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Checklist for Subfamily Apinae Latreille, 1802 (Bumble Bees)
and region Ethiopia (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
368
4268
12556
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
367
4267
12554
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
351
4207
12406
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
237
3469
10524
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
41
408
1156
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
39
401
1145
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
19
239
876
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
9
90
400
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyApidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees
26
123
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyApinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees
15
57
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ethiopia
15 Genera with 57 Species
Amegilla Friese, 184116SpeciesTaxom
Anthophora Latreille, 1905Common Digger Bees7SpeciesTaxom
Apis Linnaeus, 1976Honey Bee2SpeciesTaxom
Ctenoplectra Kirby, 19124SpeciesTaxom
Ctenoplectrina Cockerell, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Hypotrigona Cockerell, 18982SpeciesTaxom
Liotrigona Moure, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Melecta Latreille, 1873Cuckoo Bees3SpeciesTaxom
Meliplebeia Moure, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Meliponula Cockerell, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Pachymelus Smith, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Plebeina Moure, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Tetralonia Spinola, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Tetraloniella Ashmead, 19053SpeciesTaxom
Thyreus Panzer, 192111SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ethiopia
57 Species and 1 Subspecies
Amegilla (Ackmonopsis) griseotecta Cockerell, 1946
Amegilla (Aframegilla) bothai Friese, 1911
Amegilla (Aframegilla) caelestina Cockerell, 1919
Amegilla (Aframegilla) caerulea Friese, 1905
Amegilla (Aframegilla) cymatilis Eardley, 1994
Amegilla (Aframegilla) nubica Lepeletier, 1841
Amegilla (Amegilla) capensis Friese, 1905
Amegilla (Megamegilla) acraensis Fabricius, 1793Mining Bee
Amegilla (Megamegilla) paradoxa Brooks, 1988
Amegilla (Micramegilla) atrocincta Lepeletier, 1841
Amegilla (Micramegilla) byssina Klug, 1845
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) circulata Fabricius, 1781
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) eritrina Friese, 1915
Amegilla (Zonamegilla) fallax Smith, 1879
Amegilla candida Smith, 1879
Amegilla rufipes Lepeletier, 1841
Anthophora (Heliophila) vestita Smith, 1854
Anthophora (Paramegilla) armata Friese, 1905
Anthophora eritrea (Brooks, 1988)⇒ Anthophora kristenseni Friese, 1915
Anthophora hastula Vachal, 1909
Anthophora kristenseni Friese, 1915
Anthophora nigrifacies Friese, 1905
Apis (Apis) mellifera Linnaeus, 1758Drone-Bee
Apis mellifera nubica (Ruttner, 1976)⇒ Apis mellifera Linnaeus, 1758
Ctenoplectra albolimbata Magretti, 1895
Ctenoplectra antinorii Gribodo, 1884
Ctenoplectra armata Magretti, 1895
Ctenoplectra polita Strand, 1912
Ctenoplectrina politula (Cockerell, 1930)⇒ Ctenoplectra politula Cockerell, 1930
Hypotrigona gribodoi Magretti, 1884
Hypotrigona ruspolii Magretti, 1898
Liotrigona baleensis Pauly & Hora, 2013
Liotrigona bottegoi Magretti, 1895
Melecta (Melecta) aegyptiaca Radoszkowski, 1876
Melecta (Melecta) assimilis Radoszkowski, 1876
Melecta octomaculata Radoszkowski, 1873
Meliplebeia beccarii Gribodo, 1879
Meliponula (Meliplebeia) beccarii (Gribodo, 1879)⇒ Meliplebeia beccarii Gribodo, 1879
Meliponula ogouensis Vachal, 1903
Pachymelus (Pachymelopsis) conspicuus Smith, 1879Bunchberry dogwood
Pachymelus abessinicus Friese, 1913
Plebeina hildebrandti (Friese, 1900)⇒ Plebeina armata Magretti, 1895
Tetralonia macrognatha Gerstäcker, 1870
Tetralonia penicillata Friese, 1905
Tetraloniella (Tetraloniella) friesei Meade-Waldo, 1914
Tetraloniella abessinica Friese, 1915
Tetraloniella ottiliensis Friese, 1905
Thyreus abyssinicus Radoszkowski, 1873
Thyreus calceatus Vachal, 1903
Thyreus delumbatus Vachal, 1903
Thyreus erythraeensis Meyer, 1921
Thyreus fortissimus Cockerell & ..., 1933
Thyreus hyalinatus Vachal, 1903
Thyreus meripes Vachal, 1903
Thyreus nigroventralis Meyer, 1921
Thyreus nubicus Lepeletier, 1841
Thyreus pretextus Vachal, 1903
Thyreus strandi Meyer, 1921

Subnodes of Apinae with occurrences in Ethiopia
SupertribeApiti
Latreille, 1802
6
39
Genera
Species

Taxom

SupertribeEuceriti
Latreille, 1802
4
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMeliponini
Lepeletier, 1836
Stingless bees
5
8
Genera
Species

Taxom



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