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Taxonomy of Genus Apis Linnaeus, 1758
Honey Bee, Honey bees


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
3399
186457
2415487
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
1891
142849
2048615
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
319
21125
328720
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
165
17348
314830
Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
62
6400
167168
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
23
2371
70836
Families
Genera
Species
GroupApiformes
Brothers, 1975
Bees
11
1621
47904
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyApidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees
464
16456
Genera
Species
SubfamilyApinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees
219
11594
Genera
Species
SupertribeApiti
Latreille, 1802
41
4003
Genera
Species
TribeApini
Latreille, 1802
Honey bees
1
714
Genus
Species
GenusApis
Linnaeus, 1758
Honey Bee, Honey bees
714Species
Subnodes of Apis Linnaeus, 1758
SubgenusApis (Apis)
Linnaeus, 1758
Honey bees
92Species
SubgenusApis (Cascapis)
Engel, 1999
1Species
SubgenusApis (Hauffapis)
Arbruster, 1938
0Species
SubgenusApis (Megapis)
Ashmead, 1904
  ⇒ Apis
9Species
SubgenusApis (Micrapis)
Ashmead, 1904
  ⇒ Apis
5Species
SubgenusApis (Priorapis)
Engel, 1999
1Species
SubgenusApis (Sigmatapis)
Maa, 1953
  ⇒ Apis
0Species
SubgenusApis (Synapis)
Cockerell, 1907
5Species
SpeciesApis 4-dentata Linnaeus, 1758
SpeciesApis abdomenflavum De Geer, 1773
SpeciesApis abdomenoflavum De Geer, 1773
SpeciesApis acervorum Linnæus, 1758  ⇒ Bombus (Subterraneobombus) subterraneus
SpeciesApis acraensis Fabricius, 1793
SpeciesApis acris Harris, 1776
SpeciesApis acuminata Gmelin, 1790  ⇒ Coelioxys (Coelioxys) quadridentata
SpeciesApis adamitica Heer, 1864
SpeciesApis adansonii Latreille, 1804
SpeciesApis adunca Panzer, 1798
SpeciesApis aemula Rossi, 1792
SpeciesApis aenea Linnæus, 1761  ⇒ Osmia (Helicosmia) coerulescens
SpeciesApis aeneipennis De Geer, 1773  ⇒ Xylocopa (Neoxylocopa) aeneipennis
SpeciesApis aenigmaticus Rayment, 1925
SpeciesApis aestivalis Panzer, 1801
SpeciesApis aestuans Linnaeus, 1758  ⇒ Xylocopa (Koptortosoma) aestuans
SpeciesApis aethiops Gmelin, 1790
SpeciesApis affinis Linné, 1764
SpeciesApis africana Fabricius, 1781  ⇒ Xylocopa (Koptortosoma) africana
SpeciesApis agilis Harris, 1776
SpeciesApis agilissima Scopoli, 1770
SpeciesApis agino Harris, 1776  ⇒ Osmia bicornis
SpeciesApis agitabilis Harris, 1776
SpeciesApis agrestis Fourcroy & Geoffroy, 1785
SpeciesApis agrorum Schrank, 1781  ⇒ Bombus (Agrobombus) pascuorum
SpeciesApis alata Fabricius, 1798
SpeciesApis alba Razoumowsky, 1789
SpeciesApis albicans Müller, 1776  ⇒ Bombus (Thoracobombus) pascuorum
SpeciesApis albifrons Forster, 1771  ⇒ Melecta (Melecta) albifrons
SpeciesApis albilabris Panzer, 1798
SpeciesApis albinella Kirby, 1802
SpeciesApis albipes Fabricius, 1781  ⇒ Lasioglossum (Evylaeus) albipes
SpeciesApis albiventris Christ, 1791  ⇒ Megachile (Amegachile) bicolor
SpeciesApis albomaculata De Geer, 1778  ⇒ Thyreus albomaculatus
SpeciesApis albopunctata Rossi, 1792
SpeciesApis alpina Linnaeus, 1758  ⇒ Bombus (Alpinobombus) alpinus
SpeciesApis altercator Harris, 1776
SpeciesApis amalthea Olivier, 1789  ⇒ Trigona amalthea
SpeciesApis americanorum Fabricius, 1775  ⇒ Bombus pensylvanica
SpeciesApis amoenita Christ, 1791  ⇒ Anthidium (Anthidium) manicatum
SpeciesApis analis Fabricius, 1775  ⇒ Xylocopa (Xylocopoides) virginica
SpeciesApis annularis Drury, 1773
SpeciesApis annulata Linnæus, 1758  ⇒ Hylaeus (Hylaeus) annulatus
SpeciesApis annulatus Linnaeus, 1758
SpeciesApis annulus Gmelin, 1790
SpeciesApis antiguensis Fabricius, 1775  ⇒ Bombus pensylvanica
SpeciesApis aprica Fabricius, 1798
