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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
521
7875
25069
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
517
7870
25062
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
498
7773
24792
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
322
6415
21860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
56
889
2616
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
54
882
2605
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
22
391
1737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
9
136
778
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyApidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees
41
227
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyApinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees
26
107
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tanzania
26 Genera with 107 Species
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Afromelecta Lieftinck, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Amegilla Friese, 190929SpeciesTaxom
Anthophora Latreille, 1946Common Digger Bees11SpeciesTaxom
Apis Linnaeus, 1836Honey Bee2SpeciesTaxom
Axestotrigona Moure, 18362SpeciesTaxom
Cephalotrigona Schwarz, 1940
0SpeciesTaxom
Cleptotrigona Moure, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Crocisa Jurine, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Ctenoplectra Kirby, 18795SpeciesTaxom
Ctenoplectrina Cockerell, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Dactylurina Cockerell, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Epiclopus Spinola, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Eufriesea Cockerell, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Hypotrigona Cockerell, 18983SpeciesTaxom
Lestrimelitta Friese, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Liotrigona Moure, 19782SpeciesTaxom
Meliplebeia Moure, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Melipona Illiger, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Meliponula Cockerell, 19036SpeciesTaxom
Mourella Schwarz, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Pachymelus Smith, 18985SpeciesTaxom
Plebeina Moure, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Tetralonia Spinola, 19056SpeciesTaxom
Tetraloniella Ashmead, 20038SpeciesTaxom
Thyreus Panzer, 190515SpeciesTaxom
Trigona Jurine, 0Vulture bees2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tanzania
107 Species and 2 Subspecies
Afromelecta bicuspis Stadelmann, 1898
Amegilla (Ackmonopsis) griseotecta Cockerell, 1946
Amegilla (Ackmonopsis) mimadvena Cockerell, 1916
Amegilla (Aframegilla) africana Friese, 1905
Amegilla (Aframegilla) caelestina Cockerell, 1919
Amegilla (Aframegilla) caerulea Friese, 1905
Amegilla cincta conradsi Strand, 1911
Amegilla (Aframegilla) cymatilis Eardley, 1994
Amegilla (Aframegilla) nila Eardley, 1994
Amegilla (Aframegilla) nubica Lepeletier, 1841
Amegilla (Amegilla) capensis Friese, 1905
Amegilla (Dizonamegilla) sesquicincta Erichson, 1842
Amegilla (Megamegilla) acraensis Fabricius, 1793Mining Bee
Amegilla (Megamegilla) albocaudata Dours, 1869
Amegilla (Megamegilla) paradoxa Brooks, 1988
Amegilla (Micramegilla) atrocincta Lepeletier, 1841
Amegilla (Micramegilla) sierra Eardley, 1994
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) calens Lepeletier, 1841
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) circulata Fabricius, 1781
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) eritrina Friese, 1915
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) grandiceps Friese, 1905
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) kaimosica Cockerell, 1946
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) nigritarsis Friese, 1905
Amegilla (Zonamegilla) fallax Smith, 1879
Amegilla aerizusa Vachal, 1903
Amegilla caligata (Gerstäcker, 1871)⇒ Amegilla circulata Fabricius, 1781
Amegilla candida Smith, 1879
Amegilla sjoestedti Friese, 1909
Anthophora (Heliophila) tetradonta Cockerell, 1933
Anthophora (Paramegilla) armata Friese, 1905
Anthophora (Paramegilla) inclyta Walker, 1871
Anthophora advena (Smith, 1879)⇒ Amegilla acraensis Fabricius, 1793
Anthophora glaucopis Friese, 1905
Anthophora kigomensis Cockerell, 1938
Anthophora kigonserana Friese, 1905
Anthophora leucopyga Friese, 1911
Anthophora oldi Meade-Waldo, 1914
Anthophora rufovestita Cockerell, 1946
Anthophora spinicauda (Cockerell, 1946)⇒ Anthophora rufovestita Cockerell, 1946
Apis (Apis) mellifera Linnaeus, 1758Drone-Bee
Apis mellifera scutellata (Lepeletier, 1836)⇒ Apis mellifera Linnaeus, 1758
Axestotrigona erythra Schletterer, 1891
Axestotrigona ferruginea Lepeletier, 1836
Cleptotrigona cubiceps Friese, 1912
Crocisa calcarata Vachal, 1903
Ctenoplectra albolimbata Magretti, 1895
Ctenoplectra antinorii Gribodo, 1884
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
Epiclopus lendlianus Friese, 1910
Eufriesea fallax Smith, 1854
Hypotrigona araujoi Michener, 1959
Hypotrigona gribodoi Magretti, 1884
Hypotrigona ruspolii Magretti, 1898
Lestrimelitta (Trigona) cubiceps Friese, 1912
Liotrigona bottegoi Magretti, 1895
Liotrigona vetula J. S. Moure, 1978
Meliplebeia beccarii Gribodo, 1879
Melipona alinderi (Alfken, 1929)⇒ Meliplebeia beccarii Gribodo, 1879
Meliponula (Axestotrigona) erythra (Schletterer, 1891)⇒ Axestotrigona erythra Schletterer, 1891
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 ogouensis Vachal, 1903
Mourella caerulea Friese, 1900
Pachymelus (Pachymelopsis) conspicuus Smith, 1879Bunchberry dogwood
Pachymelus abessinicus Friese, 1913
Pachymelus bettoni Cockerell, 1910
Pachymelus festivus Dours, 1869
Pachymelus reichardti Stadelmann, 1898
Plebeina denoiti Friese, 1900
Plebeina hildebrandti (Friese, 1900)⇒ Plebeina armata Magretti, 1895
Tetralonia (Eucara) caudata Friese, 1905
Tetralonia boharti Eardley, 1989
Tetralonia macrognatha Gerstäcker, 1870
Tetralonia obscuriceps Friese, 1916
Tetralonia obscuripes Friese, 1905
Tetralonia penicillata Friese, 1905
Tetraloniella (Tetraloniella) vansoni Cockerell, 1935
Tetraloniella abessinica Friese, 1915
Tetraloniella abrochia Eardley, 1989
Tetraloniella inermis Friese, 1911
Tetraloniella katangensis Cockerell, 1930
Tetraloniella ottiliensis Friese, 1905
Tetraloniella sjoestedti Friese, 1909
Tetraloniella snizeki Tkalcu, 2003
Thyreus abyssinicus Radoszkowski, 1873
Thyreus axillaris Vachal, 1903
Thyreus brachyaspis Cockerell, 1936
Thyreus calcaratus
Thyreus calceatus Vachal, 1903
Thyreus delumbatus Vachal, 1903
Thyreus empeyi Eardley, 1991
Thyreus hyalinatus Vachal, 1903
Thyreus kilimandjaricus Strand, 1911
Thyreus meripes Vachal, 1903
Thyreus niloticus Cockerell, 1937
Thyreus pictus Smith, 1854
Thyreus scotaspis Vachal, 1903
Thyreus tschoffeni Vachal, 1903
Thyreus vachali Friese, 1905
Trigona armata (Magretti, 1895)⇒ Plebeina armata Magretti, 1895
Trigona togoensis Stadelmann, 0

Subnodes of Apinae with occurrences in Tanzania
SupertribeApiti
Latreille, 1802
8
62
Genera
Species

Taxom

SupertribeEuceriti
Latreille, 1802
4
20
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeEuglossini
Latreille, 1802
Orchid bees
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMeliponini
Lepeletier, 1836
Stingless bees
13
24
Genera
Species

Taxom



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