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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1408
35417
222091
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1401
35364
221754
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1211
34497
219210
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
647
26961
190296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
112
4456
44250
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
94
4137
41338
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
34
1399
16041
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
13
585
10036
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyApidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees
178
2189
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyApinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees
119
1532
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SupertribeApiti
Latreille, 1802
28
565
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeApini
Latreille, 1802
Honey bees
1
18
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Europe
1 Genera with 18 Species
Apis Linnaeus, 1998Honey Bee38SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Europe
18 Species and 20 Subspecies
Apis (Apis) armbrusteri L. Armbruster, 1938Armbruster's honey bee
Apis (Apis) cerana Fabricius, 1793Asian honey bee
Apis (Apis) melisuga A. Handlirsch, 1907
Apis (Apis) mellifera Linnaeus, 1758Drone-Bee
Apis mellifera acervorum Skorikov, 1929
Apis mellifera adamii Ruttner, 1977
Apis mellifera artemisia (Engel, 1999)⇒ Apis mellifera Linnaeus, 1758
Apis mellifera carnica (Pollmann, 1879)⇒ Apis mellifera Linnaeus, 1758
Apis mellifera cecropia (Kiesenwetter, 1860)⇒ 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 ligustica Spinola, 1806Italian Bee
Apis mellifera lihzeni Buttel-Reepens, 1906
Apis mellifera macedonica (Ruttner, 1988)⇒ Apis mellifera Linnaeus, 1758
Apis mellifera madaros
Apis mellifera mellifera (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ 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 siciliana Grassi, 1881
Apis mellifera sicula (Montagano, 1911)⇒ Apis mellifera Linnaeus, 1758
Apis mellifera sossimai (Engel, 1999)⇒ Apis mellifera Linnaeus, 1758
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 alpina (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Bombus alpinus Linnaeus, 1758
Apis catanensis Roussy, 1960
Apis dormitans C. von Heyden, 1862
Apis meliponoides von Buttel-R..., 1906
Apis mellifica (Linnæus, 1761)⇒ Apis mellifera Linnaeus, 1758
Apis petrefacta P. Říha, 1973Petrified honey bee
Apis pilipes (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Colletes hederae Schmidt & We..., 1993
Apis proava
Apis vetustus Engel, 1998


Links, sources and further information
Apini at itis.gov