Apoidea (Latreille 1802), Apoid Wasps ⇒ Taxonomy and Distribution of Superfamily

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Taxonomy of Superfamily Apoidea Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees, Sphecoid wasps

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

Subnodes of Apoidea Latreille, 1802

Group	Apiformes Brothers, 1975 Bees	11 1621 47904	Families Genera Species
Group	Spheciformes Brothers, 1975 Sphecoid wasps	2 201 4345	Families Genera Species
Family	Ampulicidae Shuckard, 1840 Ampulicid wasps, Cockroach wasp, Cockroach wasps	22 318	Genera Species
Family	Angarosphecidae ♰ Rasnitsyn, 1975	6 10	Genera Species
Family	Baissodidae ♰ Benton, 1993	5 9	Genera Species
Family	Charipidae	1 2	Genus Species
Family	Crabronidae Latreille, 1802 Bee Wolves, Cicadakillers, Crabronid wasps, Mud daubers	508 18239	Genera Species
Family	Heterogynaidae Nagy, 1969 Heterogynaid wasps	3 3	Genera Species
Family	Meganomiidae	0 0	Genera Species
Family	Melittosphecidae ♰ Poinar & Danforth, 2006	2 1	Genera Species
Family	Paleomelittidae ♰ Engel, 2001	1 1	Genus Species
Family	Stenotritidae Michener, 2000 ⇒ Stenotritinae Stenotritid bees, Stenotritids	1 4	Genus Species

Synonyms

Sphecoidea (Latreille, 1802)

Native, vernacular names and spellings of Apoidea

German	Bienen, Bienenartige, Blumenwespen, Grabwespen
English	Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees, Sphecoid wasps
Dutch	Bijen, Hommels en graafwespen
Swedish	Bin

Distribution and Species lists of Apoidea Latreille, 1802

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Afghanistan
8 Families 60 Genera 267 Species

Albania
5 Families 20 Genera 25 Species

Algeria
7 Families 61 Genera 214 Species

Andorra
6 Families 16 Genera 54 Species

Angola
9 Families 81 Genera 263 Species

Antigua and Barbuda
3 Families 4 Genera 4 Species

Argentina
10 Families 272 Genera 974 Species

Armenia
8 Families 44 Genera 148 Species

Australia
10 Families 255 Genera 3971 Species

Austria
9 Families 122 Genera 1050 Species

Azerbaijan
6 Families 23 Genera 92 Species

Bahamas
6 Families 47 Genera 79 Species

Bahrain
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Bangladesh
6 Families 11 Genera 20 Species

