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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
816
19624
105366
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
812
19606
105335
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
775
19334
104374
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
470
14136
82559
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
72
1759
12009
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
61
1662
11851
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
23
626
7292
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
9
276
5236
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyApidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees
67
885
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyApinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees
51
676
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SupertribeApiti
Latreille, 1802
15
326
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeApini
Latreille, 1802
Honey bees
1
12
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South Asia
1 Genera with 12 Species
Apis Linnaeus, 1772Honey Bee17SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Asia
12 Species and 5 Subspecies
Apis (Apis) cerana Fabricius, 1793Asian honey bee
Apis cerana cerana Fabricius, 1793
Apis cerana indica (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ 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 (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 (Megapis) laboriosa (Smith, 1871)⇒ Apis dorsata Fabricius, 1793
Apis (Micrapis) andreniformis Smith, 1858Black dwarf honey bee
Apis (Micrapis) florea Fabricius, 1787Dwarf honey bee
Apis femoralis (Pallas, 1773)⇒ Pseudapis femoralis Pallas, 1773
Apis floralis (Gmelin, 1790)⇒ Bombus pascuorum Scopoli, 1763
Apis plumipes (Pallas, 1772)⇒ Anthophora plumipes Pallas, 1772


Links, sources and further information
Apini at itis.gov