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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1146
26296
148959
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1142
26273
148905
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1054
25859
147577
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
627
19594
119086
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
107
2829
14631
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
85
2406
13112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
29
714
5948
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
12
221
2332
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyApidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees
52
545
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyApinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees
30
329
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SupertribeApiti
Latreille, 1802
13
121
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeApini
Latreille, 1802
Honey bees
1
13
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for East Asia
1 Genera with 13 Species
Apis Linnaeus, 1758Honey Bee15SpeciesTaxom


Species list for East Asia
13 Species and 2 Subspecies
Apis (Apis) cerana Fabricius, 1793Asian honey bee
Apis cerana cerana Fabricius, 1793
Apis cerana japonica (Radoszkowski, 1887)⇒ Apis cerana Fabricius, 1793
Apis (Apis) indica (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Apis cerana Fabricius, 1793
Apis (Apis) mellifera Linnaeus, 1758Drone-Bee
Apis (Megapis) dorsata Fabricius, 1793Giant 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 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 smaragdula (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Ceratina smaragdula Fabricius, 1787
Apis zonata (Linnæus, 1758)⇒ Amegilla zonata Linnaeus, 1758


Links, sources and further information
Apini at itis.gov