Barbados
2 Families 4 Genera 5 Species

Belarus
8 Families 22 Genera 61 Species

Belgium
9 Families 95 Genera 736 Species

Belize
7 Families 52 Genera 77 Species

Benin
6 Families 38 Genera 93 Species

Bhutan
3 Families 8 Genera 11 Species

Bolivia
9 Families 170 Genera 511 Species

Bosnia and Herzegovina
4 Families 20 Genera 71 Species

Botswana
8 Families 80 Genera 278 Species

Brazil
11 Families 344 Genera 1721 Species

Brunei
3 Families 9 Genera 11 Species

Bulgaria
8 Families 82 Genera 326 Species

Burkina Faso
5 Families 39 Genera 105 Species

Burundi
5 Families 43 Genera 103 Species

Cambodia
4 Families 10 Genera 18 Species

Cameroon
6 Families 64 Genera 300 Species

Canada
10 Families 161 Genera 1328 Species

Cape Verde
8 Families 114 Genera 186 Species

Central African Republic
7 Families 45 Genera 104 Species

Chad
6 Families 34 Genera 94 Species

Chile
7 Families 184 Genera 603 Species

China
11 Families 142 Genera 919 Species

Colombia
9 Families 191 Genera 615 Species

Comoros
4 Families 10 Genera 17 Species

Cook Islands
4 Families 5 Genera 6 Species

Costa Rica
9 Families 239 Genera 926 Species

Croatia
8 Families 75 Genera 381 Species

Cuba
8 Families 106 Genera 246 Species

Cyprus
8 Families 62 Genera 216 Species

Czech Republic
9 Families 121 Genera 980 Species

Democratic Republic of the Congo
10 Families 120 Genera 988 Species

Denmark
9 Families 86 Genera 561 Species

Djibouti
3 Families 8 Genera 11 Species

Dominica
4 Families 17 Genera 16 Species

Dominican Republic
7 Families 52 Genera 81 Species

East Timor
4 Families 8 Genera 10 Species

Ecuador
8 Families 147 Genera 395 Species

Egypt
9 Families 100 Genera 377 Species

El Salvador
7 Families 71 Genera 74 Species

Equatorial Guinea
7 Families 30 Genera 95 Species

Eritrea
7 Families 34 Genera 63 Species

Estonia
9 Families 85 Genera 524 Species

Ethiopia
9 Families 90 Genera 397 Species

Fiji
5 Families 13 Genera 15 Species

Finland
9 Families 90 Genera 605 Species

France
9 Families 165 Genera 1317 Species

Gabon
6 Families 58 Genera 222 Species

Gambia
8 Families 65 Genera 161 Species

Georgia
9 Families 101 Genera 401 Species

Germany
9 Families 178 Genera 1559 Species

Ghana
5 Families 49 Genera 165 Species

Greece
9 Families 153 Genera 968 Species

Grenada
5 Families 12 Genera 15 Species

Guatemala
7 Families 129 Genera 353 Species

Guinea
7 Families 33 Genera 87 Species

Guinea-Bissau
2 Families 7 Genera 7 Species

Guyana
8 Families 55 Genera 127 Species

Haiti
4 Families 15 Genera 31 Species

Honduras
7 Families 115 Genera 262 Species

Hungary
8 Families 85 Genera 385 Species

Iceland
7 Families 40 Genera 102 Species

India
9 Families 144 Genera 647 Species

Indonesia
9 Families 109 Genera 397 Species

Iran
9 Families 83 Genera 542 Species

Iraq
5 Families 13 Genera 18 Species

Ireland
7 Families 39 Genera 193 Species

Israel
8 Families 109 Genera 1095 Species

Italy
10 Families 157 Genera 1699 Species

Ivory Coast
6 Families 44 Genera 99 Species

Jamaica
6 Families 43 Genera 74 Species

Japan
9 Families 107 Genera 869 Species

Jordan
7 Families 34 Genera 85 Species

Kazakhstan
8 Families 53 Genera 274 Species

Kenya
8 Families 130 Genera 684 Species

Kiribati
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Kosovo
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Kuwait
4 Families 7 Genera 6 Species

Kyrgyzstan
7 Families 28 Genera 140 Species

Laos
3 Families 11 Genera 27 Species

Latvia
8 Families 50 Genera 145 Species

Lebanon
6 Families 55 Genera 171 Species

Lesotho
9 Families 90 Genera 289 Species

Liberia
8 Families 127 Genera 298 Species

Libya
7 Families 28 Genera 48 Species

Liechtenstein
5 Families 8 Genera 9 Species

Lithuania
8 Families 37 Genera 122 Species

Luxembourg
9 Families 82 Genera 608 Species

Madagascar
10 Families 128 Genera 551 Species

Malawi
9 Families 112 Genera 579 Species

Malaysia
8 Families 76 Genera 233 Species

Maldives
1 Families 3 Genera 4 Species

Mali
6 Families 47 Genera 123 Species

Malta
6 Families 17 Genera 24 Species

Marshall Islands
2 Families 2 Genera 3 Species

Mauritania
5 Families 9 Genera 8 Species

Mauritius
8 Families 25 Genera 69 Species

Mexico
10 Families 306 Genera 2395 Species

Micronesia
6 Families 34 Genera 65 Species

Moldova
6 Families 12 Genera 16 Species

Mongolia
12 Families 82 Genera 335 Species

Montenegro
5 Families 21 Genera 43 Species

Morocco
8 Families 86 Genera 337 Species

Mozambique
7 Families 104 Genera 502 Species

Myanmar
7 Families 36 Genera 60 Species

Namibia
9 Families 172 Genera 939 Species

Nauru
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Nepal
5 Families 26 Genera 52 Species

