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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
482
6547
17544
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
480
6543
17539
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
464
6450
17312
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
303
5522
15636
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
59
874
3487
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
56
869
3469
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
26
497
2906
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
10
176
1448
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyApidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees
36
200
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyApinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees
18
101
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Zimbabwe
18 Genera with 101 Species
Amegilla Friese, 187930SpeciesTaxom
Anthophora Latreille, 1932Common Digger Bees14SpeciesTaxom
Apis Linnaeus, 1758Honey Bee1SpeciesTaxom
Axestotrigona Moure, 18362SpeciesTaxom
Centris Fabricius, 1804
Centris Bees0SpeciesTaxom
Ctenoplectra Kirby, 18794SpeciesTaxom
Epiclopus Spinola, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Eufriesea Cockerell, 19252SpeciesTaxom
Hypotrigona Cockerell, 18984SpeciesTaxom
Liotrigona Moure, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Meliplebeia Moure, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Meliponula Cockerell, 18955SpeciesTaxom
Paratetrapedia Moure, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Plebeina Moure, 03SpeciesTaxom
Tetralonia Spinola, 19164SpeciesTaxom
Tetraloniella Ashmead, 19099SpeciesTaxom
Thyreus Panzer, 190518SpeciesTaxom
Trigona Jurine, 1895Vulture bees3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Zimbabwe
101 Species
Amegilla (Ackmonopsis) mimadvena Cockerell, 1916
Amegilla (Aframegilla) africana Friese, 1905
Amegilla (Aframegilla) caelestina Cockerell, 1919
Amegilla (Aframegilla) cincta Fabricius, 1781
Amegilla (Aframegilla) cymatilis Eardley, 1994
Amegilla (Aframegilla) nila Eardley, 1994
Amegilla (Aframegilla) nubica Lepeletier, 1841
Amegilla (Aframegilla) vivida Smith, 1879
Amegilla (Amegilla) capensis Friese, 1905
Amegilla (Amegilla) natalensis Friese, 1922
Amegilla (Megamegilla) acraensis Fabricius, 1793Mining Bee
Amegilla (Megamegilla) albocaudata Dours, 1869
Amegilla (Micramegilla) atrocincta Lepeletier, 1841
Amegilla (Micramegilla) sierra Eardley, 1994
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) bechuanensis Cockerell, 1935
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) calens Lepeletier, 1841
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) circulata Fabricius, 1781
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) kaimosica Cockerell, 1946
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) langi Cockerell, 1935
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) nigritarsis Friese, 1905
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) obscuriceps Friese, 1905
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) penicula Eardley, 1994
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) punctifrons Walker, 1871
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) spilostoma Cameron, 1905
Amegilla (Zonamegilla) cingulata Fabricius, 1775Blue banded bee
Amegilla (Zonamegilla) fallax Smith, 1879
Amegilla caligata (Gerstäcker, 1871)⇒ Amegilla circulata Fabricius, 1781
Amegilla terminata Smith, 1879
Anthophora (Heliophila) matopoensis
Anthophora (Heliophila) rufolanata Dours, 1869
Anthophora (Heliophila) tetradonta Cockerell, 1933
Anthophora (Heliophila) vestita Smith, 1854
Anthophora (Paramegilla) armata Friese, 1905
Anthophora argyrospila Cockerell, 1938
Anthophora ferripicta Cockerell, 1935
Anthophora leucopyga Friese, 1911
Anthophora matopensis Cockerell, 1933
Anthophora oldi Meade-Waldo, 1914
Anthophora pygmaea (Dours, 1869)⇒ Ancyloscelis apiformis Fabricius, 1793
Anthophora rhodesiae Meade-Waldo, 1914
Anthophora rufovestita Cockerell, 1946
Anthophora xanthostoma Cockerell, 1932
Apis (Apis) mellifera Linnaeus, 1758Drone-Bee
Axestotrigona erythra Schletterer, 1891
Axestotrigona ferruginea Lepeletier, 1836
Ctenoplectra albolimbata Magretti, 1895
Ctenoplectra armata Magretti, 1895
Ctenoplectra bequaerti Cockerell, 1930
Ctenoplectra terminalis Smith, 1879Bunchberry dogwood
Epiclopus lendlianus Friese, 1910
Eufriesea fallax Smith, 1854
Eufriesea nigrescens Friese, 1925
Hypotrigona (Hypotrigona) braunsi
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 togoensis Stadelmann, 1895
Paratetrapedia albitarsis Friese, 1921
Plebeina denoiti Friese, 1900
Plebeina hildebrandti (Friese, 1900)⇒ Plebeina armata Magretti, 1895
Plebeina zebra Strand, 0
Tetralonia (Eucara) caudata Friese, 1905
Tetralonia boharti Eardley, 1989
Tetralonia macrognatha Gerstäcker, 1870
Tetralonia obscuriceps Friese, 1916
Tetraloniella (Tetraloniella) friesei Meade-Waldo, 1914
Tetraloniella (Tetraloniella) vansoni Cockerell, 1935
Tetraloniella ataxia Eardley, 1989
Tetraloniella inermis Friese, 1911
Tetraloniella katangensis Cockerell, 1930
Tetraloniella nostra Cockerell, 1933
Tetraloniella ogilviae Cockerell, 1935
Tetraloniella pulverosa Friese, 0
Tetraloniella sjoestedti Friese, 1909
Thyreus abyssinicus Radoszkowski, 1873
Thyreus albomaculatus DeGeer, 1778
Thyreus axillaris Vachal, 1903
Thyreus bouyssoui Vachal, 1903
Thyreus calceatus Vachal, 1903
Thyreus castalius Lieftinck, 1962
Thyreus delumbatus Vachal, 1903
Thyreus empeyi Eardley, 1991
Thyreus forchhammeri Eardley, 1991
Thyreus meripes Vachal, 1903
Thyreus neavei Cockerell, 1933
Thyreus niloticus Cockerell, 1937
Thyreus oxaspis Cockerell, 1936
Thyreus oxyaspis Cockerell, 1936
Thyreus pictus Smith, 1854
Thyreus plumifer Brauns, 1909
Thyreus somalicus Strand, 1911
Thyreus vachali Friese, 1905
Trigona (Hypotrigona) braunsi
Trigona (Meliplebeia) denoiti Cockerell, 1934
Trigona armata (Magretti, 1895)⇒ Plebeina armata Magretti, 1895

Subnodes of Apinae with occurrences in Zimbabwe
SupertribeApiti
Latreille, 1802
6
62
Genera
Species

Taxom

SupertribeEuceriti
Latreille, 1802
4
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeEuglossini
Latreille, 1802
Orchid bees
1
2
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