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Checklist for Subfamily Apinae Latreille, 1802 (Bumble Bees)
and region Congo (Central Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
516
8807
39529
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
512
8793
39506
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
495
8697
39194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
324
7111
34903
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
56
778
3878
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
52
753
3792
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
23
390
2521
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
10
121
1021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyApidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees
30
238
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyApinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees
20
103
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Congo
20 Genera with 103 Species
Amegilla Friese, 193635SpeciesTaxom
Anthophora Latreille, 1932Common Digger Bees12SpeciesTaxom
Apis Linnaeus, 1758Honey Bee1SpeciesTaxom
Apotrigona Moure, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Axestotrigona Moure, 18362SpeciesTaxom
Centris Fabricius, 1804Centris Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Ctenoplectra Kirby, 18796SpeciesTaxom
Ctenoplectrina Cockerell, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Dactylurina Cockerell, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Eufriesea Cockerell, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Hypotrigona Cockerell, 18982SpeciesTaxom
Liotrigona Moure, 20132SpeciesTaxom
Meliplebeia Moure, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Meliponula Cockerell, 19818SpeciesTaxom
Pachymelus Smith, 1879
0SpeciesTaxom
Plebeina Moure, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Tetralonia Spinola, 19053SpeciesTaxom
Tetraloniella Ashmead, 19095SpeciesTaxom
Thyreus Panzer, 190519SpeciesTaxom
Trigona Jurine, 1895Vulture bees1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Congo
103 Species
Amegilla (Ackmonopsis) mimadvena Cockerell, 1916
Amegilla (Aframegilla) africana Friese, 1905
Amegilla (Aframegilla) bothai Friese, 1911
Amegilla (Aframegilla) caerulea Friese, 1905
Amegilla (Aframegilla) cincta Fabricius, 1781
Amegilla (Aframegilla) nubica Lepeletier, 1841
Amegilla (Aframegilla) triangulifera Cockerell, 1933
Amegilla (Aframegilla) vivida Smith, 1879
Amegilla (Amegilla) capensis Friese, 1905
Amegilla (Dizonamegilla) somalica (Magretti, 1898)⇒ Amegilla madecassa Saussure, 1890
Amegilla (Megamegilla) acraensis Fabricius, 1793Mining Bee
Amegilla (Megamegilla) albocaudata Dours, 1869
Amegilla (Megamegilla) nigroclypeata Friese, 1909
Amegilla (Megamegilla) paradoxa Brooks, 1988
Amegilla (Micramegilla) atrocincta Lepeletier, 1841
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) calens Lepeletier, 1841
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) circulata Fabricius, 1781
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) ferrocincta Cockerell, 1936
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) michaelis Cockerell, 1930
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) nigritarsis Friese, 1905
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) obscuriceps Friese, 1905
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) punctifrons Walker, 1871
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) vanderysti Cockerell, 1936
Amegilla (Zonamegilla) fallax Smith, 1879
Amegilla advenula Cockerell, 1930
Amegilla centralis Cockerell, 1930
Amegilla expleta Vachal, 1910
Amegilla hypocyanea Cockerell, 1930
Amegilla katangensis Cockerell, 1930
Amegilla subtorrida Cockerell, 1946
Amegilla terminata Smith, 1879
Amegilla tubifera Cockerell, 1933
Amegilla vestitula Cockerell, 1936
Anthophora (Heliophila) tetradonta Cockerell, 1933
Anthophora (Paramegilla) armata Friese, 1905
Anthophora (Paramegilla) femorata Olivier, 1789
Anthophora argyrospila Cockerell, 1938
Anthophora ferripicta Cockerell, 1935
Anthophora joetta Brooks, 1988
Anthophora lomamica (Cockerell, 1936)⇒ Amegilla lomamica Cockerell, 1936
Anthophora neavei Vachal, 1910
Anthophora oldi Meade-Waldo, 1914
Anthophora postica Vachal, 1910
Anthophora rufovestita Cockerell, 1946
Anthophora xanthostoma Cockerell, 1932
Apis (Apis) mellifera Linnaeus, 1758Drone-Bee
Apotrigona nebulata Smith, 1854
Axestotrigona cameroonensis Friese, 1900
Axestotrigona ferruginea Lepeletier, 1836
Centris (Heterocentris) analis Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Ctenoplectra albolimbata Magretti, 1895
Ctenoplectra antinorii Gribodo, 1884
Ctenoplectra bequaerti Cockerell, 1930
Ctenoplectra polita Strand, 1912
Ctenoplectra politula Cockerell, 1930
Ctenoplectra terminalis Smith, 1879Bunchberry dogwood
Ctenoplectrina politula (Cockerell, 1930)⇒ Ctenoplectra politula Cockerell, 1930
Dactylurina schmidti Stadelmann, 1895
Dactylurina staudingeri Gribodo, 1893
Eufriesea fallax Smith, 1854
Hypotrigona gribodoi Magretti, 1884
Hypotrigona ruspolii Magretti, 1898
Liotrigona bottegoi Magretti, 1895
Liotrigona gabonensis Pauly & Angu..., 2013
Meliplebeia beccarii Gribodo, 1879
Meliponula (Axestotrigona) cameroonensis (Friese, 1900)⇒ Axestotrigona cameroonensis Friese, 1900
Meliponula (Axestotrigona) ferruginea (Lepeletier, 1836)⇒ Axestotrigona ferruginea Lepeletier, 1836
Meliponula (Meliplebeia) beccarii (Gribodo, 1879)⇒ Meliplebeia beccarii Gribodo, 1879
Meliponula (Meliponula) bocandei Spinola, 1853
Meliponula lendliana Friese, 1900
Meliponula nebulata Smith, 1854
Meliponula ogouensis Vachal, 1903
Meliponula richardsi Darchen, 1981
Plebeina denoiti Friese, 1900
Plebeina hildebrandti (Friese, 1900)⇒ Plebeina armata Magretti, 1895
Tetralonia macrognatha Gerstäcker, 1870
Tetralonia mesotes Eardley, 1989
Tetralonia penicillata Friese, 1905
Tetraloniella aurantiflava Eardley, 1989
Tetraloniella junodi Friese, 1909
Tetraloniella katangensis Cockerell, 1930
Tetraloniella sierranila Eardley, 1989
Tetraloniella sjoestedti Friese, 1909
Thyreus abyssinicus Radoszkowski, 1873
Thyreus africanus Radoszkowski, 1894
Thyreus axillaris Vachal, 1903
Thyreus bouyssoui Vachal, 1903
Thyreus calceatus Vachal, 1903
Thyreus castalius Lieftinck, 1962
Thyreus delumbatus Vachal, 1903
Thyreus hyalinatus Vachal, 1903
Thyreus interruptus Vachal, 1903
Thyreus meripes Vachal, 1903
Thyreus niloticus Cockerell, 1937
Thyreus pictus Smith, 1854
Thyreus pretextus Vachal, 1903
Thyreus scotaspis Vachal, 1903
Thyreus somalicus Strand, 1911
Thyreus splendidulus Lepeletier, 1841
Thyreus stellifera Cockerell, 1936
Thyreus tschoffeni Vachal, 1903
Thyreus vachali Friese, 1905
Trigona armata (Magretti, 1895)⇒ Plebeina armata Magretti, 1895

Subnodes of Apinae with occurrences in Congo
SupertribeApiti
Latreille, 1802
6
66
Genera
Species

Taxom

SupertribeEuceriti
Latreille, 1802
4
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeEuglossini
Latreille, 1802
Orchid bees
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMeliponini
Lepeletier, 1836
Stingless bees
9
21
Genera
Species

Taxom



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