SpeciesApis aquisextusensis Nel & al., 1999
SpeciesApis aquitaniensis de Rilly, 1930
SpeciesApis arbustorum Thunberg, 1791  ⇒ Bombus (Pyrobombus) lapidarius
SpeciesApis arcuata Thunberg, 1794
SpeciesApis arenaria Panzer, 1801
SpeciesApis argentata Fabricius, 1793
SpeciesApis argillacea Scopoli, 1763
SpeciesApis argillosa Linné, 1767
SpeciesApis armata Gmelin, 1790  ⇒ Andrena (Andrena) fulva
SpeciesApis arvensis Gmelin, 1790  ⇒ Bombus (Subterraneobombus) distinguendus
SpeciesApis arvorum Panzer, 1804
SpeciesApis assiduus Harris, 1776
SpeciesApis aterrima Christ, 1791  ⇒ Stelis (Stelis) phaeoptera
SpeciesApis atra Müller, 1776
SpeciesApis atrata Fabricius, 1798
SpeciesApis audax Harris, 1776
SpeciesApis audens Harris, 1776  ⇒ Bombus (Pyrobombus) lapidarius
SpeciesApis aurulenta Panzer, 1799
SpeciesApis australis Kiesenwetter, 1860
SpeciesApis autumnalis Fabricius, 1793
SpeciesApis azurea Christ, 1791
SpeciesApis balearica Schmiedeknecht, 1885
SpeciesApis banksiana Kirby, 1802
SpeciesApis barbara Linné, 1767
SpeciesApis barbutella Kirby, 1802
SpeciesApis beckwithella Kirby, 1802
SpeciesApis bicincta Schrank, 1781
SpeciesApis bicolor Fabricius, 1781  ⇒ Osmia (Neosmia) bicolor
SpeciesApis bicolorata Rossi, 1790  ⇒ Andrena (Hyperandrena) bicolorata
SpeciesApis bicornis Linnaeus, 1758  ⇒ Osmia bicornis
SpeciesApis bidentata Panzer, 1798
SpeciesApis bimaculata Panzer, 1798
SpeciesApis binghami Cockerell, 1914
1Subspecies
SpeciesApis bipunctata Gmelin, 1790
SpeciesApis bombinus
1Subspecies
SpeciesApis bombylans Fabricius, 1775  ⇒ Xylocopa (Lestis) bombylans
SpeciesApis bombyleus Gmelin, 1790
SpeciesApis bostoniana Sulzer, 1776  ⇒ Bombus (Pyrobombus) hypnorum
SpeciesApis brachiptera de Villers, 1789
SpeciesApis brasiliana Statius Müller, 1775
SpeciesApis brasilianorum Linné, 1767  ⇒ Xylocopa (Neoxylocopa) brasilianorum
SpeciesApis bryorum Fabricius, 1775  ⇒ Xylocopa (Koptortosoma) bryorum
SpeciesApis bucephala Fabricius, 1793
SpeciesApis burrellana Kirby, 1802
SpeciesApis byssina Panzer, 1798
SpeciesApis caementaria Blumenbach, 1779
SpeciesApis caerulea Villers, 1789
SpeciesApis caerulescens Linnæus, 1758
SpeciesApis caffra Linné, 1767  ⇒ Xylocopa (Koptortosoma) caffra
SpeciesApis cajennensis Fabricius, 1798
SpeciesApis calcarata Scopoli, 1763  ⇒ Panurgus (Panurgus) calcaratus
SpeciesApis calceata Scopoli, 1763  ⇒ Lasioglossum (Evylaeus) calceatum
SpeciesApis calendarum Panzer, 1801
SpeciesApis callosa Fabricius, 1794
SpeciesApis campanularum Kirby, 1802
SpeciesApis campestris Panzer, 1801  ⇒ Bombus (Psithyrus) campestris
SpeciesApis cana Gmelin, 1790
SpeciesApis canescens Gmelin, 1790  ⇒ Bembix canescens
SpeciesApis carbonaria Linné, 1767
SpeciesApis cardui Müller, 1776  ⇒ Bombus (Kallobombus) soroeensis
SpeciesApis carduorum Schrank, 1802
SpeciesApis cariosa Linnæus, 1758
SpeciesApis carolina Linné, 1767
SpeciesApis catanensis Roussy, 1960
SpeciesApis catula Gravenhorst, 1807
SpeciesApis caulicola Schrank, 1802
SpeciesApis centuncularis Linnæus, 1758  ⇒ Megachile (Megachile) centuncularis
1Subspecies
SpeciesApis ceran Zhang, 1989
1Subspecies
SpeciesApis cerena
SpeciesApis cerifera Scopoli, 1770  ⇒ Apis (Apis) mellifera
SpeciesApis cetii Schrank, 1781
SpeciesApis chalcoptera Gmelin, 1790
SpeciesApis chrysitis Christ, 1791
SpeciesApis chrysostoma Gmelin, 1790
SpeciesApis ciliata Gmelin, 1790  ⇒ Andrena (Plastandrena) pilipes
SpeciesApis cincta Fabricius, 1781  ⇒ Megachile (Gronoceras) cincta
SpeciesApis cineraria Linnæus, 1758  ⇒ Andrena (Melandrena) cineraria
SpeciesApis cinerascens Gmelin, 1790
SpeciesApis cinerea Fourcroy & Geoffroy, 1785  ⇒ Colletes (Pachycolletes) cunicularius
SpeciesApis cinerearia Linnæus, 1758
SpeciesApis circumcincta Kirby, 1802
SpeciesApis citrina Müller, 1776  ⇒ Bombus (Pyrobombus) pratorum
