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Checklist for Subfamily Apinae Latreille, 1802 (Bumble Bees)
and region Melanesia (Oceania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
591
9292
32656
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
588
9284
32647
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
562
9130
32273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
355
7129
27028
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
55
769
2406
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
49
746
2390
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
19
373
1842
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
9
125
407
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyApidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees
46
151
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyApinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees
36
116
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Melanesia
36 Genera with 116 Species
#ABCDEGHMNPST
Amegilla Friese, 19108SpeciesTaxom
Anthophora Latreille, 1854Common Digger Bees5SpeciesTaxom
Anthophorula Cockerell, 19472SpeciesTaxom
Apis Linnaeus, 1758Honey Bee5SpeciesTaxom
Austroplebeia Moure, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Bombus Latreille, 1931Bumble Bee34SpeciesTaxom
Centris Fabricius, 1984Centris Bees10SpeciesTaxom
Ctenoplectra Kirby, 1826
0SpeciesTaxom
Diadasia Patton, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Eufriesea Cockerell, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Euglossa Latreille, 1969Typical Orchid Bees2SpeciesTaxom
Eulaema Lepeletier, 1841
0SpeciesTaxom
Exaerete Hoffmannsegg, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Exomalopsis Spinola, 19805SpeciesTaxom
Geotrigona Moure, 19962SpeciesTaxom
Heterotrigona Schwarz, 20193SpeciesTaxom
Melipona Illiger, 18112SpeciesTaxom
Melissodes Latreille, 1905Long-horned Bee5SpeciesTaxom
Melissoptila Holmberg, 1884
0SpeciesTaxom
Mourella Schwarz, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Nannotrigona Cockerell, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Papuatrigona Michener & S..., 19081SpeciesTaxom
Paratetrapedia Moure, 1941
0SpeciesTaxom
Partamona Schwarz, 20032SpeciesTaxom
Peponapis Robertson, 1837Squash Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Platytrigona Moure, 18644SpeciesTaxom
Plebeia Schwarz, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Ptilothrix Smith, 1853
0SpeciesTaxom
Scaptotrigona Moure, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Tetragona Lepeletier &..., 19001SpeciesTaxom
Tetragonisca Moure, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Tetragonula Moure, 19115SpeciesTaxom
Thygater Holmberg, 1884
0SpeciesTaxom
Thyreus Panzer, 19054SpeciesTaxom
Trigona Jurine, 1793Vulture bees9SpeciesTaxom
Trigonisca Moure, 20071SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Melanesia
116 Species and 6 Subspecies
Amegilla vivida guinea Strand, 1912
Amegilla (Asaropoda) bombiformis Smith, 1854Golden haired mortar bee
Amegilla acraensis tellervo
Amegilla (Notomegilla) aeruginosa Smith, 1854
Amegilla (Zonamegilla) cingulata Fabricius, 1775Blue banded bee
Amegilla (Zonamegilla) elegans Smith, 1859
Amegilla (Zonamegilla) sapiens Cockerell, 1911
Amegilla (Zonamegilla) ternatensis Cockerell, 1910
Anthophora (Anthophora) plumipes Pallas, 1772Hairy footed flower bee
Anthophora (Anthophoroides) californica Cresson, 1869California Anthophora
Anthophora (Heliophila) tridentella Priesner, 1957
Anthophora pilifrons Packard, 1869Woodland strawberry
Anthophora villosula (Smith, 1854)⇒ Colletes hederae Schmidt & We..., 1993
Anthophorula (Anthophorisca) parva Timberlake, 1980
Anthophorula (Anthophorula) rufiventris Timberlake, 1947
Apis (Apis) cerana Fabricius, 1793Asian honey bee
Apis (Apis) mellifera Linnaeus, 1758Drone-Bee
Apis mellifera carnica (Pollmann, 1879)⇒ Apis mellifera Linnaeus, 1758
Apis mellifera ligustica Spinola, 1806Italian Bee
Apis mellifera mellifera (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Apis mellifera Linnaeus, 1758
Austroplebeia cincta Mocsáry, 1898
Bombus (Alpigenobombus) genalis Friese, 1918
Bombus (Alpigenobombus) wurflenii Radoszkowski, 1860
Bombus (Bombus) cryptarum Fabricius, 1775Cryptic Bumble Bee
Bombus (Bombus) lucorum (Linnaeus, 1761)⇒ Bombus lantschouensis Vogt, 1908
Bombus (Bombus) sporadicus Nylander, 1848Blue Ridge Mountain amphipod
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) brachycephalus Handlirsch, 1888
Bombus (Fervidobombus) atratus Franklin, 1913
Bombus (Fervidobombus) fervidus Fabricius, 1798Golden Northern Bumble Bee
