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Checklist for Supertribe Apiti Latreille, 1802
and region Ghana (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
354
3756
9520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
354
3756
9520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
336
3683
9372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
216
2958
8177
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
39
327
877
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
37
325
872
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
14
183
665
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
5
49
165
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyApidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees
21
69
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyApinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees
14
37
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SupertribeApiti
Latreille, 1802
4
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ghana
4 Genera with 20 Species
Amegilla Friese, 194612SpeciesTaxom
Anthophora Latreille, 1879Common Digger Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Apis Linnaeus, 1758Honey Bee1SpeciesTaxom
Thyreus Panzer, 18417SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ghana
20 Species
Amegilla (Ackmonopsis) arcana Cockerell, 1936
Amegilla (Aframegilla) cincta Fabricius, 1781
Amegilla (Aframegilla) vivida Smith, 1879
Amegilla (Megamegilla) acraensis Fabricius, 1793Mining Bee
Amegilla (Megamegilla) albocaudata Dours, 1869
Amegilla (Megamegilla) nigroclypeata Friese, 1909
Amegilla (Micramegilla) atrocincta Lepeletier, 1841
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) atribasis Cockerell, 1933
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) calens Lepeletier, 1841
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) eritrina Friese, 1915
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) kaimosica Cockerell, 1946
Anthophora vivida (Smith, 1879)⇒ Amegilla vivida Smith, 1879
Apis (Apis) mellifera Linnaeus, 1758Drone-Bee
Thyreus bouyssoui Vachal, 1903
Thyreus calceatus Vachal, 1903
Thyreus grahami Cockerell, 1910
Thyreus interruptus Vachal, 1903
Thyreus meripes Vachal, 1903
Thyreus pretextus Vachal, 1903
Thyreus splendidulus Lepeletier, 1841

Subnodes of Apiti with occurrences in Ghana
TribeAnthophorini
Dahlbom, 1835
Anthophorine Bees, Typical digger bees
2
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeApini
Latreille, 1802
Honey bees
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMelectini
Westwood, 1839
Digger-Bee-Cuckoos
1
7
Genus
Species

Taxom