SpeciesApis citronella De Geer, 1778  ⇒ Xylocopa (Koptortosoma) flavicollis
SpeciesApis clavicornis Linnæus, 1758
SpeciesApis clypeata Schreber, 1759  ⇒ Lestica (Clypeocrabro) clypeata
SpeciesApis cochlearipes Christ, 1791
SpeciesApis coecutiens Fabricius, 1775  ⇒ Epeoloides coecutiens
SpeciesApis coerulescens Linnaeus, 1758
SpeciesApis collaris Scopoli, 1763  ⇒ Bombus (Pyrobombus) pratorum
SpeciesApis collina Scopoli, 1770  ⇒ Bombus (Thoracobombus) pascuorum
SpeciesApis collium Scopoli, 1763  ⇒ Bombus (Thoracobombus) pascuorum
SpeciesApis combinata Christ, 1791  ⇒ Andrena (Simandrena) combinata
SpeciesApis compressipes Fabricius, 1804
SpeciesApis conica Linnæus, 1758  ⇒ Coelioxys (Coelioxys) quadridentata
SpeciesApis convexa Schrank, 1781  ⇒ Andrena (Trachandrena) haemorrhoa
SpeciesApis cordata Linnæus, 1758
SpeciesApis cornigera Rossi, 1790  ⇒ Osmia bicornis
SpeciesApis cornuta Drury, 1773
SpeciesApis coronata Fourcroy & Geoffroy, 1785  ⇒ Bombus (Pyrobombus) lapidarius
SpeciesApis crassipes Fabricius, 1793
SpeciesApis crocata Gmelin, 1790
SpeciesApis crocipes Fourcroy & Geoffroy, 1785
SpeciesApis cryptarum Fabricius, 1775
SpeciesApis cucurbitina Rossi, 1792
SpeciesApis cullumana Kirby, 1802
SpeciesApis cunicularia Linnaeus, 1761  ⇒ Colletes (Pachycolletes) cunicularius
SpeciesApis cuprea Fourcroy & Geoffroy, 1785
SpeciesApis curtisella Kirby, 1802
SpeciesApis cyanea Kirby, 1802
SpeciesApis cyanoptera Gmelin, 1790
SpeciesApis dalica Engel & Wappler, 2018
SpeciesApis daurica Fischer von Waldheim, 1843
SpeciesApis dealbator Christ, 1791
SpeciesApis degener Scopoli, 1770
SpeciesApis delesserti Buttel-Reepen, 1906
SpeciesApis delessertii Guérin-Méneville, 1844
SpeciesApis dentala Harris, 1776
SpeciesApis dentata Linnæus, 1758  ⇒ Exaerete dentata
SpeciesApis denticulata Gmelin, 1790  ⇒ Panurgus (Panurgus) calcaratus
SpeciesApis derhamella Kirby, 1802
SpeciesApis derisor Harris, 1776
SpeciesApis desertus Harris, 1776
SpeciesApis dichroa Gmelin, 1790  ⇒ Melitta haemorrhoidalis
SpeciesApis dicolon Christ, 1791
SpeciesApis dimidiata Fabricius, 1793  ⇒ Centris dimidiata
SpeciesApis disjuncta Fabricius, 1781  ⇒ Megachile (Callomegachile) disjuncta
SpeciesApis donovanella Kirby, 1802
SpeciesApis dormitans C. von Heyden, 1862
SpeciesApis druriella Kirby, 1802
SpeciesApis dubito Harris, 1776
SpeciesApis dumetorum Panzer, 1798
SpeciesApis effrons Harris, 1776
SpeciesApis emarginata Christ, 1791  ⇒ Lasioglossum (Lasioglossum) xanthopus
SpeciesApis ephippiata Schrank, 1802
SpeciesApis ericetorum Panzer, 1801
SpeciesApis erythropus Gmelin, 1790  ⇒ Trachusa (Paranthidium) interrupta
SpeciesApis etrusca Rossi, 1790
SpeciesApis europa Harris, 1776
SpeciesApis excisa Thunberg, 1794
SpeciesApis fabriciana Linné, 1767  ⇒ Nomada fabriciana
SpeciesApis farfarisequa Scopoli, 1763
SpeciesApis fasciata Linné, 1767  ⇒ Bombus (Thoracobombus) pascuorum
SpeciesApis fastosus Harris, 1776
SpeciesApis favosa Fabricius, 1798
SpeciesApis femoralis Pallas, 1773  ⇒ Pseudapis (Nomiapis) femoralis
SpeciesApis femorata Olivier, 1789  ⇒ Anthophora (Paramegilla) femorata
SpeciesApis fenestrata Fabricius, 1798
SpeciesApis ferraginea Statius Müller, 1775
SpeciesApis ferruginata Thunberg, 1794  ⇒ Nomada ferruginata
SpeciesApis ferruginea De Geer, 1773  ⇒ Icteranthidium ferrugineum
SpeciesApis feruida Fabricius, 1798
SpeciesApis fervida Fabricius, 1798
SpeciesApis festiva Christ, 1791
SpeciesApis fidens Harris, 1776  ⇒ Bombus (Megabombus) hortorum
SpeciesApis fidus Harris, 1776  ⇒ Bombus (Pyrobombus) pratorum
SpeciesApis flavicollis De Geer, 1778  ⇒ Xylocopa (Koptortosoma) flavicollis
SpeciesApis flavicornis Gmelin, 1790  ⇒ Frieseomelitta flavicornis
SpeciesApis flavifrons Christ, 1791  ⇒ Centris (Centris) flavifrons
1Subspecies
