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Checklist for Supertribe Apiti Latreille, 1802
and region Caribbean (America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
657
12365
38331
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
653
12348
38295
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
627
12188
37884
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
383
9584
30287
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
66
1318
4312
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
59
1295
4286
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
23
537
2798
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
9
227
1089
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyApidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees
67
388
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyApinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees
52
307
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SupertribeApiti
Latreille, 1802
17
94
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Caribbean
17 Genera with 94 Species
Acanthopus Klug, 17932SpeciesTaxom
Aglaomelissa Snelling & B..., 19061SpeciesTaxom
Amegilla Friese, 18795SpeciesTaxom
Anthophora Latreille, 1994Common Digger Bees21SpeciesTaxom
Apis Linnaeus, 1806Honey Bee3SpeciesTaxom
Centris Fabricius, 1899Centris Bees42SpeciesTaxom
Elaphropoda Lieftinck, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Epicharis Klug, 17897SpeciesTaxom
Habropoda Smith, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Hemisiella Moure, 1945
0SpeciesTaxom
Melecta Latreille, 1931Cuckoo Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Mesocheira Lepeletier &..., 18041SpeciesTaxom
Mesoplia Lepeletier, 18545SpeciesTaxom
Rhathymus Lepeletier &..., 19352SpeciesTaxom
Tetrapedia Klug, 1810
0SpeciesTaxom
Thyreus Panzer, 19625SpeciesTaxom
Xeromelecta Linsley, 17933SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Caribbean
94 Species and 6 Subspecies
Acanthopus palmatus Olivier, 1789
Acanthopus splendidus (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Acanthopus palmatus Olivier, 1789
Aglaomelissa duckei Friese, 1906
Amegilla (Ackmonopsis) rapida Smith, 1879
Amegilla (Amegilla) quadrifasciata de Villers, 1789White-banded Digger Bee
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) punctifrons Walker, 1871
Amegilla (Zonamegilla) asserta Cockerell, 1926Blue-banded Bee
Amegilla candens Perez, 1879
Anthophora (Anthophoroides) californica Cresson, 1869California Anthophora
Anthophora (Clisodon) furcata Panzer, 1798Fork Tailed Flower Bee
Anthophora (Heliophila) petrophila Cockerell, 1905
Anthophora (Heliophila) squammulosa Dours, 1869
Anthophora (Heliophila) tridentella Priesner, 1957
Anthophora (Heliophila) usticauda (Cockerell, 1912)⇒ Anthophora squammulosa Dours, 1869
Anthophora (Heliophila) vestita Smith, 1854
Anthophora (Lophanthophora) agama Radoszkowski, 1869
Anthophora (Mystacanthophora) footei Crawford, 1914
Anthophora (Mystacanthophora) hilaris Smith, 1879Bunchberry dogwood
Anthophora (Mystacanthophora) montana Cresson, 1869Rocky Mountain Anthophora
Anthophora (Mystacanthophora) tricolor Fabricius, 1775
Anthophora (Pyganthophora) alluaudi Perez, 1902
Anthophora (Pyganthophora) balearica Friese, 1896
Anthophora atrata (Cresson, 1865)⇒ Anthophora furcata Panzer, 1798
Anthophora bahamensis Brooks, 1988
Anthophora eustatiensis Brooks, 1999Statia bee
Anthophora hispaniola Brooks, 1999
Anthophora krugeri Eardley & Br..., 1989
Anthophora krugii Cresson, 1879
Anthophora lieftinctki Tkalcu, 1994
Apis (Apis) mellifera Linnaeus, 1758Drone-Bee
Apis mellifera adansonii Latreille, 1804
Apis mellifera ligustica Spinola, 1806Italian Bee
Centris (Centris) decolorata Lepeletier, 1841Crazy Beach Bee
Centris (Centris) elegans Smith, 1874Arnold's dogwood
