardley & Br..., 1989
Anthophora hirtiventris Friese, 1911
Anthophora krugeri Eardley & Br..., 1989
Anthophora labrosa Friese, 1911
Anthophora leonis Cockerell, 1933
Anthophora matopensis Cockerell, 1933
Anthophora namaquensis Eardley & Br..., 1989
Anthophora oldi Meade-Waldo, 1914
Anthophora praecox Friese, 1909
Anthophora ruficaudis Cameron, 1905
Anthophora schultzei Friese, 1909
Anthophora strucki Eardley & Br..., 1989
Anthophora wartmanni Friese, 1905
Anthophora xanthostoma Cockerell, 1932
Apis (Apis) mellifera Linnaeus, 1758Drone-Bee
Axestotrigona ferruginea Lepeletier, 1836
Bombus (Bombus) terrestris (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Bombus longipennis Friese, 1918
Bombus (Bombus) terricola Kirby, 1837Yellow-banded Bumble Bee
Bombus (Cullumanobombus) rufocinctus Cresson, 1863Red-belted Bumble Bee
Bombus (Fervidobombus) pensylvanicus De Geer, 1773American bumble bee
Bombus ruderatus eurynotus (Dalla Torre, 1882)⇒ Bombus ruderatus Fabricius, 1775
Bombus (Psithyrus) citrinus Smith, 1854Lemon cuckoo bumble bee
Bombus (Psithyrus) insularis (Smith, 1861)⇒ Bombus hypnorum Linnaeus, 1758
Bombus (Psithyrus) suckleyi Greene, 1860Suckley Cuckoo Bumble Bee
Bombus (Pyrobombus) caliginosus Frison, 1927Fog-belt Bumble Bee
Bombus (Pyrobombus) impatiens Cresson, 1863Common eastern bumble bee
Bombus (Pyrobombus) mixtus Cresson, 1878Fuzzy-horned bumble bee
Bombus (Pyrobombus) perplexus (Cresson, 1863)⇒ Bombus soroeensis Fabricius, 1776
Bombus (Pyrobombus) ternarius Say, 1837Orange-belted Bumble Bee
Bombus (Pyrobombus) vandykei Frison, 1927Van Dyke bumble bee
Bombus (Separatobombus) morrisoni (Cresson, 1878)⇒ Bombus morrisoni Cresson, 1878
Bombus (Subterraneobombus) borealis Kirby, 1837Northern amber bumble bee
Centris (Paracentris) atripes Mocsáry, 1899
Eufriesea fallax Smith, 1854
Eufriesea nigrescens Friese, 1925
Eulaema (Eulaema) tenuifasciata Friese, 1925
Hypotrigona araujoi Michener, 1959
Hypotrigona gribodoi Magretti, 1884
Hypotrigona ruspolii Magretti, 1898
Liotrigona bottegoi Magretti, 1895
Meliponula (Meliponula) bocandei Spinola, 1853
Melitoma taurea Say, 1837
Pachymelus festivus Dours, 1869
Pachymelus peringueyi Friese, 1911
Pachymelus reichardti Stadelmann, 1898
Plebeia poecilochroa Moure & Camargo, 1995
Tetralonia macrognatha Gerstäcker, 1870
Tetralonia nigropilosa Friese, 1911
Tetralonia ruficollis Friese, 1911
Tetraloniella (Tetraloniella) nanula Cockerell, 1932
Tetraloniella abessinica Friese, 1915
Tetraloniella abrochia Eardley, 1989
Tetraloniella apicalis Friese, 1905
Tetraloniella ataxia Eardley, 1989
Tetraloniella aurantiflava Eardley, 1989
Tetraloniella braunsiana Friese, 1905
Tetraloniella brevikeraia Eardley, 1989
Tetraloniella junodi Friese, 1909
Tetraloniella karooensis Brauns, 1926
Tetraloniella michaelseni Friese, 1916
Tetraloniella minuta Friese, 1905
Tetraloniella minuticornis Friese, 1905
Tetraloniella ogilviae Cockerell, 1935
Tetraloniella ottiliensis Friese, 1905
Tetraloniella watmoughi Eardley, 1989
Thyreus abyssinicus Radoszkowski, 1873
Thyreus albomaculatus DeGeer, 1778
Thyreus alfkeni Brauns, 1909
Thyreus axillaris Vachal, 1903
Thyreus brachyaspis Cockerell, 1936
Thyreus calceatus Vachal, 1903
Thyreus delumbatus Vachal, 1903
Thyreus empeyi Eardley, 1991
Thyreus forchhammeri Eardley, 1991
Thyreus hyalinatus Vachal, 1903
Thyreus lieftincki Rozen, 1969
Thyreus meripes Vachal, 1903
Thyreus oxaspis Cockerell, 1936
Thyreus pica Strand, 1921
Thyreus pictus Smith, 1854
Thyreus plumifer Brauns, 1909
Thyreus pretextus Vachal, 1903
Thyreus vachali Friese, 1905
Trigona armata (Magretti, 1895)⇒ Plebeina armata Magretti, 1895

Subnodes of Apinae with occurrences in Cape
SupertribeApiti
Latreille, 1802
7
70
Genera
Species

Taxom

SupertribeEuceriti
Latreille, 1802
4
20
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeBombini
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Bumblebees
1
16
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeEuglossini
Latreille, 1802
Orchid bees
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMeliponini
Lepeletier, 1836
Stingless bees
7
8
Genera
Species

Taxom



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Apinae at dyntaxa.se
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