SpeciesApis flavipes Fabricius, 1787
SpeciesApis flavoguttata Kirby, 1802
SpeciesApis flavopicta Kirby, 1802
SpeciesApis flavorufa De Geer, 1778  ⇒ Xylocopa (Mesotrichia) flavorufa
SpeciesApis floralis Gmelin, 1790  ⇒ Bombus (Thoracobombus) pascuorum
SpeciesApis florentina Fabricius, 1775
SpeciesApis florisomne Linnaeus, 1758
SpeciesApis florisomnis Linnæus, 1758
1Subspecies
SpeciesApis florum Cuvier, 1798
SpeciesApis fodiens Fourcroy & Geoffroy, 1785  ⇒ Colletes (Colletes) fodiens
SpeciesApis formido Harris, 1776  ⇒ Bombus (Pyrobombus) pratorum
SpeciesApis forsterella Kirby, 1802
SpeciesApis fortis Harris, 1776
SpeciesApis fosoria Razoumowsky, 1789
SpeciesApis fota Zhang, 1989
SpeciesApis fragrans Pallas, 1771  ⇒ Bombus (Subterraneobombus) distinguendus
SpeciesApis francillonella Kirby, 1802
SpeciesApis francisana Kirby, 1802
SpeciesApis frontalis Olivier, 1789  ⇒ Xylocopa (Neoxylocopa) frontalis
SpeciesApis fronticornis Panzer, 1799
SpeciesApis frutetorum Panzer, 1801
SpeciesApis fuliginosa Scopoli, 1770
SpeciesApis fulva Allioni, 1766  ⇒ Andrena (Andrena) fulva
SpeciesApis fulvago Christ, 1791  ⇒ Andrena (Chrysandrena) fulvago
SpeciesApis fulvescens Schrank, 1802
SpeciesApis fulvipes Gmelin, 1790  ⇒ Trachusa (Paranthidium) interrupta
SpeciesApis fulviventris Scopoli, 1763
SpeciesApis fulvocincta De Geer, 1778
SpeciesApis furax Rossi, 1794
SpeciesApis furcata Panzer, 1798
SpeciesApis fusca Scopoli, 1763
SpeciesApis fuscescens Villers, 1789
SpeciesApis fuscicornis Gmelin, 1790  ⇒ Andrena (Charitandrena) hattorfiana
SpeciesApis fusciventris Gmelin, 1790  ⇒ Andrena (Poecilandrena) labiata
SpeciesApis fusiformis De Geer, 1778
SpeciesApis garrula Rossi, 1790  ⇒ Amegilla (Amegilla) garrula
SpeciesApis generosus Harris, 1776
SpeciesApis gigas De Geer, 1773  ⇒ Xylocopa (Mesotrichia) latipes
SpeciesApis glabra Fueßlin, 1775  ⇒ Sphecodes gibbus
SpeciesApis glauca Fabricius, 1775  ⇒ Tetraloniella (Tetraloniella) glauca
SpeciesApis globosa Fabricius, 1793  ⇒ Osmia bicornis
SpeciesApis glutinans Cuvier, 1797
SpeciesApis goodeniana Kirby, 1802
SpeciesApis gregaria Geoffroy, 1762
SpeciesApis grisea Gmelin, 1790  ⇒ Bombus (Subterraneobombus) subterraneus
SpeciesApis griseocollis De Geer, 1773
SpeciesApis gronovii Le Guillou, 1841
SpeciesApis grossa Drury, 1773  ⇒ Xylocopa (Schonnherria) grossa
SpeciesApis guineensis Fabricius, 1793
SpeciesApis guttata Gmelin, 1790
SpeciesApis haematoda Panzer, 1801
SpeciesApis haematopoda Panzer, 1801
SpeciesApis haemorrhoa Fabricius, 1781  ⇒ Andrena (Trachandrena) haemorrhoa
SpeciesApis haemorrhoidalis Christ, 1791  ⇒ Centris (Centris) haemorrhoidalis
SpeciesApis haemorrhousa Gmelin, 1790  ⇒ Andrena (Trachandrena) haemorrhoa
SpeciesApis harrisella Kirby, 1802
SpeciesApis haworthana Kirby, 1802
SpeciesApis helvola Linnæus, 1758  ⇒ Andrena (Andrena) helvola
SpeciesApis hemisphaerica Schrank, 1781
SpeciesApis hepatica Christ, 1791
SpeciesApis hiberus Harris, 1776
SpeciesApis hillana Kirby, 1802
SpeciesApis hirsuta Thunberg, 1794  ⇒ Colletes (Colletes) hederae
SpeciesApis hirta Fourcroy & Geoffroy, 1785
SpeciesApis hirtipes Fabricius, 1793
SpeciesApis hirundinaria Christ, 1791  ⇒ Osmia (Neosmia) bicolor
SpeciesApis hispanica Fabricius, 1787  ⇒ Anthophora (Lophanthophora) hispanica
SpeciesApis holosericea Fabricius, 1793
SpeciesApis hortensis Fourcroy & Geoffroy, 1785  ⇒ Halictus (Halictus) quadricinctus
SpeciesApis hortorum Linnæus, 1761  ⇒ Bombus (Megabombus) hortorum
SpeciesApis hypnorum Linnaeus, 1758  ⇒ Bombus (Pyrobombus) hypnorum
SpeciesApis ichneumonea Linnaeus, 1758  ⇒ Sphex ichneumoneus
SpeciesApis icterica Christ, 1791
SpeciesApis impavidus Harris, 1776  ⇒ Bombus (Thoracobombus) muscorum
SpeciesApis incisa Fourcroy & Geoffroy, 1785
SpeciesApis inermis Kirby, 1802
SpeciesApis infractus Harris, 1776
