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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
333
3740
9137
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
331
3738
9135
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
309
3639
8842
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
202
3129
7992
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
36
368
1178
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
34
363
1166
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
18
285
1047
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
7
100
550
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyApidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees
26
108
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyApinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees
15
51
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Zambia
15 Genera with 51 Species
Afromelecta Lieftinck, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Amegilla Friese, 187111SpeciesTaxom
Anthophora Latreille, 1946Common Digger Bees5SpeciesTaxom
Apis Linnaeus, 1758Honey Bee1SpeciesTaxom
Axestotrigona Moure, 18362SpeciesTaxom
Epiclopus Spinola, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Hypotrigona Cockerell, 18983SpeciesTaxom
Liotrigona Moure, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Meliplebeia Moure, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Meliponula Cockerell, 19006SpeciesTaxom
Pachymelus Smith, 19103SpeciesTaxom
Plebeiella Moure, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Tetralonia Spinola, 19113SpeciesTaxom
Tetraloniella Ashmead, 19057SpeciesTaxom
Thyreus Panzer, 19036SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Zambia
51 Species
Afromelecta lieftincki Eardley, 1991
Amegilla (Aframegilla) africana Friese, 1905
Amegilla (Aframegilla) nila Eardley, 1994
Amegilla (Aframegilla) nubica Lepeletier, 1841
Amegilla (Amegilla) capensis Friese, 1905
Amegilla (Megamegilla) acraensis Fabricius, 1793Mining Bee
Amegilla (Megamegilla) albocaudata Dours, 1869
Amegilla (Micramegilla) atrocincta Lepeletier, 1841
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) calens Lepeletier, 1841
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) nigritarsis Friese, 1905
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) punctifrons Walker, 1871
Anthophora (Paramegilla) armata Friese, 1905
Anthophora argyrospila Cockerell, 1938
Anthophora pygmaea (Dours, 1869)⇒ Ancyloscelis apiformis Fabricius, 1793
Anthophora rhodesiae Meade-Waldo, 1914
Anthophora rufovestita Cockerell, 1946
Apis (Apis) mellifera Linnaeus, 1758Drone-Bee
Axestotrigona erythra Schletterer, 1891
Axestotrigona ferruginea Lepeletier, 1836
Epiclopus lendlianus Friese, 1910
Hypotrigona araujoi Michener, 1959
Hypotrigona gribodoi Magretti, 1884
Hypotrigona ruspolii Magretti, 1898
Liotrigona bottegoi Magretti, 1895
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 griswoldorum Eardley, 2005
Meliponula lendliana Friese, 1900
Pachymelus (Pachymelopsis) conspicua Smith, 0
Pachymelus (Pachymelopsis) conspicuus Smith, 1879Bunchberry dogwood
Pachymelus bettoni Cockerell, 1910
Plebeiella griswoldorum Eardley, 2004
Tetralonia (Eucara) caudata Friese, 1905
Tetralonia macrognatha Gerstäcker, 1870
Tetralonia nigropilosa Friese, 1911
Tetraloniella (Tetraloniella) vansoni Cockerell, 1935
Tetraloniella abessinica Friese, 1915
Tetraloniella ataxia Eardley, 1989
Tetraloniella inermis Friese, 1911
Tetraloniella junodi Friese, 1909
Tetraloniella ogilviae Cockerell, 1935
Tetraloniella ottiliensis Friese, 1905
Thyreus abyssinicus Radoszkowski, 1873
Thyreus alfkeni Brauns, 1909
Thyreus calceatus Vachal, 1903
Thyreus delumbatus Vachal, 1903
Thyreus meripes Vachal, 1903
Thyreus tschoffeni Vachal, 1903

Subnodes of Apinae with occurrences in Zambia
SupertribeApiti
Latreille, 1802
7
27
Genera
Species

Taxom

SupertribeEuceriti
Latreille, 1802
2
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMeliponini
Lepeletier, 1836
Stingless bees
6
14
Genera
Species

Taxom



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