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Checklist for Subfamily Apinae Latreille, 1802 (Bumble Bees)
and region Tamil Nadu (South India, India)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
287
2180
4314
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
286
2178
4312
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
271
2122
4231
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
172
1642
3307
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
38
308
571
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
37
305
568
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
14
122
237
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
7
58
144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyApidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees
18
61
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyApinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees
11
30
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tamil Nadu
11 Genera with 30 Species
Amegilla Friese, 187911SpeciesTaxom
Anthophora Latreille, 1931Common Digger Bees2SpeciesTaxom
Apis Linnaeus, 1787Honey Bee4SpeciesTaxom
Bombus Latreille, 1858Bumble Bee1SpeciesTaxom
Centris Fabricius, 1841Centris Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Heterotrigona Schwarz, 1939
0SpeciesTaxom
Tetragonula Moure, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Tetralonia Spinola, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Tetraloniella Ashmead, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Thyreus Panzer, 19118SpeciesTaxom
Xeromelecta Linsley, 18781SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tamil Nadu
30 Species
Amegilla (Amegilla) confusa Smith, 1854
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) albigena Lepeletier, 1841
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) quadrata Cockerell, 1911
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) subcoerulea Lepeletier, 1841
Amegilla (Zonamegilla) andrewsi Cockerell, 1910
Amegilla (Zonamegilla) cingulifera Cockerell, 1910
Amegilla (Zonamegilla) comberi Cockerell, 1911
Amegilla (Zonamegilla) niveocincta Smith, 1854
Amegilla (Zonamegilla) puttalama Strand, 1913
Amegilla (Zonamegilla) zonata Linnaeus, 1758
Amegilla candida Smith, 1879
Anthophora (Heliophila) exigua Cresson, 1879
Anthophora ferreola Cockerell, 1931
Apis (Apis) cerana Fabricius, 1793Asian honey bee
Apis (Apis) indica (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Apis cerana Fabricius, 1793
Apis (Megapis) dorsata Fabricius, 1793Giant honey bee
Apis (Micrapis) florea Fabricius, 1787Dwarf honey bee
Bombus (Bombus) occidentalis (Greene, 1858)⇒ Bombus terricola Kirby, 1837
Centris violacea Lepeletier, 1841
Tetragonula iridipennis Smith, 1854
Tetralonia macroceps Engel & Baker, 2006
Thyreus ceylonicus Friese, 1905
Thyreus himalayensis Radoszkowski, 1893
Thyreus histrio Fabricius, 1775
Thyreus massuri Radoszkowski, 1893
Thyreus medius Meyer, 1921
Thyreus smithii Dalla Torre, 1896
Thyreus surniculus Lieftinck, 1959
Thyreus takaonis Cockerell, 1911
Xeromelecta (Melectomorpha) californica Cresson, 1878California Xeromelecta

Subnodes of Apinae with occurrences in Tamil Nadu
SupertribeApiti
Latreille, 1802
6
27
Genera
Species

Taxom

SupertribeEuceriti
Latreille, 1802
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

TribeMeliponini
Lepeletier, 1836
Stingless bees
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom



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