SpeciesApis insubrica Allioni, 1766  ⇒ Ectopsocus axillaris
SpeciesApis intermissa Maa, 1953
SpeciesApis interrupta Fabricius, 1781  ⇒ Trachusa (Paranthidium) interrupta
SpeciesApis intrepidus Harris, 1776  ⇒ Bombus (Megabombus) ruderatus
SpeciesApis invictus Harris, 1776
SpeciesApis ireos Pallas, 1773  ⇒ Anthophora (Paramegilla) ireos
SpeciesApis iris Christ, 1791  ⇒ Xylocopa (Copoxyla) iris
SpeciesApis italica Fabricius, 1793
SpeciesApis jonella Kirby, 1802
SpeciesApis lagopoda Linnæus, 1761  ⇒ Megachile (Xanthosarus) lagopoda
SpeciesApis lagopus Gmelin, 1790  ⇒ Megachile (Xanthosarus) lagopoda
SpeciesApis lamii Forster, 1770
SpeciesApis lanata Fabricius, 1775  ⇒ Megachile (Pseudomegachile) lanata
SpeciesApis laniger Christ, 1791
SpeciesApis lanipes Fabricius, 1775  ⇒ Centris (Hemisiella) lanipes
SpeciesApis lapidaria Linnaeus, 1758  ⇒ Bombus (Pyrobombus) lapidarius
SpeciesApis lapponica Fabricius, 1793
SpeciesApis lathburiana Kirby, 1802
SpeciesApis latipes Drury, 1773  ⇒ Xylocopa (Mesotrichia) latipes
SpeciesApis latreillella Kirby, 1802
SpeciesApis leaiana Kirby, 1802
SpeciesApis leeana Kirby, 1802
SpeciesApis leporina Panzer, 1799
SpeciesApis leprieuri Blanchard, 1849
SpeciesApis leskii Gmelin, 1790
SpeciesApis leucomelana Kirby, 1802
SpeciesApis leucomelas Gmelin, 1790
SpeciesApis leucophthalma Kirby, 1802
SpeciesApis leucopus Gmelin, 1790
SpeciesApis leucorhina Gmelin, 1790
SpeciesApis leucorhousa Gmelin, 1790  ⇒ Bombus (Pyrobombus) hypnorum
SpeciesApis leucostoma Schrank, 1781  ⇒ Lasioglossum (Lasioglossum) leucozonium
SpeciesApis leucothorax De Geer, 1773  ⇒ Xylocopa (Koptortosoma) aestuans
SpeciesApis leucozonia Schrank, 1781  ⇒ Lasioglossum (Lasioglossum) leucozonium
SpeciesApis leucozonium Schrank, 1781
SpeciesApis lieftincki Maa, 1953
SpeciesApis ligniseca Kirby, 1802
SpeciesApis linguaria Fabricius, 1775  ⇒ Eucera (Eucera) longicornis
SpeciesApis linnaeella Kirby, 1802
SpeciesApis lithohermaea Engel, 2006
SpeciesApis liturata Gmelin, 1790
SpeciesApis lobata Smith, 1854
SpeciesApis longicornis Harris, 1776  ⇒ Eucera (Eucera) longicornis
SpeciesApis longitibia J. F. Zhang, 1990
Long-legged honey bee
SpeciesApis lucorum Linnæus, 1761
SpeciesApis luctuosa Scopoli, 1770  ⇒ Melecta (Melecta) luctuosa
SpeciesApis lunata Gmelin, 1790
SpeciesApis lutea Gmelin, 1790
SpeciesApis lutescens Gmelin, 1790
SpeciesApis lutulenta Gmelin, 1790
SpeciesApis maculata Fabricius, 1781  ⇒ Anthidium (Anthidium) manicatum
SpeciesApis maculosa Gmelin, 1790  ⇒ Andrena (Poecilandrena) labiata
SpeciesApis maiorum Gmelin, 1790
SpeciesApis malabarica Gmelin, 1790
SpeciesApis malvae Rossi, 1790  ⇒ Tetralonia (Tetralonia) malvae
SpeciesApis manicata Linnæus, 1758  ⇒ Anthidium (Anthidium) manicatum
SpeciesApis manicatum Linnaeus, 1758
SpeciesApis marginata Müller, 1776
SpeciesApis marginella Gmelin, 1790
SpeciesApis maritima Kirby, 1802
SpeciesApis marshamella Kirby, 1802
SpeciesApis marsupoda Christ, 1791
SpeciesApis maura Christ, 1791
SpeciesApis maxillosa Linné, 1767
SpeciesApis melanocephala Gmelin, 1790  ⇒ Bombus (Pyrobombus) pratorum
SpeciesApis melinus Harris, 1776  ⇒ Bombus (Thoracobombus) muscorum
SpeciesApis meliponoides von Buttel-Reepen, 1906
SpeciesApis melleus Harris, 1776
SpeciesApis mellica Pollmann, 1879
2Subspecies
SpeciesApis mellida Pollmann, 1889
1Subspecies
SpeciesApis mellifica Linnæus, 1761  ⇒ Apis (Apis) mellifera
Western honey bee
12Subspecies
SpeciesApis melodes Harris, 1776
SpeciesApis meriana Olivier, 1789
SpeciesApis meridiana Panzer, 1801
SpeciesApis mexicana Linné, 1767
SpeciesApis minimus Harris, 1776
SpeciesApis minor Gmelin, 1790
SpeciesApis minuta Schrank, 1781
SpeciesApis minutissima Rossi, 1790  ⇒ Nomioides (Nomioides) minutissimus
SpeciesApis minutus Schrank, 1891
