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Checklist for Tribe Apini Latreille, 1802 (Honey bees)
and region Asia (Eurasia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1424
46886
383801
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1418
46814
383608
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1295
46047
379980
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
722
33667
307519
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
123
4517
38809
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
95
3988
36842
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
33
1317
21141
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
13
434
11326
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyApidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees
111
1992
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyApinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees
75
1333
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SupertribeApiti
Latreille, 1802
17
635
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeApini
Latreille, 1802
Honey bees
1
19
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Asia
1 Genera with 19 Species
Apis Linnaeus, 1758Honey Bee40SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Asia
19 Species and 21 Subspecies
Apis (Apis) cerana Fabricius, 1793Asian honey bee
Apis cerana cerana Fabricius, 1793
Apis cerana indica (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Apis cerana Fabricius, 1793
Apis cerana japonica (Radoszkowski, 1887)⇒ Apis cerana Fabricius, 1793
Apis cerana javana (Enderlein, 1906)⇒ Apis cerana Fabricius, 1793
Apis cerana nuluensis (Tingek, Koen..., 1996)⇒ Apis cerana Fabricius, 1793
Apis (Apis) indica (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Apis cerana Fabricius, 1793
Apis (Apis) koschevnikovi Enderlein, 1906
Apis (Apis) mellifera Linnaeus, 1758Drone-Bee
Apis mellifera adami (Ruttner, 1975)⇒ Apis mellifera Linnaeus, 1758
Apis mellifera anatoliaca (Maa, 1953)⇒ Apis mellifera Linnaeus, 1758
Apis mellifera anatolica Maa, 1953
Apis mellifera caucasia (Pollmann, 1889)⇒ Apis mellifera Linnaeus, 1758
Apis mellifera cypria (Pollmann, 1879)⇒ Apis mellifera Linnaeus, 1758
Apis mellifera jemenitica (Ruttner, 1976)⇒ Apis mellifera Linnaeus, 1758
Apis mellifera lamarckii (Cockerell, 1906)⇒ Apis mellifera Linnaeus, 1758
Apis mellifera ligustica Spinola, 1806Italian Bee
Apis mellifera meda (Skorikov, 1829)⇒ Apis mellifera Linnaeus, 1758
Apis mellifera remipes (Gerstäcker, 1862)⇒ Apis mellifera Linnaeus, 1758
Apis mellifera sahariensis (Baldensperger, 1932)⇒ Apis mellifera Linnaeus, 1758
Apis mellifera syriaca (Skorikov, 1829)⇒ Apis mellifera Linnaeus, 1758
Apis (Apis) nigrocincta Smith, 1861
Apis (Megapis) dorsata Fabricius, 1793Giant honey bee
Apis dorsata binghami (Cockerell, 1906)⇒ Apis dorsata Fabricius, 1793
Apis dorsata breviligula Maa, 1953
Apis dorsata dorsata Fabricius, 1793
Apis dorsata laboriosa Smith, 1871Himalayan cliff honey bee
Apis (Megapis) laboriosa (Smith, 1871)⇒ Apis dorsata Fabricius, 1793
Apis (Micrapis) andreniformis Smith, 1858Black dwarf honey bee
Apis (Micrapis) florea Fabricius, 1787Dwarf honey bee
Apis cerena
Apis femoralis (Pallas, 1773)⇒ Pseudapis femoralis Pallas, 1773
Apis floralis (Gmelin, 1790)⇒ Bombus pascuorum Scopoli, 1763
Apis lithohermaea Engel, 2006
Apis longitibia J. F. Zhang, 1990Long-legged honey bee
Apis miocenica J. F. Zhang, 1989Chinese Miocene honey bee
Apis pilipes (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Colletes hederae Schmidt & We..., 1993
Apis plumipes (Pallas, 1772)⇒ Anthophora plumipes Pallas, 1772
Apis smaragdula (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Ceratina smaragdula Fabricius, 1787
Apis zonata (Linnæus, 1758)⇒ Amegilla zonata Linnaeus, 1758


Links, sources and further information
Apini at itis.gov