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Checklist for Subfamily Apinae Latreille, 1802 (Bumble Bees)
and region Papua New Guinea (Melanesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
458
5336
18787
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
455
5331
18781
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
433
5239
18576
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
291
4213
16123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
47
452
1150
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
44
440
1145
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
16
197
824
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
7
46
123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyApidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees
20
68
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyApinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees
14
50
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Papua New Guinea
14 Genera with 50 Species
Amegilla Friese, 19106SpeciesTaxom
Anthophora Latreille, 1854Common Digger Bees2SpeciesTaxom
Apis Linnaeus, 1758Honey Bee2SpeciesTaxom
Austroplebeia Moure, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Bombus Latreille, 1763Bumble Bee16SpeciesTaxom
Ctenoplectra Kirby, 1826
0SpeciesTaxom
Heterotrigona Schwarz, 20193SpeciesTaxom
Melipona Illiger, 18111SpeciesTaxom
Papuatrigona Michener & S..., 19081SpeciesTaxom
Peponapis Robertson, 1837Squash Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Platytrigona Moure, 18644SpeciesTaxom
Tetragonula Moure, 19115SpeciesTaxom
Thyreus Panzer, 19054SpeciesTaxom
Trigona Jurine, 1948Vulture bees4SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Papua New Guinea
50 Species and 1 Subspecies
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) sapiens Cockerell, 1911
Amegilla (Zonamegilla) ternatensis Cockerell, 1910
Anthophora (Anthophora) plumipes Pallas, 1772Hairy footed flower bee
Anthophora villosula (Smith, 1854)⇒ Colletes hederae Schmidt & We..., 1993
Apis (Apis) cerana Fabricius, 1793Asian honey bee
Apis (Apis) mellifera Linnaeus, 1758Drone-Bee
Austroplebeia cincta Mocsáry, 1898
Bombus (Alpigenobombus) genalis Friese, 1918
Bombus (Alpigenobombus) wurflenii Radoszkowski, 1860
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 (Fervidobombus) fervidus Fabricius, 1798Golden Northern 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 (Pyrobombus) hypnorum Linnaeus, 1758New garden bumblebee
Bombus (Pyrobombus) jonellus Kirby, 1802Heath Bumble Bee
Bombus (Pyrobombus) pratorum Illiger, 1806Apple Bumblebee
Bombus (Separatobombus) griseocollis (DeGeer, 1773)⇒ Bombus griseocollis De Geer, 1773
Bombus (Thoracobombus) pascuorum Scopoli, 1763Common carder bee
Heterotrigona paradisaea Engel & Rasm..., 2017
Heterotrigona taraxis Engel, 2019
Heterotrigona tricholoma Engel, 2019
Melipona (Melikerria) interrupta Latreille, 1811
Papuatrigona genalis Friese, 1908
Peponapis (Peponapis) pruinosa Say, 1837Eastern cucurbit bee
Platytrigona flaviventris Friese, 1908
Platytrigona keyensis Friese, 1901
Platytrigona lamingtonia Cockerell, 1929
Platytrigona planifrons Smith, 1864
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 guianae Cockerell, 1912
Trigona muzoensis Schwarz, 1948

Subnodes of Apinae with occurrences in Papua New Guinea
SupertribeApiti
Latreille, 1802
4
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

SupertribeEuceriti
Latreille, 1802
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

TribeMeliponini
Lepeletier, 1836
Stingless bees
7
19
Genera
Species

Taxom



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