SpeciesApis miocenica J. F. Zhang, 1989
Chinese Miocene honey bee
SpeciesApis mniorum Fabricius, 1777  ⇒ Bombus (Thoracobombus) pascuorum
SpeciesApis modesta Christ, 1791  ⇒ Anthidium (Anthidium) manicatum
SpeciesApis monacha Christ, 1791
SpeciesApis montana Scopoli, 1763  ⇒ Bombus (Psithyrus) campestris
SpeciesApis morio Swederus, 1787  ⇒ Bombus (Fervidobombus) morio
SpeciesApis muraria Fourcroy & Geoffroy, 1785
1Subspecies
SpeciesApis muscaria Fabricius, 1775  ⇒ Xylocopa (Schonnherria) muscaria
SpeciesApis musciformis Scopoli, 1770
SpeciesApis muscorum Linnaeus, 1758  ⇒ Bombus (Chromobombus) muscorum
SpeciesApis mussitans Fabricius, 1787  ⇒ Eufriesea mussitans
SpeciesApis myscelus Harris, 1776
SpeciesApis mystacea Fabricius, 1775  ⇒ Argogorytes mystaceus
SpeciesApis nebulosa Gmelin, 1790  ⇒ Andrena (Trachandrena) haemorrhoa
SpeciesApis nemorum Fabricius, 1775  ⇒ Bombus (Subterraneobombus) subterraneus
SpeciesApis neutra Panzer, 1801
SpeciesApis nigella Gravenhorst, 1807
SpeciesApis nigricans Gmelin, 1790
SpeciesApis nigripennis Latreille, 1804
SpeciesApis nigrita Fabricius, 1775  ⇒ Xylocopa (Koptortosoma) nigrita
SpeciesApis nigritarum Lepeletier, 1836
SpeciesApis nigriventris Gmelin, 1790
SpeciesApis nitida Müller, 1776
SpeciesApis niveata Fabricius, 1804
SpeciesApis notata Christ, 1791
SpeciesApis noveboracensis Forster, 1771
SpeciesApis nursei Cockerell, 1911
SpeciesApis obscura Fourcroy & Geoffroy, 1785
SpeciesApis obsoleta Rossi, 1792
SpeciesApis ochrocephala Gmelin, 1790
SpeciesApis ochrostoma Kirby, 1802
SpeciesApis ocreata Christ, 1791
SpeciesApis oligocenica Meunier, 1915
SpeciesApis olivacea Fabricius, 1787  ⇒ Xylocopa (Koptortosoma) olivacea
SpeciesApis opis Harris, 1776  ⇒ Bombus (Pyrobombus) lapidarius
SpeciesApis pacifica Panzer, 1798
SpeciesApis pallens Fabricius, 1798
SpeciesApis pallicincta Kirby, 1802
SpeciesApis pallida Latreille, 1804
SpeciesApis palludosa Müller, 1766
SpeciesApis palmata Olivier, 1789
SpeciesApis palmipes Rossi, 1792
SpeciesApis palmnickenensis Roussy, 1937
SpeciesApis paludosa Müller, 1776  ⇒ Bombus (Megabombus) hortorum
SpeciesApis papaveris Latreille, 1799
SpeciesApis parietina Fourcroy & Geoffroy, 1785  ⇒ Anthophora (Melea) plagiata
SpeciesApis pascuorum Scopoli, 1763  ⇒ Bombus (Thoracombus) pascuorum
SpeciesApis pennipes Forster, 1770  ⇒ Anthophora (Pyganthophora) retusa
SpeciesApis pensylvanica De Geer, 1773  ⇒ Bombus (Fervidobombus) pensylvanicus
SpeciesApis perniger Harris, 1776  ⇒ Bombus (Megabombus) ruderatus
SpeciesApis peroni Latreille, 1804
SpeciesApis perrottetii Guérin-Méneville, 1845
SpeciesApis persica Thomas, 1824
SpeciesApis pertristis Harris, 1776  ⇒ Bombus (Pyrobombus) lapidarius
SpeciesApis pervigil Harris, 1776
SpeciesApis pervirgil Harris, 1776
SpeciesApis petrefacta P. Říha, 1973
Petrified honey bee
SpeciesApis phaeoptera Kirby, 1802
SpeciesApis picea Christ, 1791
SpeciesApis pilipes Fabricius, 1775  ⇒ Colletes (Colletes) hederae
SpeciesApis pilipoda Thunberg, 1794
SpeciesApis plumipes Pallas, 1772  ⇒ Anthophora (Anthophora) plumipes
SpeciesApis plumosa Christ, 1791  ⇒ Bombus (Megabombus) sylvarum
SpeciesApis pollinaris Kirby, 1802
SpeciesApis praecox Scopoli, 1763  ⇒ Andrena (Andrena) praecox
SpeciesApis pratensis Müller, 1776  ⇒ Andrena (Melandrena) vaga
SpeciesApis pratorum Linnæus, 1761  ⇒ Bombus (Pratobombus) pratorum
SpeciesApis proava
SpeciesApis pubescens Fabricius, 1781  ⇒ Anthophora (Caranthophora) pubescens
SpeciesApis pulchella Christ, 1791
SpeciesApis punctata Fabricius, 1775  ⇒ Melecta (Melecta) albifrons
SpeciesApis punctatissima Kirby, 1802
SpeciesApis punctulatissima Kirby, 1802
SpeciesApis purpurea Christ, 1791  ⇒ Megachile (Pseudomegachile) lanata
SpeciesApis pusilla Christ, 1791
SpeciesApis pygmaea Fabricius, 1793
