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Checklist for Subfamily Apinae Latreille, 1802 (Bumble Bees)
and region Cape Town (Western Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
283
1672
2201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
283
1672
2201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
275
1655
2186
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
205
1494
2029
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
43
277
393
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
42
276
392
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
18
140
274
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
8
62
155
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyApidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees
14
43
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyApinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees
7
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape Town
7 Genera with 14 Species
Amegilla Friese, 19054SpeciesTaxom
Anthophora Latreille, 1922Common Digger Bees2SpeciesTaxom
Apis Linnaeus, 1758Honey Bee1SpeciesTaxom
Bombus Latreille, 1882Bumble Bee1SpeciesTaxom
Eufriesea Cockerell, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Tetraloniella Ashmead, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Thyreus Panzer, 19053SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Town
14 Species and 1 Subspecies
Amegilla (Micramegilla) niveata Friese, 1905
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) aspergina Cockerell, 1933
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) obscuriceps Friese, 1905
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) spilostoma Cameron, 1905
Anthophora (Heliophila) rufolanata Dours, 1869
Anthophora diversipes Friese, 1922Malheur Cave amphipod
Apis (Apis) mellifera Linnaeus, 1758Drone-Bee
Bombus ruderatus eurynotus (Dalla Torre, 1882)⇒ Bombus ruderatus Fabricius, 1775
Eufriesea fallax Smith, 1854
Tetraloniella junodi Friese, 1909
Tetraloniella minuta Friese, 1905
Thyreus albomaculatus DeGeer, 1778
Thyreus calceatus Vachal, 1903
Thyreus vachali Friese, 1905

Subnodes of Apinae with occurrences in Cape Town
SupertribeApiti
Latreille, 1802
4
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SupertribeEuceriti
Latreille, 1802
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

TribeEuglossini
Latreille, 1802
Orchid bees
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Apinae at artfakta.se
Apinae at dyntaxa.se
Apinae at itis.gov