Centris elegans elegans Smith, 1874
Centris elegans grenadensis Cockerell, 1920
Centris (Centris) errans Fox, 1899Wandering Centris
Centris (Centris) fasciata Smith, 1854
Centris (Centris) flavifrons Fabricius, 1775
Centris (Centris) haemorrhoidalis Fabricius, 1775
Centris (Centris) inermis (Friese, 1899)⇒ Centris varia Erichson, 1848
Centris (Centris) poecila Lepeletier, 1841
Centris (Centris) smithii Cresson, 1879
Centris (Centris) testacea Lepeletier, 1841
Centris (Centris) varia Erichson, 1848
Centris (Centris) versicolor Fabricius, 1775
Centris (Hemisiella) lanipes Fabricius, 1775
Centris (Heterocentris) analis Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Centris (Heterocentris) barbadensis Cockerell, 1939
Centris (Heterocentris) crassipes Smith, 1874Arnold's dogwood
Centris (Heterocentris) dichrootricha Moure, 1945
Centris (Heterocentris) rhodadelpha Cockerell, 1939
Centris (Heterocentris) terminata Smith, 1874Arnold's dogwood
Centris (Heterocentris) transversa Perez, 1905
Centris (Heterocentris) vittata Lepeletier, 1841
Centris (Melacentris) insignis Smith, 1854
Centris (Melacentris) rufosuffusa Cockerell, 1935
Centris (Melacentris) smithiana Friese, 1900
Centris (Paracentris) rhodopus Cockerell, 1897Red-legged Centris
Centris (Trachina) carrikeri Cockerell, 1919
Centris (Trachina) fuscata Lepeletier, 1841
Centris (Trachina) longimana Fabricius, 1804Aleutian macoma
Centris (Trachina) similis Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Centris (Xanthemisia) aethiops Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Centris atra Friese, 1900
Centris braccata Packard, 1869Woodland strawberry
Centris caymanensis Vivallo, 2014
Centris cornuta Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Centris dirrhoda Moure, 1960
Centris domingensis Dalla Torre, 1896
Centris insularis Smith, 1874Arnold's dogwood
Centris rhododelpha
Centris torquata Moure & Seabra, 1962
Centris xylocopoides Fox.This, 1899
Elaphropoda bembidion Lieftinck, 1966Cascade cave amphipod
Epicharis (Epicharana) flava Friese, 1900
Epicharis albofasciata Smith, 1874Arnold's dogwood
Epicharis analis Lepeletier, 1841
Epicharis fasciata Lepeletier &..., 1828
Epicharis fasciata fasciata Lepeletier a..., 1828
Epicharis fasciata trinitatis Cockerell, T., 1935
Epicharis rustica Olivier, 1789
Habropoda morrisoni Cresson, 1878
Melecta chinensis Cockerell, 1931
Mesocheira bicolor Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Mesoplia (Mesoplia) azurea Lepeletier &..., 1825
Mesoplia (Mesoplia) pilicrus Friese, 1902
Mesoplia (Mesoplia) rufipes Perty, 1833
Mesoplia bifrons Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Mesoplia regalis Smith, 1854
Rhathymus bicolor Lepeletier &..., 1828
Rhathymus trinitatis Cockerell, 1935
Thyreus calceatus Vachal, 1903
Thyreus delumbatus Vachal, 1903
Thyreus histrionicus Illiger, 1806
Thyreus hohmanni Schwarz, 1993
Thyreus sphenophorus Lieftinck, 1962
Xeromelecta (Nesomelecta) alayoi Michener, 1988
Xeromelecta (Nesomelecta) haitensis Michener, 1948
Xeromelecta (Nesomelecta) tibialis Fabricius, 1793

Subnodes of Apiti with occurrences in Caribbean
TribeAnthophorini
Dahlbom, 1835
Anthophorine Bees, Typical digger bees
4
28
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeApini
Latreille, 1802
Honey bees
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeCentridini
Moure, 1945
Centridine Bees
3
45
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeEricrocidini
Cockerell & Atkins, 1902
Centris-cuckoos
4
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMelectini
Westwood, 1839
Digger-Bee-Cuckoos
3
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeRhathymini
Lepeletier, 1841
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeTetrapediini
Michener & Moure, 1957
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom