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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
2110
116133
1222976
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
2101
115931
1221959
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1812
113780
1210168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
929
84484
1007160
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
151
11202
151593
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
122
10288
146065
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
42
3384
72516
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
16
1272
36843
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyApidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees
331
7436
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyApinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees
211
4832
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SupertribeApiti
Latreille, 1802
39
1624
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeApini
Latreille, 1802
Honey bees
1
44
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Continents
1 Genera with 44 Species
Apis Linnaeus, 1758Honey Bee95SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Continents
44 Species and 50 Subspecies
Apis (Apis) armbrusteri L. Armbruster, 1938Armbruster's honey bee
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) melisuga A. Handlirsch, 1907
Apis (Apis) mellifera Linnaeus, 1758Drone-Bee
Apis mellifera acervorum Skorikov, 1929
Apis mellifera adami (Ruttner, 1975)⇒ Apis mellifera Linnaeus, 1758
Apis mellifera adamii Ruttner, 1977
Apis mellifera adansoni (Latreille, 1804)⇒ Apis mellifera Linnaeus, 1758
Apis mellifera adansonii Latreille, 1804
Apis mellifera anatoliaca (Maa, 1953)⇒ Apis mellifera Linnaeus, 1758
Apis mellifera anatolica Maa, 1953
Apis mellifera armeniaca Skorikov, 1929
Apis mellifera artemisia (Engel, 1999)⇒ Apis mellifera Linnaeus, 1758
Apis mellifera capensis (Eschscholtz, 1822)⇒ Apis mellifera Linnaeus, 1758
Apis mellifera carnica (Pollmann, 1879)⇒ Apis mellifera Linnaeus, 1758
Apis mellifera caucasia (Pollmann, 1889)⇒ Apis mellifera Linnaeus, 1758
Apis mellifera cecropia (Kiesenwetter, 1860)⇒ Apis mellifera Linnaeus, 1758
Apis mellifera cypria (Pollmann, 1879)⇒ Apis mellifera Linnaeus, 1758
Apis mellifera iberica Goetze, 1964Gibraltar bee
Apis mellifera iberiensis Engel, 1999
Apis mellifera intermissa (Von Buttel-R..., 1906)⇒ 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 lihzeni Buttel-Reepens, 1906
Apis mellifera litorea (Smith, 1961)⇒ Apis mellifera Linnaeus, 1758
Apis mellifera macedonica (Ruttner, 1988)⇒ Apis mellifera Linnaeus, 1758
Apis mellifera madaros
Apis mellifera major (Ruttner, 1978)⇒ Apis mellifera Linnaeus, 1758
Apis mellifera meda (Skorikov, 1829)⇒ Apis mellifera Linnaeus, 1758
Apis mellifera mellifera (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Apis mellifera Linnaeus, 1758
Apis mellifera monticola (Smith, 1961)⇒ Apis mellifera Linnaeus, 1758
Apis mellifera nubica (Ruttner, 1976)⇒ Apis mellifera Linnaeus, 1758
Apis mellifera remipes (Gerstäcker, 1862)⇒ Apis mellifera Linnaeus, 1758
Apis mellifera ruttneri (Sheppard, Ar..., 1997)⇒ Apis mellifera Linnaeus, 1758
Apis mellifera sahariensis (Baldensperger, 1932)⇒ Apis mellifera Linnaeus, 1758
Apis mellifera scutellata (Lepeletier, 1836)⇒ Apis mellifera Linnaeus, 1758
Apis mellifera siciliana Grassi, 1881
Apis mellifera sicula (Montagano, 1911)⇒ Apis mellifera Linnaeus, 1758
Apis mellifera silvarum Alpatov, 1935
Apis mellifera sossimai (Engel, 1999)⇒ Apis mellifera Linnaeus, 1758
Apis mellifera syriaca (Skorikov, 1829)⇒ Apis mellifera Linnaeus, 1758
Apis mellifera unicolor (Latreille, 1804)⇒ Apis mellifera Linnaeus, 1758
Apis (Apis) nigrocincta Smith, 1861
Apis (Cascapis) nearctica Engel, Hinoj..., 2009
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 (Priorapis) vetusta M. S. Engel, 1998
Apis (Synapis) cuenoti N. Theobald, 1937
Apis (Synapis) henshawi C. von Heyden, 1862Henshaw's honey bee
Apis henshawi dormiens Zeuner & Man..., 1976
Apis henshawi henshawi Cockerell, 1907
Apis adamitica Heer, 1864
Apis africana (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Xylocopa africana Fabricius, 1781
Apis alpina (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Bombus alpinus Linnaeus, 1758
Apis bombylans (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Xylocopa bombylans Fabricius, 1775
Apis brasilianorum (Linné, 1767)⇒ Xylocopa brasilianorum Linnaeus, 1767
Apis bryorum (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Xylocopa bryorum Fabricius, 1775
Apis caffra (Linné, 1767)⇒ Xylocopa caffra Linnaeus, 1767
Apis catanensis Roussy, 1960
Apis cerena
Apis cincta (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Megachile cincta Fabricius, 1781
Apis dormitans C. von Heyden, 1862
Apis femoralis (Pallas, 1773)⇒ Pseudapis femoralis Pallas, 1773
Apis floralis (Gmelin, 1790)⇒ Bombus pascuorum Scopoli, 1763
Apis hortorum (Linnæus, 1761)⇒ Bombus hortorum Linnaeus, 1761
Apis lithohermaea Engel, 2006
Apis longitibia J. F. Zhang, 1990Long-legged honey bee
Apis meliponoides von Buttel-R..., 1906
Apis mellifica (Linnæus, 1761)⇒ Apis mellifera Linnaeus, 1758
Apis miocenica J. F. Zhang, 1989Chinese Miocene honey bee
Apis morio (Swederus, 1787)⇒ Bombus morio Swederus, 1787
Apis myscelus Harris, 1776
Apis palmnickenensis Roussy, 1937
Apis petrefacta P. Říha, 1973Petrified honey bee
Apis pilipes (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Colletes hederae Schmidt & We..., 1993
Apis plumipes (Pallas, 1772)⇒ Anthophora plumipes Pallas, 1772
Apis proava
Apis smaragdula (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Ceratina smaragdula Fabricius, 1787
Apis vetustus Engel, 1998
Apis zonata (Linnæus, 1758)⇒ Amegilla zonata Linnaeus, 1758


Links, sources and further information
Apini at itis.gov