SpeciesApis quadricincta Fabricius, 1777  ⇒ Halictus (Halictus) quadricinctus
SpeciesApis quadridentata Linnæus, 1758  ⇒ Coelioxys (Coelioxys) quadridentata
SpeciesApis quadrifasciata Gmelin, 1790  ⇒ Amegilla (Amegilla) quadrifasciata
SpeciesApis quadrimaculata Panzer, 1798
SpeciesApis raiella Kirby, 1802
SpeciesApis regalis Fourcroy & Geoffroy, 1785  ⇒ Bombus (Pyrobombus) pratorum
SpeciesApis retusa Linnæus, 1758  ⇒ Anthophora (Pyganthophora) retusa
SpeciesApis riparia Scopoli, 1763
SpeciesApis rossiella Kirby, 1802
SpeciesApis rostrata Linnæus, 1758  ⇒ Bembix rostrata
SpeciesApis rotundata Fabricius, 1787  ⇒ Megachile (Eutricharaea) rotundata
SpeciesApis rubicunda Christ, 1791
SpeciesApis rubricornis Gmelin, 1790
SpeciesApis ruderaria Müller, 1776
SpeciesApis ruderata Fabricius, 1775  ⇒ Bombus (Megabombus) ruderatus
SpeciesApis ruderatus Fabricius, 1775
SpeciesApis rufa Linnaeus, 1758  ⇒ Bombus (Thoracobombus) pascuorum
SpeciesApis rufescens Fourcroy & Geoffroy, 1785  ⇒ Sphecodes ephippius
SpeciesApis ruficornis Linnæus, 1758  ⇒ Nomada (Nomadula) ruficornis
SpeciesApis ruficrus Latreille, 1804
SpeciesApis rufipennis Fabricius, 1793
SpeciesApis rufipes Fabricius, 1787  ⇒ Megachile (Callomegachile) rufipes
SpeciesApis rufiventris Schrank, 1782
SpeciesApis rupestris Fabricius, 1793
SpeciesApis rustica Fourcroy & Geoffroy, 1785  ⇒ Osmia (Neosmia) bicolor
SpeciesApis sabulosa Scopoli, 1763
SpeciesApis saltuum Panzer, 1801
SpeciesApis samarensis Maa, 1953
SpeciesApis sanguinolenta Schrank, 1781
SpeciesApis scabiosae Rossi, 1790
SpeciesApis scrimshirana Kirby, 1802
SpeciesApis scutellata Thunberg, 1794  ⇒ Apis (Apis) mellifera
SpeciesApis scylla Christ, 1791  ⇒ Bombus (Megabombus) sylvarum
SpeciesApis segmentaria Fabricius, 1804
SpeciesApis seladonia Fabricius, 1794
SpeciesApis seminuda Fabricius, 1781
SpeciesApis semirufa Hoffmannsegg, 1818
SpeciesApis senilis Fabricius, 1775  ⇒ Bombus (Thoracombus) pascuorum
SpeciesApis sericea Christ, 1791  ⇒ Agapostemon (Agapostemon) sericeus
SpeciesApis sexcincta Fabricius, 1775
SpeciesApis sexfasciata Panzer, 1799
SpeciesApis shandongica Zhang, 1989
SpeciesApis sheppardana Kirby, 1802
SpeciesApis sibirica Fabricius, 1781  ⇒ Bombus (Sibiricobombus) sibiricus
SpeciesApis siciliana Dalla Torre, 1896
SpeciesApis sicula Rossi, 1792
SpeciesApis signata Linnaeus, 1758
SpeciesApis simile Harris, 1776
SpeciesApis sinensis Smith, 1865
SpeciesApis smaragdula Fabricius, 1787  ⇒ Ceratina (Pithitis) smaragdula
SpeciesApis socialis Latreille, 1804
SpeciesApis sordida Scopoli, 1763
SpeciesApis soroeensis Fabricius, 1777  ⇒ Bombus (Kallobombus) soroeensis
SpeciesApis soroensis Panzer, 1793
SpeciesApis sowerbiana Kirby, 1802
SpeciesApis spec Linnaeus, 1758
SpeciesApis sphegoides Schrank, 1781
SpeciesApis spinipes Fabricius, 1793
SpeciesApis spinulosa Kirby, 1802  ⇒ Osmia spinulosa
SpeciesApis splendida Müller, 1776  ⇒ Acanthopus palmatus
SpeciesApis squalida Gmelin, 1790
SpeciesApis stictica Fabricius, 1787  ⇒ Rhodanthidium (Rhodanthidium) sticticum
SpeciesApis stigma Christ, 1791  ⇒ Stelis (Stelis) phaeoptera
SpeciesApis strenuus Harris, 1776  ⇒ Bombus (Kallobombus) soroeensis
SpeciesApis striata Christ, 1791
SpeciesApis styriaca Pongracz, 1931
SpeciesApis subaurata Rossi, 1792
SpeciesApis subcornuta Kirby, 1802
SpeciesApis subglobosa Kirby, 1802
SpeciesApis subinterrupta Kirby, 1802
SpeciesApis subterranea Linnaeus, 1758  ⇒ Bombus (Subterraneobombus) subterraneus
SpeciesApis subvillosa Gmelin, 1790
SpeciesApis succincta Linnæus, 1758  ⇒ Colletes (Colletes) succinctus
SpeciesApis suecica Gmelin, 1790
SpeciesApis superbus Harris, 1776
SpeciesApis surinamensis Linnæus, 1758  ⇒ Rubrica nasuta
SpeciesApis suripes Christ, 1791
SpeciesApis sylvarum Linnæus, 1761  ⇒ Bombus (Megabombus) sylvarum
SpeciesApis sylvestris Panzer, 1804