Netherlands
9 Families 129 Genera 936 Species

New Zealand
8 Families 62 Genera 183 Species

Nicaragua
6 Families 88 Genera 139 Species

Niger
5 Families 33 Genera 100 Species

Nigeria
7 Families 77 Genera 310 Species

Niue
2 Families 2 Genera 3 Species

North Korea
6 Families 12 Genera 24 Species

Norway
10 Families 88 Genera 569 Species

Oman
6 Families 36 Genera 76 Species

Pakistan
7 Families 67 Genera 172 Species

Palau
6 Families 19 Genera 26 Species

Palestine
5 Families 17 Genera 29 Species

Panama
8 Families 161 Genera 523 Species

Papua New Guinea
7 Families 46 Genera 122 Species

Paraguay
8 Families 144 Genera 310 Species

Peru
10 Families 231 Genera 911 Species

Philippines
7 Families 87 Genera 408 Species

Poland
8 Families 103 Genera 594 Species

Portugal
9 Families 98 Genera 405 Species

Qatar
3 Families 13 Genera 12 Species

Republic of the Congo
4 Families 4 Genera 5 Species

Republic South Africa
10 Families 262 Genera 2691 Species

Romania
8 Families 47 Genera 206 Species

Russia
12 Families 136 Genera 721 Species

Rwanda
6 Families 30 Genera 67 Species

Saint Kitts and Nevis
3 Families 7 Genera 9 Species

Saint Lucia
6 Families 50 Genera 78 Species

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
6 Families 23 Genera 39 Species

Samoa
3 Families 7 Genera 12 Species

San Marino
3 Families 6 Genera 9 Species

São Tomé and Príncipe
5 Families 10 Genera 10 Species

Saudi Arabia
8 Families 36 Genera 76 Species

Senegal
8 Families 58 Genera 183 Species

Serbia
8 Families 32 Genera 83 Species

Seychelles
6 Families 19 Genera 37 Species

Sierra Leone
5 Families 53 Genera 144 Species

Singapore
8 Families 42 Genera 91 Species

Slovakia
8 Families 76 Genera 492 Species

Slovenia
8 Families 29 Genera 86 Species

Solomon Islands
8 Families 98 Genera 231 Species

Somalia
8 Families 48 Genera 138 Species

Somaliland
2 Families 2 Genera 3 Species

South Korea
7 Families 65 Genera 257 Species

Spain
10 Families 161 Genera 1035 Species

Sri Lanka
8 Families 78 Genera 276 Species

Sudan
8 Families 61 Genera 200 Species

Suriname
5 Families 65 Genera 130 Species

Sweden
10 Families 157 Genera 934 Species

Switzerland
9 Families 100 Genera 483 Species

Syria
7 Families 27 Genera 53 Species

Taiwan
10 Families 115 Genera 677 Species

Tajikistan
7 Families 42 Genera 133 Species

Tanzania
9 Families 136 Genera 777 Species

Thailand
8 Families 76 Genera 211 Species

Togo
6 Families 48 Genera 138 Species

Tonga
3 Families 5 Genera 5 Species

Trinidad and Tobago
7 Families 70 Genera 115 Species

Tunisia
8 Families 53 Genera 214 Species

Turkey
8 Families 97 Genera 536 Species

Turkmenistan
8 Families 44 Genera 123 Species

Tuvalu
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Uganda
8 Families 94 Genera 434 Species

Ukraine
8 Families 94 Genera 570 Species

United Arab Emirates
9 Families 65 Genera 192 Species

United Kingdom
10 Families 178 Genera 1092 Species

Uruguay
6 Families 30 Genera 33 Species

USA
10 Families 429 Genera 6325 Species

Uzbekistan
8 Families 37 Genera 135 Species

Vanuatu
6 Families 14 Genera 21 Species

Venezuela
7 Families 117 Genera 281 Species

Vietnam
6 Families 28 Genera 42 Species

Yemen
6 Families 28 Genera 47 Species

Zambia
7 Families 100 Genera 550 Species

Zimbabwe
10 Families 176 Genera 1448 Species

Distribution on islands

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Adam
2 Families 4 Genera 5 Species

Aldabra Group
4 Families 8 Genera 10 Species

Alnön
6 Families 20 Genera 51 Species

Anholt
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

Arholma
1 Family 1 Genus 2 Species

Bacan islands
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Basse-Terre Island
2 Families 6 Genera 2 Species

Burray
1 Family 1 Genus 5 Species

Capricorn Group
3 Families 5 Genera 7 Species

Clarke Island
5 Families 6 Genera 5 Species

Cyclades
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Desertas
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Desertas Islands
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Dunk Island
4 Families 6 Genera 5 Species