Bombus (Fervidobombus) pensylvanicus De Geer, 1773American bumble bee
Bombus (Fervidobombus) weisi Friese, 1903
Bombus (Fraternobombus) fraternus Smith, 1854Southern plains bumble bee
Bombus (Megabombus) consobrinus Dahlbom, 1832Northern Monkshood bumblebee
Bombus (Megabombus) hortorum Linnaeus, 1761Garden bumblebee
Bombus (Melanobombus) lapidarius Linnaeus, 1758Large Red-tailed Bumble Bee
Bombus (Psithyrus) sylvestris Lepeletier, 1832Forest Cuckoo Bee
Bombus (Psithyrus) variabilis (Cresson, 1872)⇒ Bombus humilis Illiger, 1806
Bombus (Pyrobombus) ephippiatus Say, 1837Vegetable hummingbird
Bombus (Pyrobombus) frigidus Smith, 1854Frigid 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) pratorum Illiger, 1806Apple Bumblebee
Bombus (Pyrobombus) vosnesenskii Radoszkowski, 1862Vosnesensky bumble bee
Bombus (Separatobombus) griseocollis (DeGeer, 1773)⇒ Bombus griseocollis De Geer, 1773
Bombus (Sibiricobombus) niveatus Kriechbaumer, 1870
Bombus mucidus mucidus
Bombus (Thoracobombus) pascuorum Scopoli, 1763Common carder bee
Bombus kirbiellus (Curtis, 1835)⇒ Bombus balteatus Dahlbom, 1832
Bombus natvigi (Richards, 1931)⇒ Bombus hyperboreus Schönherr, 1809
Centris (Centris) errans Fox, 1899Wandering Centris
Centris (Paracentris) atripes Mocsáry, 1899
Centris (Paracentris) rhodopus Cockerell, 1897Red-legged Centris
Centris (Trachina) dentata Smith, 1854
Centris (Trachina) fuscata Lepeletier, 1841
Centris (Trachina) labiata Friese, 1904
Centris (Trachina) vidua Mocsáry, 1899
Centris eurypatana Snelling, 1984
Centris ferruginea Lepeletier, 1841
Centris xochipillii Snelling, 1984
Diadasia (Coquillettapis) diminuta Cresson, 1878
Eufriesea chalybaea Friese, 1923
Euglossa (Euglossa) cybelia Moure, 1968
Euglossa (Glossura) flammea Moure, 1969Alabama well amphipod
Exaerete smaragdina Guérin-Ménev..., 1845
Exomalopsis (Exomalopsis) analis Spinola, 1853
Exomalopsis (Stilbomalopsis) solani Cockerell, 1896Solanum Exomalopsis
Exomalopsis dimidiata Timberlake, 1980
Exomalopsis hurdi Timberlake, 1980
Geotrigona fulvohirta Friese, 1900
Geotrigona tellurica Camargo & Moure, 1996
Heterotrigona paradisaea Engel & Rasm..., 2017
Heterotrigona taraxis Engel, 2019
Heterotrigona tricholoma Engel, 2019
Melipona (Melikerria) beecheii Bennett, 1831
Melipona (Melikerria) interrupta Latreille, 1811
Melissodes (Ecplectica) tintinnans Holmberg, 1884
Melissodes (Eumelissodes) limbus LaBerge, 1961
Melissodes (Melissodes) bimaculata Lepeletier, 1825Longhorn Bee
Melissodes (Melissodes) comptoides Robertson, 1898Brown-winged Long-horned Bee
Melissodes (Melissodes) paroselae (Cockerell, 1905)⇒ Melissodes parosetae Cockerell, 1905
Mourella caerulea Friese, 1900
Nannotrigona perilampoides Cresson, 1878
Papuatrigona genalis Friese, 1908
Partamona (Partamona) cupira Smith, 1863
Partamona (Partamona) subtilis Pedro & Camargo, 2003
Peponapis (Peponapis) pruinosa Say, 1837Eastern cucurbit bee
Platytrigona flaviventris Friese, 1908
Platytrigona keyensis Friese, 1901
Platytrigona lamingtonia Cockerell, 1929
Platytrigona planifrons Smith, 1864
Plebeia llorentei Ayala, 1999
Scaptotrigona pectoralis Dalla Torre, 1896
Tetragona goettei Friese, 1900
Tetragonisca angustula Latreille, 1825
Tetragonula biroi Friese, 1898
Tetragonula clypearis Friese, 1908
Tetragonula iridipennis Smith, 1854
Tetragonula pagdeni Schwarz, 1939
Tetragonula sapiens Cockerell, 1911
Thyreus frieseanus Cockerell, 1905
Thyreus nitidulus Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Thyreus sphenophorus Lieftinck, 1962
Thyreus wallacei Cockerell, 1905
Trigona (Heterotrigona) sapiens (Cockerell, 1911)⇒ Tetragonula sapiens Cockerell, 1911
Trigona clypearis (Friese, 1908)⇒ Trigona guianae Cockerell, 1912
Trigona corvina Cockerell, 1913
Trigona dallatorreana Friese, 1900
Trigona fulviventris (Guérin-Ménev..., 1845)⇒ Trigona braueri Friese, 1900
Trigona guianae Cockerell, 1912
Trigona muzoensis Schwarz, 1948
Trigona permodica Almeida, 1992
Trigona spinipes Fabricius, 1793
Trigonisca meridionalis Albuquerque ..., 2007

Subnodes of Apinae with occurrences in Melanesia
SupertribeApiti
Latreille, 1802
5
29
Genera
Species

Taxom

SupertribeEuceriti
Latreille, 1802
10
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeBombini
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Bumblebees
1
34
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeEuglossini
Latreille, 1802
Orchid bees
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMeliponini
Lepeletier, 1836
Stingless bees
16
36
Genera
Species

Taxom



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