SpeciesApis tacitus Harris, 1776
SpeciesApis tasitus Harris, 1776
SpeciesApis tenella Christ, 1791
SpeciesApis terrestris Linnaeus, 1758
SpeciesApis terrestrisbistriata Christ, 1791
SpeciesApis testacea Smith, 1857
SpeciesApis tetricus Harris, 1776
SpeciesApis textrix Christ, 1791
SpeciesApis thoracica Fabricius, 1775
SpeciesApis tranquebarorum Swederus, 1787
SpeciesApis tranquilla Müller, 1776
SpeciesApis transfuga Christ, 1791
SpeciesApis transversa Thunberg, 1788
SpeciesApis transversalis Olivier, 1789  ⇒ Bombus (Fervidobombus) transversalis
SpeciesApis triangulum Gmelin, 1790
SpeciesApis tridentata Fabricius, 1775
SpeciesApis trifasciata Razoumowsky, 1789  ⇒ Bombus (Pyrobombus) pratorum
SpeciesApis trigona Rayment, 1925
SpeciesApis trispinosa Fabricius, 1787  ⇒ Oxybelus trispinosus
SpeciesApis tropica Linnæus, 1758  ⇒ Eulaema (Apeulaema) polychroma
SpeciesApis truncorum Linnæus, 1758  ⇒ Heriades (Heriades) truncorum
SpeciesApis tumidus Harris, 1776
SpeciesApis tumulorum Linnæus, 1758  ⇒ Bombus (Thoracobombus) humilis
SpeciesApis tunensis Fabricius, 1787
SpeciesApis tunetana Gmelin, 1790  ⇒ Osmia tunensis
SpeciesApis tunstallana Kirby, 1802
SpeciesApis umbratilis Christ, 1791
SpeciesApis uncata Schrank, 1802
SpeciesApis unicornis Christ, 1791
SpeciesApis ursina Gmelin, 1790  ⇒ Panurgus (Panurgus) calcaratus
SpeciesApis varia Gmelin, 1790  ⇒ Trachusa (Paranthidium) interrupta
SpeciesApis varians Rossi, 1792
SpeciesApis variegata Linnæus, 1758  ⇒ Epeolus variegatus
SpeciesApis vechti Maa, 1953
2Subspecies
SpeciesApis ventralis Panzer, 1798
SpeciesApis vereor Harris, 1776  ⇒ Bombus (Pyrobombus) pratorum
SpeciesApis vereror Harris, 1776
SpeciesApis vernalis Forster, 1770
SpeciesApis versicolor Fabricius, 1775  ⇒ Centris (Centris) versicolor
SpeciesApis vesparia Gmelin, 1790
SpeciesApis vespiformis Forster, 1771  ⇒ Stictia signata
SpeciesApis vespoides Schrank, 1781
SpeciesApis vestalis Fourcroy & Geoffroy, 1785  ⇒ Bombus (Psithyrus) vestalis
SpeciesApis vestila Fabricius, 1793
SpeciesApis vestita Fabricius, 1793
SpeciesApis veterana Fabricius, 1793
SpeciesApis vetustus Engel, 1998
SpeciesApis villosa Fabricius, 1775
SpeciesApis violacea Linnæus, 1758  ⇒ Xylocopa (Xylocopa) violacea
SpeciesApis virginalis Fourcroy & Geoffroy, 1785
SpeciesApis virginica Drury, 1771  ⇒ Xylocopa (Xylocopoides) virginica
SpeciesApis vitreus Harris, 1776
SpeciesApis vulgo Harris, 1776  ⇒ Bombus (Thoracobombus) pascuorum
SpeciesApis vulpina Christ, 1791  ⇒ Andrena (Andrena) fulva
SpeciesApis willughbiella Kirby, 1802
Willow-bee
SpeciesApis xanthogastria Schrank, 1802
SpeciesApis xanthomelana Kirby, 1802
SpeciesApis xanthosticta Kirby, 1802
SpeciesApis xanthura Kirby, 1802
SpeciesApis zonata Linnæus, 1758  ⇒ Amegilla (Zonamegilla) zonata

Synonyms
Apiarus (Rafinesque, 1815)
Apicula (Rafinesque, 1814)
Apis (Megapis) (Ashmead, 1904)
Apis (Micrapis) (Ashmead, 1904)
Apis (Sigmatapis) (Maa, 1953)
Megapis (Ashmead, 1904)
Micrapis (Ashmead, 1904)
Sigmatapis (Maa, 1953)
Native, vernacular names and spellings of Apis
GermanHonigbienen
EnglishHoney Bee, Honey bees
DutchHoningbijen
SwedishHonungsbin


Distribution of Apis Linnaeus, 1758
Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Niue, North Korea, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Palestine, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic South Africa, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, São Tomé and Príncipe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uruguay, USA, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe


Distribution on islands
Orkney Islands


Found in fossile formations
Green River Formation, Rott Formation


Apis (Linnaeus 1758)
Apis (Linnaeus 1758)


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