East Aleutians
1 Family 1 Genus 2 Species

Eday
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

El Hierro
3 Families 3 Genera 3 Species

El Morrion
4 Families 14 Genera 15 Species

Euboea
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Fox Islands
1 Family 1 Genus 2 Species

Fuerteventura
4 Families 6 Genera 11 Species

Goat Island
1 Family 1 Genus 4 Species

Gran Canaria
4 Families 11 Genera 16 Species

Grande Comore
2 Families 3 Genera 2 Species

Greifswalder Oie
1 Family 1 Genus 2 Species

Hebrides
4 Families 5 Genera 24 Species

Heron Island
2 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

Hiiumaa
5 Families 7 Genera 10 Species

Ilhéu Chão
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Inner Hebrides
4 Families 5 Genera 22 Species

Isla Carmen
1 Family 1 Genus 0 Species

Isla Damas
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Isla del Rey
2 Families 10 Genera 6 Species

Isla Mocha
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Isla Pan de Azúcar
1 Families 3 Genera 1 Species

Isla Partida
3 Families 4 Genera 4 Species

Isla Teja
1 Families 3 Genera 3 Species

Isla Victoria
5 Families 17 Genera 18 Species

Islands of Chile
7 Families 96 Genera 197 Species

Kai Islands
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

Kirkeøy
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Ko Phuket
3 Families 5 Genera 5 Species

Kodiak Island
1 Families 2 Genera 12 Species

Krakatoa
2 Families 2 Genera 3 Species

La Digue
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

La Gomera
7 Families 26 Genera 31 Species

La Graciosa
3 Families 4 Genera 4 Species

La Palma
7 Families 24 Genera 40 Species

Langkawi
2 Families 4 Genera 1 Species

Lanzarote
2 Families 3 Genera 3 Species

Lord Howe Island
4 Families 6 Genera 9 Species

Los Mogotes
2 Families 3 Genera 3 Species

Macaronesia
9 Families 165 Genera 506 Species

Magnetic Island
3 Families 6 Genera 7 Species

Mahé
3 Families 7 Genera 6 Species

Masthead Island
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Moa Island
2 Families 2 Genera 1 Species

Mohéli
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Murray Islands
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Møn
4 Families 4 Genera 12 Species

North West Island
2 Families 2 Genera 4 Species

Northern Isles
3 Families 4 Genera 15 Species

Northern Orkney Islands
1 Family 1 Genus 9 Species

Obi Islands
5 Families 10 Genera 13 Species

Obira
5 Families 7 Genera 12 Species

Orkney Islands
3 Families 4 Genera 15 Species

Outer Hebrides
3 Families 4 Genera 12 Species

Papa Westray
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Porto Santo Island
4 Families 5 Genera 6 Species

Puhtu
7 Families 12 Genera 27 Species

Rottnest Island
2 Families 5 Genera 5 Species

Rousay
1 Family 1 Genus 3 Species

Rügen
5 Families 22 Genera 75 Species

Ruhnu
8 Families 27 Genera 58 Species

Sanday
1 Family 1 Genus 5 Species

Shetland Islands
1 Family 1 Genus 4 Species

Shetland Mainland
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Skye
4 Families 5 Genera 22 Species

South Orkney Islands
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

South Ronaldsay
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

South Walls
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Southern Orkney Islands
1 Family 1 Genus 5 Species

Store Færder
1 Family 1 Genus 4 Species

Stradbroke Island
6 Families 19 Genera 47 Species

Tenerife
7 Families 37 Genera 66 Species

Ternate
2 Families 4 Genera 2 Species

Thursday Island
1 Families 3 Genera 3 Species

Uist
3 Families 4 Genera 12 Species

Umnak Island
1 Family 1 Genus 2 Species

Vancouver Island
6 Families 8 Genera 22 Species

Vilm
5 Families 20 Genera 53 Species

Wellington
7 Families 62 Genera 144 Species

Westray
1 Family 1 Genus 2 Species

Found in fossile formations

Florissant Fossil Beds
7 Families 60 Genera 151 Species

Green River Formation
8 Families 47 Genera 89 Species

Much Wenlock Limestone Formation
6 Families 18 Genera 58 Species

Posidonia Shale
2 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

Rott Formation
6 Families 13 Genera 23 Species

Yixian Formation
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Links, sources and further information

Apoidea at westpalbees.myspecies.info
Apoidea at artfakta.se
Apoidea at dyntaxa.se
Apoidea at itis.gov