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Checklist for Supertribe Apiti Latreille, 1802
and region Cape (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
630
8507
21838
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
628
8495
21797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
600
8347
21509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
384
6839
18665
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
70
1218
3403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
63
1190
3374
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
26
500
2369
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
10
190
1232
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyApidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees
39
258
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyApinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees
21
117
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SupertribeApiti
Latreille, 1802
7
70
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape
7 Genera with 70 Species
Afromelecta Lieftinck, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Amegilla Friese, 190523SpeciesTaxom
Anthophora Latreille, 1932Common Digger Bees24SpeciesTaxom
Apis Linnaeus, 1758Honey Bee1SpeciesTaxom
Centris Fabricius, 1899Centris Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Pachymelus Smith, 18983SpeciesTaxom
Thyreus Panzer, 190518SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
70 Species
Afromelecta fulvohirta Cameron, 1905
Amegilla (Ackmonopsis) mimadvena Cockerell, 1916
Amegilla (Aframegilla) nubica Lepeletier, 1841
Amegilla (Amegilla) capensis Friese, 1905
Amegilla (Amegilla) natalensis Friese, 1922
Amegilla (Amegilla) quadrifasciata de Villers, 1789White-banded Digger Bee
Amegilla (Asaropoda) dawsoni Rayment, 1951Dawson´s burrowing bee
Amegilla (Megamegilla) acraensis Fabricius, 1793Mining Bee
Amegilla (Megamegilla) paradoxa Brooks, 1988
Amegilla (Micramegilla) atrocincta Lepeletier, 1841
Amegilla (Micramegilla) niveata Friese, 1905
Amegilla (Micramegilla) velutina Friese, 1909
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) aspergina Cockerell, 1933
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) brooksi Eardley, 1994
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) calens Lepeletier, 1841
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) circulata Fabricius, 1781
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) kaimosica Cockerell, 1946
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) kalahari Eardley, 1994
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) langi Cockerell, 1935
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) obscuriceps Friese, 1905
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) penicula Eardley, 1994
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) punctifrons Walker, 1871
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) spilostoma Cameron, 1905
Anthophora (Heliophila) rufolanata Dours, 1869
Anthophora (Heliophila) vestita Smith, 1854
Anthophora (Paramegilla) armata Friese, 1905
Anthophora (Paramegilla) basalis Smith, 1854
Anthophora abrochia Eardley & Br..., 1989
Anthophora albitomentosa Eardley & Br..., 1989
Anthophora auone Eardley & Br..., 1989
Anthophora braunsiana Friese, 1905
Anthophora diversipes Friese, 1922Malheur Cave amphipod
Anthophora epichariformis Gribodo, 1893
Anthophora flaviscopa Eardley & Br..., 1989
Anthophora hirtiventris Friese, 1911
Anthophora krugeri Eardley & Br..., 1989
Anthophora labrosa Friese, 1911
Anthophora leonis Cockerell, 1933
Anthophora matopensis Cockerell, 1933
Anthophora namaquensis Eardley & Br..., 1989
Anthophora oldi Meade-Waldo, 1914
Anthophora praecox Friese, 1909
Anthophora ruficaudis Cameron, 1905
Anthophora schultzei Friese, 1909
Anthophora strucki Eardley & Br..., 1989
Anthophora wartmanni Friese, 1905
Anthophora xanthostoma Cockerell, 1932
Apis (Apis) mellifera Linnaeus, 1758Drone-Bee
Centris (Paracentris) atripes Mocsáry, 1899
Pachymelus festivus Dours, 1869
Pachymelus peringueyi Friese, 1911
Pachymelus reichardti Stadelmann, 1898
Thyreus abyssinicus Radoszkowski, 1873
Thyreus albomaculatus DeGeer, 1778
Thyreus alfkeni Brauns, 1909
Thyreus axillaris Vachal, 1903
Thyreus brachyaspis Cockerell, 1936
Thyreus calceatus Vachal, 1903
Thyreus delumbatus Vachal, 1903
Thyreus empeyi Eardley, 1991
Thyreus forchhammeri Eardley, 1991
Thyreus hyalinatus Vachal, 1903
Thyreus lieftincki Rozen, 1969
Thyreus meripes Vachal, 1903
Thyreus oxaspis Cockerell, 1936
Thyreus pica Strand, 1921
Thyreus pictus Smith, 1854
Thyreus plumifer Brauns, 1909
Thyreus pretextus Vachal, 1903
Thyreus vachali Friese, 1905

Subnodes of Apiti with occurrences in Cape
TribeAnthophorini
Dahlbom, 1835
Anthophorine Bees, Typical digger bees
3
49
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeApini
Latreille, 1802
Honey bees
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeCentridini
Moure, 1945
Centridine Bees
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMelectini
Westwood, 1839
Digger-Bee-Cuckoos
2
19
Genera
Species

Taxom